Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-08-05
COL. CROCKETT

No'ng isa surer sign OF there hiring error OF the
h"on than that this man should not only be Represen
uve OF the People, but that he should he pulled by par
~ and publicly ieasSed aud oAe his listened
TO, and his witcisms cried uphe Colonel 10 he
mere buoon-and YET because he abuess Gen Jackson
whom he has abandoned, and says and then quaint
thing, he has become sort OF lion OF the day.
The louisville Herald OF the 10Th describes his ..Jour.
ney from Washington" ga series Of triunphs Honors
have every where been rendered him-honors arm and
glowing from the heart OF course al IouisviIIe he ia
neglected but a dinner was given In hin hy RI
young whgs"-i was attended by Messrs. J. IL. Mar
shall, j. Critenden, &c. SIC. ToAss were given in
honor o! the Colonel and among others, TO bis friend
Rice, the Jim Crow Of the fheaireln the course of h.
speech OF thanks which te BuIoon member gave on being
toasted he had the node-iy says
Gentlenen, | am slain, hun, - and see every
'hlng WIN my own eyes. do look through any
mans spectacies but Gene Jackson oessnd ,t pol
Teal Judas Martin Van Buren, has had the glasses so
1nsey engraved, that the greatest and best hing
our gf0Ty when The old doiafd thinks he looking
'hrongh tho clear glass. Gentemen have discovered
this since y residence in Washington that ndre Jack
sou, or his wire workers. il is all one nothing Tor
nor the Consiituion-so their ends attained il may 20
to the devil for them. The feeling became so strong d
ring the last session Congress, that could not help ut
teIing la u was useless 10 sit there for the purpose OF
making lave Tor Jackson to ranpIe He had contrary
law taken the money from the strong box and plsred
!, where tue hthogered gentry who hang upon his
skirts like the HES the fox in the fable goading the
Old fellow TO dea'h, may handle the essh What was
the use TO make laws for appropriations! they had the
cash and could appropriate is and hey would take very
good care to appropriate gooIly part their own pur
poses"
"HENnr CLAY-The brightest star in the frmsment,
may his genius and patriotism that rev ard which lc
so richly merits from his countymeD."
Also by Mr.. Spencer:
"HENRY CL4Y-Be has achieved for b1mseIf a re.
nown which will not die while freedom lives. Nav the
people Glare dc Kitchen and send jack son 10 his Her
msge--suspend the Kndcr,ook nagicsn as lie has had
%Glory enough, between heaven and earth as not nor
ny Of tither-snd place The Great Comlnoner in the Pre-
silentsl Chair"
But Col Crockett like other great men, has bis critics
as well A. his eulogisis gentleman To- Louisville writes
thus 10 his friend in Lexington:
owe have Davy Crockett with u.s. he made a
speech IT the Court house last night and Of al the fools
have ever seen, he is certainly The KING - had sun.
posed he was man Of strong mind but
uncuvaed assure you lie has bali or indeed the
OIL part o the mother wit lie represented TO have This
y ie opinion Of particular party, but al psreshe
amere hing for ridicnie."
Bat perhaps the most striking and correct portrait
winch las ever been drawn Of tlis Congress. iona Ruff
ioon is the following from the pliadelphia Saturday
Coulter. Al The lime when he WAS visiting bat Citv 10,
ms constituents read H. and blush Tor their
"C0lond Ccocken.-Ths individual has lately been at
racing large share Of 10 oety bui may bo questions
ed whether he has made any substania addition 10 his
reputation Some weeks ago ne leA his in Congress
irayel nortwad, and he hiss now returned alter visiting
me PnncPal large ctcs 10 al Of which he the object
81 innch doubtful alien outiefs, IN PiiAde lpha dutfne
Tie two or three days he remained among Ne e was
Fied from place 10 place, exhibited much in the same
way that tanned besr would he shown: and n y,ss ,oic
81 general wonder that lie should be eek and SMOOTH
10 those who hal looked tor genuine specimen Of lie
"bali horse. halt sga'or BREED the Colonel was an OH
- % rtfOHs disappointment. Tie had OF those
chsracerisiics about him. Ills appearance was common
place; he address common place. and lis speeches
were commonplace. Admiral Reside his pAifon
and Jim Crow his friend This latter parsonage made mo,
TIE SUBJECT oil some fibsd verses, which gratcd the Col
exceedingly lie seems fond Of being laughed al.
rs man. who from the humble ranks Of society, has
been elevated TO high and responsible position, Mr.
Nfoekeli would be entitled to respect and prsise he did
boi debase his situation by acts Of and folly The
Puphcaon Of his p'l'ry, caichpenny book in which he
oo'ss OF his Ignorance, Il u were virtue instead Of
misfortune, was calculated shos him In no very amisble
nghi 500 some Of The incidents Of lis recent iou, have
Deeh Fesiy humilsiing. Nothing but high state Of po
cs excitement could have induced sny portion OF iie