New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-18
yYE FREED MEN OF SOUTH CAROLINA
AN ADDRESS OF MIR. J. NJ. McKIm,

Mir. CHAIRMES AND LANES AND NAN thhEN'
AN here tonight. az ia" Tequeft of hay i'enis ana
coafutors OF the Pot RO' al Relief Committee 20
give some accO0nt OF a eceB' 9ist whic ~ iuelf
Instance ! ave been riying.t te sea Isi'nuS o.
Sou;h Garoligs by miss on ~ ore OF o'tcI'a'
lion and inquiry, - oil G ten,' 10 o''"ih f'I"'",'
ifrrq4iou AS 10 he condition ind wsl's Of lie lb-
emted blacks, oI1 TO ;rog7r-s aud mcaie % '"'
iIee.iabor experiment t-ele being made.
Before pr'cee 'in4 With my account, 1t NAV &c
proper for ne 90 -nale ew preliminary siatt mems
for the be'eiit Of 81, Iii snch mere Ue nei
NAY not have given tbis subject their pa'seuia,
ecu ion. fne suc.efsini b0mbsrdhent By our NJ.
upaer Con. Dnpont, ul lie two Rebel t,r's ~ fV'.
Royal, put oar f,rce. 10 p',-cssion OF an, Gs
ell that rich bird fFrllt loftoh OF we .' -.
State known Ms the Sea Isliuts. Al TIE approach
of our SOLD "a lie y snien fled TO tne uilin cary
ing with them ~ u pro. cry tiey could Mc'aoiS
q, many Of their dawes aiiy their house hory-
ants As they could induce CT compel 20 accompany
lbem. ,,o
They lef, behind then, however, nearly 1860
Of their llti;G;iOu slaves, q large proportion u
whom we're a-.ed, inhro. aud children. they le'i,
al.o considerable s'cIes Of cor ano s'ih more COW
aide,ab qIani!es # coj'ou. ca the ter most
was ung,fnri eli ana tie stalk. lie negro
sbowed themselves SO loyal and rendy, AID in all
r,spe 10 20 ", II oisrCssd, That orr Government con-
c.uded 0 employ tteu, at wsges ~ harvesting t"s
cot on snd ha irc II for tDaTke'. Ire WAGES ths'
were urca.ised, III ush moderate, we've rouiraiiy-
:. at is III the Intentions OF tue Goveru@eb all
sufficient; hut when tbey were ol'hu'sed ia sl0ie
good. az exogbiisnt rates. by s.itsh and soFcid
sge,ts they amounted 20 bat ne ager pitt3ice
Some Of yLe-e cotton agents were honoTaoie ana
upriglt n en-; uLLeis wee base and uisorhlniUus,
Neyertteie,s the t,acks worked iudu-triOlslg, AID
were coutept Az 'he Ies' o, tli-iI labor Vi wards
of 100 OOJ rounds oi tUls vala l. ar'lolo Nas
shipped in New-lmk, 'ueieto Oe sold ;or zoe nehet
Of The Natiousl lrcteury. It's value ~ dollars hn0
cents and ihst oi tie labor VII CD made Il available
may be estin ated Wh.u state that d LIT some SIX
weeks ago brought ~ eeuis pound at aaclon'
Since that time tie price has greatly sdvan'ed'
Enconra.ed by the success Of this euterpri'e the
Coverument--tbot ia Mr.. Case. by Toe ADVICE oi
friend solved to try s'c eXp.nmerto OF lltliis u
new crop TIE uad-rts king was ii.trusied 10 Edward
L. Peirce, eco at that time. p iva'e ~ tie ranLs
of our volu0teer srmy, az Fortress Monroe; pre-
viously Iiiog yong lawyer al The oar oi Dos In'
Mr. Peirce vs. a personal Inc q Secretary C"'s'
and had teen NJ one tine big Private Secretary. lie
hsi proved his cqIaciry for The work LOW couhoed
10 hin Ly the shiil ADD judgment wi;h WHICH WINE
al Fortress Monroe, 10 u IA 0rSa.iEcu tIe comm
b4uSs here ard turned 10 account theIr ibdcs1Y
and Lbor Coo.iiueo ) nc ci Agent Of tie Treasury
D.partn eut wi b certain powers, one OF when wss
20 organize "a cOrIS Of assi-innis ana another 10 "f""
Oh fid VI seed Al his disposal Tor II purchase Oh
&C .ds inesrrpts ETC.. necessary Tor lie execution
Of his task Wf. P-ioce repair TO boston, ana pic-
ceeded 10 ay the facts Of the ueiore lis irleuOs
sud tie public In soor - -, asslried by r reed
mems A,fO,ntiou, which had Dsep fOrneu th1ff, Ie
organized ocy oi aO"rt hitF Eeh aiio "Oneo 10
And tt,che s; the tul eiirttndtits u oversee Tie
planting o. ciO and the like aud tie teachers 10 m
s,ruct the children, ano as sr as eOnvet'eht, TIE
adult. in tie rCiM,I,s leaning; and Octh - N.
culcate u,oi ali tabs Il silt respect anu teh-elp-
port aud tie 1 ssOns OF morality and religion.
viii, NJ. ierce was thus sl work 10 Bc.lon, Mr..
