Litchfield enquirer., 1831-05-19
FIow Ehs VVSss wss,r ( (Virgi"ia) kspnefAssS' rAvTn CROCKETT or TENNEssEE.


 UavTn CROCKETT or TENNEssEE.
 C.I. Crockett is a self-made mana prae- s;cal Legislator. For many years ne drove Q wagon from BePkIey county m VIrg'n'a' to Raitinoore., Becoming in time the owner Of . eeam. hs commenced the Tennessee trade, swhich ouened a wider field for observation. and adventure, while its profits yielded lu- erative reward. :"
 Reeoning waaried, at Iength, with the toll aOT,,e occuvatiOn, hS withdrew tO faTm ID the lnountains of Tennessee, where he soon obtained among his neighhors supremacy as great as that which he had PrevlOus'y neao among his fellow wagOners. AZ tne nFst tri- .al he was elected to the house Ot assembly, where he attracted the general gaze Dy ms rrotesoue appearance, his rough nlanners and scyi,l Eabits. at the same time that he exhib iNsd uncemmon indications Of a strong though undiscipkned mind.
 We shall briefly sketch the manner iO which he got into Congress. It was understood that two gentlemen intended offering for the seat, hstween whom an irrecOncilable variance ex- istsd. Upon the annunciation Of one of them. the other as . burlesque upon his abilities, caused the nomination of Col. Crockett, who lived in ths district, to appear in the same paper-the two annunciatiOns being placed together in order to lessen the character of the real canditats. On the newspapers be- far shown to Col. Crockett. he ut once saw through the plot and instantly determined to become bona. fde candidate. He according lyscomnsenced the canvass in good earnest, raAe over the fourteen counties of the dis Ntet, sought eutthe wagOners and rustic mOun- tainaers-in short electiOneered with such
 success that he was elected by triumphant
 majority over both his competitors. He has since heen opposed, hut has never lost any of
 his popularity and it is questionable -wheth-
 CT ha b not now as much deihed by his con-
 stituents as General Jackson himself. This,
 howeveR, will soon be tested. as he has come
 out against the General, and is candidate
 for reelection.
 A gentlsmas of this county fell in with
 the Colonel last winter as he was proceeding to Congress. This meeting was somewhat
 singular, and perhaps worth relating.
 It was a rainy afternoon, when stranger was Obser ved to pass through the little village eff Ninsvah, at an easy pace, apparently un-
 conscious of, or wholly indifferent to, the rain
 which vas falling. Our informant mounted
 his horse shortly after, and soon overlook the
 stranger. They entered into conversation,
 when our friend soon discovered that his cOn-
 panien was no ordinary man-nOt that there
 was any thing extraordinary in his conyersa-
 tional powers. but they were unique and pe-
 culiar--unlike any he had ever before witnes- sed. He became more and more interested, l and was gratified on the strangers acceptance l of an invitation to spend tho night at his | house. situated two or three miles from the | road. Afler alighting, the wonder increased | who the guest could be, and ran throughout l the family. Curiosity had become highly excited as the stranger continued to '' dis course most n1aryel!ously. ]" until at Isngth something fell from him which ted hls host so exciaim, !" Why you must be Col. Crack ct {" am," was the emphatic reply.- 's Col. CrUsisusA CAL Crnckett " ran in whis. pers through the whole household, WflIe the [ imposing words |" . member of Congress !'' caused the children to look with awe and rev. erence. Their ,shyness, however, soon wore of, as the colonel took them on his knee aAd l played with and caressed them.. Being thus | at home. his spirits flowed forth in their natur- al lightness and bnoyancy. He went oyer his | early history-his career m the legisIature of | Tennessee--his election to Congress in the | manner we have relsted-told the story ofhis | dining at Mr. Adams, n caricaturc description of which went the rounds of the newspapers in nl89e--avowed freely his political opiniOns- that he had forsaken Gen. Jackson, finding he was not the man be expected him to be-l spoke of the abuses of government. which in- stead of reforming, as Jackson had promised. he had greatly multiplied; and. in short, held the family willing auditors until after mid night. In the morning he departed for Wash ingtOn, where on tho ao0r of Congress, he boldly proclaimed the sentiments he had pri.> vately avowed.
 Poissk Axe.--Not only they employ t in lha construction of their houses, thsjf baats, ] their carriages, and their household furniture, but alsosin earving variety of small things, such as little boxes. spoons, and other kitchen ! ntansials. Ipnrchased a very handsome box l Ifom one ofthem. which had been cut with | aatehet commonly used for felling timber.-l Tn the province Of ,Masovia they are still bet er exercised in the art of rendering the axe available. have been assured by | Ioveral pefsOWa. whose testimony could not loubt, that they have themselves seen Peas- lnfs, who wore their hair long. go aud plaesl hemselses against the trunks of trees. raising heir hair as much above their heads as tt gOuld reach. while others would take aim at certain distance, and fling their hatchets ViGh % much dsxteritY as to cut the hair in w> parts. and Do driven deep into the trunk 'ffs'S frees! Similar feafs beat William Tells q ,Ih0lIow. Thsy aFa not. however. the only id hy which dsxtsrity was practissd h Pc |, md t lhe risk 0f [ tFagic end. Ini former mes it wAs cassomary in ths k81teGtf of the obility. alter banquefs given On great occa- inrar fsF fha hssaf sn ahagp hsa wssaaea hsa akiE