Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-07-04
"a 10 justs position, in order 10 lessen the char

"a 10 lutta position, 10 order TO le&en the char
sttrr Of the rrsi Candidate. The nui hnr of the
| hprlesaue RENAMED behind the en,iain, ehpok-
Ing he success. shieh no faneird sonid 70
| Low IN the jrfrst Of his rival. Dn the ns-s;,a.
| pers bsins shown TO Col. Ctufkefi. h 81 onee
| saw thro' tie plot. and nstaniis tie srmia-d tn
| become b0Ha fde Ca ndidair. .,mpl. 10 pa
down stshf he considered basf n,sunnvrr =.
gsinsi an i.on,asblc man. He accordingly cum
raehced the canvass ia good earnr I. rode over
the fourteen counties IN the district so0sth oUt
The waeoner Il rnslic moupiainsers--'n shorl
eiectionefred with such sneress that he @as elee
led by a triumphant majority over both his
competitors. lie has since bten opposed. but
has never lost his popularity --ani It - ques.
tionsble whether he Is MT now NJ much d.ihed
by his constituents, as General Jackson hun.
self This, however, will soon he tested, Ms he
has come ont against the Geueial, aud is a can
didate foI nc election.
We have gathered the foregoing sketch OF
Col. C.'s history from gentleman ol this cum
ty, who accidentally lell Ia with the Col. lasi
winter as he was proceeding To congress Tins
meriing was somewhat singular. aud perhaps
worth relating.
IL was RAINY afternoon, when u stranger
was observed 10 pass through the little village
OF Nnesab at an easy pace apparently IN
conscious OF, or wholly indifferent TO the rain
which WAS failing. Our iniorlnaut mount II
his horse shortly after, and suon overlook tue
81. angef They entered into conversation,
q ben our friend soon discovered thar his co,n-
phuion WAS no ordinary man.-not that there
Vas any hing extraordinary IN his converse
i'onal power, hui they were unique aud pecu-
Iiar-uulike any he had ever before witnessed.
tie became more and more interested, aud was
gratihed on the strangers acceptance Of an
/ M ia d hon
aated two or three mile, from the Tusd. Al.
ter lighting, iie wonder increased >ho tho
/ gurs could be, md ran thong hont the family
/ Gu iosity had became highly excited rs tue
stranger continued TO " discourse most marvel
iou,iy, until AT length something ieil nom him
| which led his host 10 esclum, Why you
mus be Col. Crockett - " am was the
emphatic reply E" Col Crockett Col. Crock
II "ran IN Whisper. through the whos house
nod. while the lipposiug~ ord-, " II member
| oil Congress - caused Abe children 10 look
| wnh awe aud reverence.
Their shy ness, however, soon wore of, as the
| Colonel took thein upon his knee and played
with aud cerressed them. Beng thus al home
| has spirits luurd lOrth ia then natural light
| mes. and buoyancy. lie went over his cHtl,
| his o,y-his career in the legislature OF Ienne.
,ee--his election 10 Congress 10 the manner
| we have reiated--told the story of his dlnng II
| Nj, Adams , a caricatnie dcscripi OF whlGl
went the rounds Of the newspapers ~ lS2S--a
vowed fecIy bis political op,n'oni that h,
mad iprsaken Gen. JackSou finding he wa
not the man he expected him TO br--apoke o
the abuses OF government, which instead of re-
forming, as Jackson had promised, he ha,
greatly multi lleh ana. in shorf, held ih
whole family ", ling auditors until after MD
night, 10 tue morning he Il parted tor Vast
lng,on, where On tn. floor of Congress, h,
boldly proclaimed The sentiment, he had pr
va,elj asowtd.