French--iie hev. M"uSIela freneu--eHs r, niia'iy
employed in NGw-lOik. Mr.. French had ieei az
old friend slso, OF Sir. Chae. lie was etruesti!
devoted 10 the cause of freedom, ard bnd taken Il
lively and acuve interest IT, the tack- 1T Pot ROYAL
from tie iule orces iist colled ,nose iSiandS
With us aid tie aesOtia ion Ut New-lota selected
inward OF iOgfy uu and women TO act as abufers III
ti,s work La q few weeks these ladies' and GENT I.
,ne,for snch the chief ol thsm we're, ennehlly and
in ~! respec,s--wcrd on tie g oGud ard at work.
In tie n can time q GitellIOn OF tue people OF
PLisnelViIs Wss ,altd TO tAis subject Tie ttaie =
mems published j. tie D,ws ere, and the appeals
of GEN Sherman in behalf OF the liberated BLACKS,
and of Commodore Dulot also, had crea ted lively
feeling 10 regard 60 the ui,ster pubic ueetlug
wac called, srd Nauonal Hall, as you wall remem.
Der was Gov den 10 lei isiCu. BI:top Potter pre-
sided IND Dr. Tyr1 AID Others addressed the meet.
ing .e,Ing forh eloquent terms tie i'ia'e con
dion o. tie liberated ttacks, Tier deStilu,ion,
uor.l a, material, aud the duty GeYoislHR on the
peOj e Of Tie North o. cone 20 'htIr r. hef per-
oaient committee was app olnted 10 false funds, 70
procure 10 aud clothes Tor ttese suffering teopie,
and Otherwise to cary out The purpose OF TIE m.e'
Ing. I'e codDti lie or. .iiztd ahd went u Work:
"a 4 short tue tbey r.istd between s0,o,O tnd
0. clotte-, new ana seeono- ard.
IT'D part Of ihs ipoiey Hey rlrchased provisions
o-bae OIL, usi and LIOIds -es-wii h, with some ~ or
30 boxes Of COiLes, tey self South win us nile
DELAY h. CprsIJis. They purchased ana for " IA GEO.
also, considerable Quantities OF Lew material Tor
men aud wOTeus we;T, and thread needles, thin
bles, anc the hike, with which 10 make IL up. AT
she saline the they lady tr, N thIs city to Sill
teriuteua the dtt,i' uIion OF thee sulpee. Or
rather d oy Of thu ely voluntarily, and from Ter
own deep ir'ervst IN tie use, went aid there, u
PORT Royll fssuni, tie tisk OF distributing
by giit and sal there cobnirutions 81 FLIlade hla
ehAlity. soon were received III return tie most
graceful ackuo Smeuts iiow Mr. PIERCE and his
oaoiutors. I.e Plies had bte most timely abd
bud uute great good. l ey had led The hungry,
.loh,dt e uake0, cheeied tie heIts Of tie blacks,
and strengthened udu1s OF their white i'ieEds.
The CnuInlttee, OF cOur-e, were encouraged.
They desired coItnue ind To Increase Their gits,
but Ihey needed iuore accurate iDfOruatio3. None
OF to-ai Lad ever been al Pom Royal, nor bad any
Of them any ,.ersoual know lsdge IL regard 10 what
vas most u.oded. ins peoi lie vi N-"-i ORR AID
Bustun were letter informed. some iron bolh OF
,hese cities had teen on The grOund. 10 Was Geemed
important that one Of our nnmOrr should dko go,
ana in person make titIrelf tbOroDgtly acquainted
with the POSITION VI affairs Aud because others
more COM etent old ieel at hOery 10 leave ibrir
business CT iEeir dglec at home, Ihe lot iell uoh
the. Accompanied by my daughter, l'it New
York iu The steamer that sale for Port Royal Oh
che ID Of Jaas, sud returned III The kicsson, which
auve0 nj that city on 9TH OF The sane month";
bayIug been gone about tour weeks. spent be-
tween two abo tuise week. Cf tbs ,lme III NlsltiDg
che chic, poIlls OF tue principal Islands.
viritsd anu Inspected PiAniatlods on 81 Heletas
ana Laciss' IsiaLcs, ANA on Tho isaDOs OF POft
Roy ai aid Lii Head. 1 80 touched al Edisto
eau JaIner isj.Ads where / had an opportunity Ot
making some inquiries. Janes IriiDd u will be
pieuberoo, was LIE OF the late DISASTROUS e.
sa,.ment betu cen the Rebel ifoOps ana our iCrces