New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-06

.oach;op. From among large numoer OF
applicants, about forty were carefully selected
,er,rd being Lad to the peculiar qualifications
If ench, and at the Same time to the varied
requirements of the position. In New.York, on
A ssociation was also formed for the same pur-
nose. and twenty-eight persons, including seven
ladies, were selected from among those who
offered their services, by Mr.. Pierce, under
the authority of his letter of instructions from
the Secretary Of the Treasury. The party from
Boston included four ladies, and three others
Joined them from Philadelphia and Washington.
The Government Ageu:. received so many Of
these persons offered by tho Commission as he
saw fit, agreeing to provide for them "'ub'
" sistence, quarters, aud transportation only"
Willie each Commission from its voluntary con-
trbutions furnished compensation for the SER
vices of the agents it presented. The Boston
Commission engages to pay from $50 to 500
per month, aud the New-York Commission
from much sraller contributed fund pays q
less rate. But it j. evident from the cbarac-
ter of those who have entered upon this SER
vice, thet they nave oeen influenced by much
higher motives than mere pecunary consdera.
tons. Among those from Boston several OF
the most competent have volunteered their
services without pay, aud On engineer of dis.
tinction has in addition contributed $1,000 to
the fund. In the list of names, we noticed
thoss of Harvard and Andover graduates, and
Of Young men. Sons Of well known clergymen
and physicians of Boston and its vicinity. md
there are also some of persons OF mature age and
largo experience. Two gentlemen of this com.
pany are Southerners by birth, and are famil.
lar with Southern institutions and agriculture
Several years ago, they left property aud friends
from conscientious preference for Northern
institutions; aud now return to afford the
valuable aid of their knowledge and experience
in this benevolent undertaking.
II i, TO be observed that few Of this CON-
panv have been known as Abolitionists, though
we doubt not oil Of them have been thoroughly
imbued with sense Of tie great benefit that
must result both TO the South and the North
from the liberation Of the slaves whep, under
the guidance Of enlightened persons like them
selves, they shall have become prepared for
and freedom. And it ia with
no little satisfaction that we recognize in the
part taken BIZ Government in this movement q
pledge that the contrabands ehall not be re-
manied into Slavery and that tho institution
shall not BIO restored where those who sus-
tanned il have abandoned their plantations and
laborers.
In the history Of the world no similar eIpe.
dition to this probably ever set ont upon such
a mission. With no view Of gathering the
spells of victory, this little band proceeds TO
territory just rescued from rebellion, and where
their residence is slle only under the protec-
ton Of an army, with the single object of rails
ing to higher level the most degraded class
OF that region, vindicotiDg the capacity for as
well as the right Of this class to freedom, and
libcrntlng eventually the whole South from the
incubus Of ignorance aud slavery that has
kept il down. While tho war is still raging,
they press forward with the implements Of
peaceful agriculture, with various mechanical
arts, with the Bible ard with religious in.
struc,ion, with the Sabbath. school aud the day
school, where schools have never before been
known. Never was colony founded upon n
nobler basis. and tho results that shall succeed
in the regeneration Of States viii hardly be
second in importance to those that followed
the first colonization Of our country.