Year: 1861

arrived at that point, he presumed, although


he bad no right now to prejudice the future, it
would be recognized"


A letter from Charleston, dated April 25th
says: Say TO our citizens that there are yet


Union men in this headquarters Of sedition.-
They dare not show themselves yet, not even
to each other But when you have put the
rascally rebels to ront in the first engagement.
then march the Stars and Stripes down this
way : call on all Union men to cluster around
them and assure them that they shall have
their protection. and tell you that thousands
viii flock around them, and show the truth of
what | have already told you, that secession
was crammed down the throats OF an inyoun-
tary people. We are getting to be in a bad
way for food. Our fighting men seem to have
overlooked the fact that nearly all we eat has
heretofore been received from the North-but
ter, cheese, lard, bacon, ham, fish, dried fruits
potatoes, etc. The war has stopped our sup
ply The troops will soon gobble up what
little there is on hand. and what then 1t is
no Joke. Butter rctails at sixty cents pound
and Is neither plenty nor good. Fresh meats
are from TWENTY-FIVE TO thirtv-fye cents
pound-all sorts, from the tender calf to the
venerable bull. Short crops will follow the
war fever. While Massa loafs about the city
or plays soldier on the island, Sambo don't 90
to work Of his own accord on the plantation
Look out for real distress here next Winter
The screws being applied to the banks, con-
siderable portion of the loan was freely taken
Hurrah The first installment will about use
up the specie on hand. and the second will have
to be paid in shinplasters: the third in niggers,
probably, and SO forth Pity us; we are in a
bad way. Do not believe what our papers
say, for they have long ceased to tell the
truth"


John Pike, of New York, has just returned
home from New Orleans, and gives an account
OF his troubles in the latter city,


On Friday of last week two policemen
came to his boarding house he was not there,
and they said they would come again the next
day at ~ P. NJ. His landlord advised him
to leave the city, as he was about coming
North. Pike declined, and next day, at that
time, they arrested him and took him to the
station house. He asked them what it was
Tor, and they said he had had a fuss with
man. lie was Immediately locked up, he could
not lind out upon what charge until a man
whom he had employed Informed some influen-
tlal friends that he had, and they went TO the
Mayor and discovered that the charge against
him was using incendiary language The May
or said he had been informed that Pike said
that Lincoln was as good and patriotic man
as General Washington, and that he was going
North and would shoulder a musket for him.
Pike was kept locked up until Saturday at
two P. NJ, pitcher Of water being his only
fare. lie was then taken before the Mayor.


influential friends appeared on his behalf, and
no one appearing against him he was discharg-
ed. The work of enlisting troops is not pro-
crossing very rapidly. Pike thinks Louisiana
can hardly furnish the first requsiton made by
JEFF Davis for 5000 men, to say nothing of the
second requistion for 5000 troops The en-
liStments are largely from the prisons. and
every morning file Of men can be seen march
ing handcuffed from the prison to he recruiting
station. Any prisoner Is allowed to enlist. and
a bounty Of $40 is paid. While Pike was in
prison, the first thing which he heard in the
morning was an inquiry how many recruits
they had got. The prisoners were taken to
the Court and tried in the morning, and when
they returned they were again asked how
many would enlist. If they did not enlist they
were sent to the workhouse.


When Pike left New Orleans it was univer-
sally believed that General Scott had resigned.
and twenty-one guns were fired by order of the
Governor in honor Of it. Every body believed,
too, that the city of New York would 90 for
secession. Some of the most rabid secession
lists were Northern men; some Northern men
who had no money to get away had been CON-
PEELED to enlist or siarve; others were impr-
soned until they would enlist. There was less
business then than at at any time for twenty
years past Pike thinks that not more than
200 troops have left New Orleans for Pensa-
cola. About 1000 more troops were drilling
in the city at night. He saw them turn out at
the reception of Twiggs, which was a day of
great rejoicing. The colored people were so
cunning that but little could be told about
their real feelings. While he was coming up
the Mississippi some negroes on shore hurrahed
for Davis, upon which a shrewd STAKEHOLDER
said All if l owned you | would send you
further South you know too much" Pike
managed to get sight of the Tribune after the
election he thinks none reach there now ex-
cept exchanges. The Southern tariff was eat
ing them up fast they had to pay twenty six
per cent. on whisky, which is the staff Of life
in New Orleans.