New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-31

nlalnder having gone TO Moose W Pfose'' 'p"' NY
against tbs exr eeted attack Of Commodore Porter D
morta: Neet But the substantial fact Of the aoanooh-
D 81, of Pe,,eacoa. and with il the State OF tloFioa'
:, considered 10 be well established, aud IL genefaiy
believed. body of Rebel troops, not exeeeoing
five n, Fix hundred remained within twenty ini'es Vi
Jacksonville. but no attack was expected
A weekly newspaper under the title oil 1he NeD
S,,tb Ia, been established at Port Royal, owned oy
", ceors the Postmaster, and edited by Mr.. Adam
Badeau. a volunteer aid on Gen. shermans stsh' l'S
inaugural" as the first leader il !erIned' announces
s aims to be, first the support OF the Natiohai Wv
ernment secondly the supply Of news to us reSue'''
The first purpose being somewhat general IN terns
the editor proceeds 10 explain that IN order 10
accomplish it more eiectualy he shall "abstain IRON
the discussion of exciting political topics, because
d" the true patriot ought to do nothing to divide
the National forces" or "sow the seeds Of discord
among those who are themselves battling against the
results Of discord" The plain English OF which IL
that Slavery not to be discussed and
fee DR. IS on tie soil Of Carolina no hep TO be ex
pected toward the salvation OF the State, and the
liberation Of is four hundred thousand loyal blacks
II il true that the freedom Of tbs press ct military
pos. 40 elsewhere during the war; must be subjected
20 military restraint, bat 1 do not believe any cen
sorship il enforced upon this which would FORBID The
discussion Of such q subject. When General Sher-
nan frst proposed 10 relieve from their duties the
correspondents Of the Northern journals, and alter
ward roeonsdeIed bis purpose he suggested to us "a
subjects on which he sought suggestions tie very
QUESTION: which in Tile Nee SQvM are considered TO
Be only s,tds Of discord, 'snd to DC carefully let
alone A newspaper circulating freely throughout
this comm.nd might have All influence 20 important
and beneficial that regret to see the opportunity
thrown away. If only the restoration of the former
condition Of things is sought, the paper might more
! dtly have teeu named Tie Old South For the
rest the paper if fairly printed on fclio sixteen
inches by twelve, is ndusTiousy edited, has care
ful summary of local aud general news, and prom
Tres TO be financially successful.
| In letter printed in TEE TRiBugE Of February
II, spoke Of the treatment received by the negroes
at Beaufort, denouncing the conduct Of Capt. Ley,
the Brigade Quarterm4ster, ss inhuman, describing
the system Of superintendent careless and cruel,
referring 10 the views Of Gen Stevens, there in COM
mand, Pro-Siayery in tie extreme, and bio pre-
JUDGES against the negro as unusually bitter" and
holding him responsible for the acts of hs Quarter
master, which lie had tolerated and sanctioned.
These statements were considered by Gen. Stevens
to be unjust. After frank discussion with him OF
the points involved, am able TO say that some Of
these charges are open TO explanation though can
not discover that any material fsct was msrtaied.
The conduct II Capt. Iley deserves all the eplIhets
then bestowed on Il and ordinarily there could have
CO Ia
tor tie acts done, ani specially FOR system adopted
and pursued by bis Brigade QiaItermaser. lie was
bonud "a know wha, the system and aotswere and 70
reform them II wrong, or 20 least le was bound TO
axe an reasonable means 70 inform himself cpncern-
ne them. Gen Stevens sssuros me that he did ta>e
q pecal rsn. 10 examine into the plan OF eurorin-
Tendance over he negroes, .hst Of his saA war
amos. con family employed in this duty, that he re-
lei mailly on his reports, and that no act of Capt.
LiI'ey ever came 10 hi know ledge which seemed 70
him 10 require explanation or reform. 50 f4r, tlen
re g. relieved from the responsibility for bis Quarter
masters cruelty. Il is nevertheless very strange
,iat len the whole Island ringing with reiteT-
sted reports Of Capt Lilieys brutality toward all
wih whom he came ia contact, white as well ~
black. no whisper ever should have reached the ear
Of ~ iu pecior, whose duty should have made aim
] co ~ .zi,ft OF facis much Les notorious.
Gen. Sievonss opinions on the question Of slavery,
broadly considered, important only as bearing on
III. relations TO the negroes within the nes of bis
brigade. Certainly, nobody can rightly complain Of
tie term Pro-Slayery, who fayors the continuance Of
Slavery ~ a system snywhere, and ! undert,ani
Gen. Stevens 70 believe hot only that THE war ought
not 10 interfere with Slavery in Caiona bat dat IN
the States where il cxs.s, the institution It, doFra-
bic one for both races. Sill lee can the term lie
misappied 20 one 8ho regards with complaceuce
the return 81 the liberated blacks on these islands
iato Slavery, a. probable rosut OF the restoration
OF peace. Kut | have Gen. Scvenss assurance
dat, Nv AR from being Influenced by any "a, ling OF
personal prejudice against Tie negro, he has ever
disposition % FOR his present welfare and pro-
,eci Lin eiirsi injury aud oppression, eHd that, ia
/ fact he has given much attention to he wants Of
those in bis charge. II is INCIDENTALLY true tia, he
has put no obstacle IN the way of the plans proposed
by Mr. Pierce and NJ. French, but hAs given them
al the aid they have asked 4 civil Superintendent
has since been appointed over the negroes al Bean
fort, against whose character and conduct ] have
heard no complaint.
IL IL due 10 the Rev. Mr. French lint should -sy
one word concerning letter in Tie y }. ymc
Of March 9 in which Gen. Stevens is defended and
Mr.. French attacked with more zeal than discretion
Or courtesy. In the course of lsboed criticism on
tile Statements above referred to- the isthorship Of
NY letter is aseribed 10 Mr.. French, u whose mn
eion spoke in terms Of praise. If Tie Tines letter
had been written at Beaufort where it was dated,
or By the perron whose signature was put TO il, The
error could only have been intentional. | am told
by the correspondent Of The Iimes who writes
over that dc plane, tina, the letter not bis,
but was written in New-York. The person whom