Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-02
RICHM OND, VA.
Friday Morning, July :, 1871.

c,nrv which has caused 1t 10 bound without intet
rupon I'll The present moment, rroea! d No, ss
White House and was informed that ne ceuu no. see
80 p,s.ident because he was w.ih the Cabinet IN
1,opnriI assembled. General Coombs VINO caiea al the
ama ,mr hy appointment wnh the PRESIDENT inslsleu
,ha INC brave soldier should enter with him. and. IN
This wsy Colonel May obtained an entrance. Can this
be SCI II The Executive mansion Is p,obans .ms
only Rouse the country whose doors would not nave
down wide upon their hinges 10 welcome the intfepiu
May"
II is in such glowing language, that The Rc-
publican insinuates charge against The pfesi-
dent Of rude want Of hospitality 10 an oilicel
who is worthy Of all praise for his ehc'cnI gal
lan,ry on The field. To lei cur readers see how
our neishbor magniiies mcle-hli into noun
tain, we quote the original story in full, as tod
by "Po;omac,' The jaaoas correspondent Of the
Baltimore Patriot:
"Gen'l Leslie Coomhs loosely told Mr.. Polk
as learn, that he coaid not accompany hm TO
The North, for he would be obliged 10 drown him,
as he deserved 10 lie drowned The General had
too much compassion, however, 10 90 SUCH an
act. He preferred that Mr.. Polk should live and
have an opportunity 10 repeal--ana 80 nc couia
no; accompany him.
"Al the appointed hour, Yesterday The General
repaired TO The White House 10 hold his talk win
MIR. Polk. He found thee Lieut., Col May, VINO
was informed tina, he could nc, see The Presiaen
because he was with the Cabinet IN couhcli Is
sembled! Ii required no ceremony Tor me ee-
neral and The Colonel 10 become acqaanies.a'-
Each had heard Of the deeds oil The o,her lhey
were friends Sir said he General 10 Coiohei
NAV. you shall see The President Were he len
times an Emperor, the services you have render.
ed your country would entitle you 10 see him =
am here, by appointment, 10 see him at O'Clock.
Accompany me and yon shall see HIM! The ush-
er informed Gen. Coombs that the President was
with the Cabinet! 'What care for the Cabinet !
exclaimed the General-go and inform Mr.. Polk
That General Coombs is here BY appointment al =
o'clock, 10 see him, and that Colone! May, oil Inc
Army, is here with me, and also WISHES 10 see
him.
"Tbe usher d.a the message, and Mr.. Polk left
the Cabinet and gave audience 10 The Two cistin-
guIshed officers"
Now, We ask, aheren does this bonbasic scene
pu, the President at all III he wrong? The FIRE.
siden, received !hs message, 'se The cabinet and
gave audience 70 he two distinguished officers"
To our poor perception, it is apparent from lhe
s,alemsn, itself, tina, the President did any lhrg
bat close ",he doors o the Executive Mansion"
10 his guests.
But, says The gcssFing historian with emphatic
brevi,y Each had hea,t 81 he deeds Ct tic oiher
They were friends" What noble achievements
honor the name oil Mag, he whole country is
we'll informed. Bat, unfortunately, it is some
what in the dark rs ,o he great deeds Of Gen
Coombs. lie is says The n \. correspondent Of
The Boston Post, sce!c5raiet as he man who read
10 the Harrisburg c0n.cGicn liz letter illa MI.
CLAY wrote 10 Gen. hie.caii, il which he said
that his name might lie withdrawn iiom he con-
veniion as an asp;;an IT lis nomination, ii The
good OF the Whe rGi,y required the sacriilce.--
Gen Coogls cfi,d w:.cn nc read Tie Letter, and
so die. Inc convent, u The convention said that
Mr. CLAY cvinccd seit-sacliiicng spirit, and
Gen. Coombs said them WAS his sentiments ex-
actly.' The convention ihen got = !iulc smoky
on hard cider AMI 50 di Gen. Cuomb>.'
lie figured largely IL the campa;so ii 10 and
44-dashing lhioushthe connIty, making speech
.s and adore. sing "sc ihase' 10 lie iar sex.
who crowded L. hear bis IL 4urrce. jus, before
The last Pres Lcnilll election, 60 confident sas hr
al the triumph q Air. Cas-, Tat lie Is sand /,
have declared in Ncw lo.h. Tia; il Mr.. Gay
was deea,rA h. would climb 20 the .op OF he
ash pole ii Lexington, Nv, 1T ''.esses'. Eul
that "dced' Wa n,y,l executed Thcs, ale the
mos. lainou, sren.s il which t;sn. &. has s;i-
psarca h-,ofe tie ,'":;t hsid!y .u;f ,nl, w
presume, to NAL III iirae:a! SO eFeai ;,:fo.
