Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1847-07-14
From the Baltimore Patriot.
RINiu talk to the Powers that be
WASHINGTON June IL. l847.


GenezEl Leslie Combs, now in this city, had
a plain and rapid talt to -dey with .ME. Secre-
tary Marcy, which the latter will begpt to re-
member! Gen. Combs called at the Department
and sent in his name to the Secretary. He
Was asked to step into the presence, and did so.
Gov. Marcy bowed, and remained seated. His
visitor said he was come to have few words Of
plain conversation with the Secretary of War.
''Sir," said he, 4 am not the Antedeluvian that
dhe Goxeroment seemed to have imagined by
its treatment of'me. Although my hair is pro
fuse, and neither grey nor dyed, lhave ssen
some service in my country. | was out in the
last war as we'll yourself. have come to tell
YOU sir, that too many lives OF valuable young
men, many Kentuckians, as worthy as your
sons or mine-have been unnecessarily incurred!
Sir, the troops that have gone from Kentucky
desired me to go with them, TO watch over,
gusrd and protect them, land TO be like father
in my care for there health, 'oumfort and happi-
re,s. Iwould.have gone with them wish
cd to 90, and would have taken care of them
twenty nine days out of thirty, and the thir-
iieih, when the battle came on they would have
taken care CT themselves! But. sir, your sys-
TEN of selections and appointments passed over
the heads Of mel of my experience, and settled
down upon your Tom .Marshalls, Joe Lanes
and Gid Pillo,ss! 1t is for this, sir, that dis
graceful scenes occur, like the faltering ofsome
of the Indiana and Arkansas troops at the bat
tie of Buena Vista. Ifthe officers had been of
the right stamp, the troops composed of good
men, would never have disgracea themselves
and sheir States! Sir, your whole system is
wrnga
Your political doctors and quacks sent out
there, are, Tor he most part, utter nusances,
l.; fhovc
whole commissar:at and suwtermasiers depart
ments, are totally wrong. The fat pork and
the salt beef you send out for the troops t. ca:
are not the articles they ought to have in that
climate. Providence provides for the 1eople of
every cline that which is best for them to eat.
Rice and other kinds of light food should be
furnished to our troops in Mexico, and not those
heavy, murderous provisions which are sent
there. And then there are your little fat sad
dle-n the first ON set against the lancers OF
the enemy, they shy, the fat saddle slips from its
place. the rJercannot, with his snaffie bit, con-
troll his horse, and away the command breaks
Sir, it is all wrongs tell you so plainly.
shall so tell Mr.. Poik, II can get chance
to talk with him upon the subject. have ad.
dressed letter to him, in which informed
him that if he W i'll assent to my proposition,
will furnish him with sovereingn panaceG for
the guerilla warfare which the Mexcans are
putting into execution"
The General ceased talking, and the Secre
tary of War confessed as had been furnished
with ideas that he had not before thought Of
This evening Geaersl Combs was at the
White Hsuse, and has obtained the consent al
Mr.. Polk to give him talk of ten minutes al
some appointed hour tomorrow. POTOMAC
WONDERFUL LEAP.-The Guide at the Falls
was taken all aback, day before yestesday, on
entering the7'Cave of the Winds" with par
ty, to find it tenanted by full grown, well
conditioned porker, alive and kicking, although
bearing evident marks of pretty hard treatment
Nearly cue huadred feet below the uppea
world, and some fifty feet above the boiling
flood in the abyss, beneath pouring sheet of the
: ceutre fall, was piggy, "monarch Of all he sur
, veyed. How log he had been there, no one
could tell, and where he came from was still
more unaccountable, unless he had made the
fearful plunge over the precipce, and climbed
up the broken rocks to the cave, were he was
, found. This is probably the correct solution
ofthe porkers transfer to the solitary recess OF
cave where human feet only stray with tbs
f greatest timidity and care, after deceLdlng
, spiral stairway of more than hundred feot
I Several citizens assisted in bringing his hog
, ship to the top of the precip:ce alive. The
only injury discovered, was severe confusion
; on the nose that had opened the upper jaw an
started several of his front teeth. He refuses
| food, which may be imputed to disposition t.
fast over his miraculous escape, or is the re
suit of injuries received. At events, the pi g
, has made fearful leap with most astonishing
prcservation.-Brf. Erpr.
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