Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-06-03
From the New York Sunday Morning
News.
DAVID CROCKETT.


He was indeed characler-One that
no other country but our own ever did or
ever will produce. The whole man, rhy
sical and mental, was Of frontier growth.
The pioneers of civilization in the west
were, most of them, born in more thick-
y settled portion Of our county; but
pushing westward took possession Of the
wilderness, and made it bow beneath
their exertlons. Labor and exposure
gave hardihood and independence TO their
character; and they felt and acted like
lords of The SOIL The axe and the riae
were familiar to their offspring from their
infancy. In this society was DAVID
Crockett educated, and became distin
guiShed, in his youth, for feats Of strength
and skill; few were stronger and none
had more enerring aim, than Crockett
He soon, in the Rush language o'the coun
try, became a steamboat, Ia the war oI
! 1912 he turned soldier, and was g
brave one: man to be led, not driven
one who had more courage than dtsc1P
line. There was romance in his char
acter not uncommon amoug his country
men, but in him it was full and exalted
The light Of natures sagacity, which tn
white man on our frontiers possesses IN
greater degree than the lndian, makes eC
ucation less necessary than in thickiy SO
lied countries. After the war was over
Crockett was SuccessIul hunten and
prosperous planter, and every way busy
man. His hospitality was unbounded
his doors were open to the way.farlne
man, and he could moi pass without breai
ing bread with him, and washing it dowE
with glass of old MonOngahela.
Among the evils ola new country II
the rage for political life; and Crockett
was infected by this manias and place.
himself before the public as a candidate
for Congress. His struggle for this hon
or was long one, but he at length sue
ceeded. He had good lungs, fine health
and persevered in his electiOneerlng witt
untiring assiduity. His voice was loud
and we'll suited to stump Oratory. III
sometimes soltened his accents 10 Goa!
friends, but met his antagonists with Ih'
growI of bear and the spring OF pal
| ther. No disasters ever broke him down
if one campaign failed, he was soon in. tn
field for another. IGhis vocabulary wa
scarity, he was master of the slang OF hi
vernacular, and was happy in his .ccars
figures. He spurned the idle rules Of III
grammaripns, and had rhetorick OF hi
own. When he came to Congress ne tr
agined he should awe many Of the dand
members by his corporeal prowess, an
that his skill in shooting and strength /
wrestling, would serve as we'll in Washln
ton as at an electioneering assembly
lie had promised to reform many abb
ses, and that IN a direct, short way
The first thing, he said, that bothered hin
was the rules and orders; what those ra
caIIy things were made for he could nc
reckon, for they did not do any good.
he happened to violate the rules and
ders aud get on fair track, he found lh'
his tongue did not wag SO glIbbly as
used 10 on the stump; and he irequentI
: found his respiration difficult and hi
) knees weak, when he attempted TO hi
angue in the House. He could not uud'
1 st and this, but still he fOurd it was 8
s day after dsy. He often locked arour
a to see ;s there was any one bigger or sire
:, ger than himself, that caused this tea