Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-12-04
ANNIVERSARY SUPPER.

The Typographical Society of BALTIMORE held
their anniversary supper at the Assembly Rooms
OH Saturday evening There was large assem-.
bage--a full meeting of the Society, together
with q number of invited guests The enter
tainment was both pleasant and appropriate, and
the evening passed off with great glee and good
feeling We expect to be favored. shortly. with
a regular account OF the proceedings Of the eve.
ming, which we will lose no time IN presenting to
our readers. Meantime, we may observe that
the entertainment, intellectual aud otherwise,
was above the common order Of cornwall meet.
ings. The toasts, being for the most part cha
racteristic, were IN general excellent, and so
indeed was the I" table oratory," OF which there
were lots.
Among the invited guests, we were exceeding.
ly glad to recognize the renowned Colonel David
Crockett, Of Tennessee, who honored the meet.
ing with his presence. and edited it with his it,
teresting "reminiscences. during large part Of
the evening. The CoIonel's style Of oratory is
omewhat diffusive; but the "good things" are
strewed pretty thickIy through his speeches,
fault limited at. Though We regarded the Ten.
nessee orator with so much attention, that we
:. took no note Of time" nhiIe he was address.
ing the wrapt assembly, yet we should judge on
reflection that, what with his regular speech and
toast, and his anecdotes of BY gone days, the CO.
lionel must have been on his feet upwards OF an
hour. Some parts OF his address were exceeding
" rich. The matter was occasionally amusing
to degree, and in a sense highly Instructive
As, for instance, the anecdotc OF the " Radical
change in the Judiciary, '-illustratlng as 1t does
system which prevails pretty generally. IN
some sections of our happy country, IN the choice
OF legislators.
Col Crockett saws he loved Gen Jackson and
voted for him for President all his first election;
but that wheH the government" were about
to cheat the red men out Of their lands, and
when Georgia was allowed to prevent them from
digging their own gold, he, the Colonel, 'Jumpt
the Jence."
-" There, so heaven decrecd,
Ulysses first and Nes,or disagreed"
He couldn't stand that For (said he. and
the illustration was not inapt)-" you might as
we'll prevent me from digging my own po,atoes!"
Colonel Crockett estimate of public character
at the seat Of the General Govern ment, is not
hattering Indeed we heard him remark that
the only man he could now tind at Washington
to put confidence IN, was Major Jack Downing!
Though We were sorry that the general state of
so,lr,y should be such as to warrant SO limited
an exception, we were De'ertneTess piedSeu 10
hear 1t made IN favor Of Ma jor Jack-who, with
Colonel Crockett, We believe to be one OF the
most honest men and shining lights of the age;
and We were not little rejoiced to find Mat the
attempts Of the nulIfiing Telegraph, to infuse
suspicion TITO the Colonel's breast, against Ma.
ior Jack, had been upavailing
ln fact, Colonel Crockett confirmed state
ment we had previously seen, that he and Major
Downing were bosom friends and room mates.
They propose. this winter, under the firm of
Crockett & Downing, to astonIsh, as we'll as en-.
tighten. the natives. 1t will prove strong team:
And all we have to say is, let it z" ahead.
The merits OF Colonel Crockett, as we'll as
those Of several other principal guests OF the so.
ciety. received, during the evening, the tes,imo.
NAL Of toast, and he, tho. was prompt with an
eloquent response. "topt out" with a sentiment
in return, according to custom. The CooneI's
toast Is too good to be delayed for the regular
publication and add 1t, from memory. as the
hes, practicable CONCLUSION of this hasty and i'm.
periec, notice of the pleasant occurrences Of the
evening"
By Col Crocket-"Mr. JONES, the Workles'
member-Nay he always stand up to the rack,
fodder or no fodter. "-Batt, Patriot