Gen. {. :s isin..-leasirl, gpoi-hnmor,l
courteous gentleman, an, il was ctne in his
,risads 10 para,, hiin before The public in
The altitude which h. has been :nasc 10 oc-
cupy. BIZ, lie Wings scek every occasion
Ia r,tg.f..l, 1
tlunders oil the Administration aud rs C:e
neral C. has been brought oil, in the newspa-
rers as n Nn,e. in lhe., hehali, he mus, blame
his Wh;s friends tot putting The ball iii ,noliun.--
The taia with Gov. Marcy above referred TO- is
commended ty Tie Times as frank and just
lecture" which 'ccul,; nci we'll lie answered. -
Now. this famous Tux is in The following words:
ICorrespondence Of Tie Baltimore Patrio.l
WAsHI@uroa, June Is, 1877.
General Leslie Coombs, now in his city, had
plain and rapid TALK to-day with Mr.. Secre-
Iafv Marcy. which The later will lie apt 10 ,e-
membeI General Cuomts called Al The depaii-
ment. and sen, bic name TO the secretary. tie
was asked 10 SEP mo ,hc PRESENCE: and did So.
Governor Marcy bowed and remained seated
His visitor said he was Gcnn Leslie Coomts OF
Kentucky. and he had come 10 have few words
Of pla conversation W.ih The secretary OF war.
"Sir" said H., q" am not the aniediiuv!an thai The
eoveInmentsaems To have imagined by It's treat
men, Of me. Although iny hair is rfo!use, and
neither stey nor dyed have seen some service
in my country | was out IN The last war as well
as yourself | have come 10 lei! you. sir, that oo
many lives lives Of valuable young nen--maay
Ken;uckiana, as worthy as your sons or mine :
have been unnecessarily LOST in Ibis war with
Mexico, anil too maci, expense has been unne'
cessariy incurred! Sir, The troops that nave
conc from Kentucky desired ne 10 go WIN mem
10 watch over, quad and protect them, ara 70 &c
like father in my care Tor their health, comioi'
and harnincss. | woaid have gene with them
wished 10 90, and woula have taken care ol
them twenty whine days out ol thirty. and Inc
ihirrie,h. when the battle came Oil, they would
have taken care of ,hsmscIvcc! But, sir, your
system of selections ana appointments is passed
over the heads Of men Of my experience, and
settled down upon your Ton MARsHALLs, Jof
LANES AND Glp PILLOWS! IL is Tor Thus, sir, MAJ
disgracetul scenes occur ike inc laher'ps ol
some of lh, Indiana and Arkansas troops al The
battle of Buena Vista. Ii the officers had been
OF the right stamp the troops, composed OF good
men, would never have dissracea themselves al'0
their States! Sir, your whole system IS wrong
Your political doctor. and quacks sent out lheis
are, for the mos, part, utter nuisanccs Killing a
vast sigh! more than they cure! Your whole
commisSa!iat and quafeImas'ets cspdrliheH's
are totally wrong. Tn ial pork and salt beel
YOU send on; iot the troops 10 eat = iot The al
tcles they ough; 10 have II that climate. Provi-
dence provides Tor The people OF every Climate
ina, which is The best for them 10 ea,. R'ce and
other kinds Of light food should be furnished to our
troops in Mexico, and not those heavy. murder
GUS provisions that are sent there And then
there arc your uuiulored horses Tor your dragons
too, with their little TAI saddles-at the MS. onse
IL ~.
saddle slips from It's place, the rider canno, will
his snatls bi, cea!.ol his horse, and away Inc
command breaks! Sir, i al wrong tsll You
so plainly. shall 50 eel MI Polk, if can gel
a chance TO talk with him upon the subject
have addressed Letter 10 him, in which ! in
form him that if be will assen; 10 my proposition,
will furnish him with 4 SOVEREIGN panaeeo for
..o,. 10 inv arp