New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-02
PRISONEr 6 FOR RECRUITS.


Mr.. John Pike Of New-York, who for eight or ten
years past has been at times employed South by
Messs. Badger & Co., Of No. 40 Duane street, hasjust
aivedin this city from New Orleans. On Friday Of last
week two policemen came 20 his boarding g-honse be
was not there, and they said they would come again
next day at u, p. m. His landlord advised him 10
leave the city, as be wss about coming North. Mr..
Pike declined and next Cay AZ that me they arrested
him and took him to the sta,ionhonse. He asked them
wna it was ior anu ioey sad be had had f,ss with
man. He was locked pp, lie rehlA not find rat upoii
what charge until a man whom he had endowed in
formed some influential friends that he had aud they
went TO the Mayor and di-coveied that the charge
against bim was using inccndiaIy language. The
Mayor said that he had been ioformed that Mr.. Pike
sid that Lincoln was as good and patriotic man as
Gen. Washington, and that he going North, and
would shoulder mnsk for him. Mr.. Pike was kept
licked mp uLil Saturday, at p. NJ, pitcher of water
beinG his only fare He was then taken before the
Mayor, iuhuemiai friend: .?,eared o9 NJ Denan ana
no one appearing against him he was discharged.
The work II ensting troo is not progre,,,ng xG'S
rapidly Mr. Pike thinks Louisiana can harIiy Iurhs"
The first reauisilion made by Jei DAVIS 10y 5vuV en
say nothing 6 the second reGpsicn for loop
The ens'ments are largely from the prsohSi a.i nn1
morning file of men can be seen marching hahoen.u
from lie prison TO the recruiting station. ANY Pt,snsr
is allowed to enlist and bounty Of $40 i pad M,e
Mr. Pike was jr prison, the first thing when ne heaiu
in the mOrplcg was an inQuli! noW hiah, io'' 49,. :,
bad got The prisoners were taken TO Confl anu "ieu
in the morning and when they returned they were
again s-sed how many would enlist. IL thev did not
epls, thev were sent 10 The workhouse.
When Nr. Pike left New.Orleans j WAS univera,sy
believed that Gen. Scott bGi resigned, and ~ guns
We're fred by order of the Governor 10 honor Of II.
Everybody believed too that the city of New~lorS
would 20 for Secession. Some of the moe rdbid Secs
sonists were Northern men; Northern men who
had no morey get away had been compelled to en-
list or starve; others were imr,,scd until they would
enlist. There less busJ.ess then taan "A, any r,me
for 20 years past.
Mr. Pike thinks that no. Irese than 0c0 troops have
lefl Neworeahs for Peyacila. About c,0C0 more re-
crus were drilling Ill the CIV at night. Tie Jaw them
turn out at he reception Of fwigcs, wlsch day
of great rejoicing. The coOred pe0,te were so cum
ming that but little coui lie told about their real feel
ings. While lie wae coming up TIE Mississippi some
negroes on shore hurrahed for Davis upon which
| shIewd slAvthohlor said, "Ah if ] owned you !
would Sud You tursher South; yon know too much.
Mr.. Pike maIpsoed TO get sight Of The TRIBUNE nm
Ill after the election; he thinks reach there now
| except exchanges The Southern tariff was eating
them up last they had IA pay 20 per cent on whisky
| which il the stall of life in New Orleans.
AT Helena the boat on which he mp the Nissis
sipli was hailed and Inquiry made If IL was Cln
| ,pnai boat; they said they gong 10 stop the
| Cincinnati boat. 11ey troops coming up the
| river, but were told there were 1000 III Caro-
In ST. Louis, ever body spoke ar freely IA here lie
saw but one Seces ZION flag III the CITY, there were
great many all al ing the river; and they were told a
| all points tha, ; Lcus Low entiely Tor Scees
| sion.