Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-07-23
A NEW DAYY CROCKETT.
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At Grand, Junction we LEFT the
rough diamond Of the Congressional
party-the Hon. VIM, Crutchfield,
the newly elected member from the
Chattanooga district. Slnee-the days
Of Davy Crockett, Tennessee has al-
ways managed to haYe at least one
mountaineer character in Congress |;
and Crutchfield, the latest, is said to
resemble Crockett more in originals
ty and style than any Of the inter-
vening line. He IL suneuEnt, W1ry
little man, with foxy hair and vhis-
kers, and though by report, Of consid-
erable means, wears the cheapest OF
homespun suits, good deal frayed at
the edges, and with q pair Of heavy,
well-greased covhide brogans that
were the perpetual despair Of the
Pullman boot blacks. He Is moreov-
er q shrewd business man. He built
the "Crutchfield HouseD at Chattau-
ooga, which was sold during the war
for $65, 900 in eonfederate money, and
the proceeds pFudently turned atonce
into real estate in the shape Of valua-
BILE farming land. In the same pru-
dent way Crutchfield invested con-
federate money as fast IS it came into
his hands, in tobacco, whieh,. on the
advance OF the Union troops, he sold
at $1.50 per pound In green backs =
Knowing the country and the people
thoroughly he was OF great service 70
General Sherman as scout. When
he was put up for Congress nobody
supposed he stood any chance Of be-
ing elected, rs the District went Dem
ocratic at the previous election by
some five thousand majority, but his
neiRhbors took hold Of him and elect
ed him by about five thousand ma
jority. aaa -seit .aa.-a /.
cRUTCHFIELD's SPEECH.
Crutchfeld, by his quaint remarks
and racy narratives Of mountaineer-
ing experience, had made himself
vastly popular with the whole party,
and when he left the train, at Grand
Junction, it was conceded that we
could have 'fbetter spared q better
man, So there was q general de-
mand that he should make q parting
speech while the train waited, and
he mounted q platform barrow and
proceeded about as follows ...--.r 81
"Gen-tel-men We air about to
partafter having travelled about q good
deal hyar and thar but / hope to
meet you next winter over thar at
Warrington. My friend Hyne (of
Arkansasl give mes good advice
how to keep from benz sea sick when
we war down thar on the Gulf. 1t
war to lay my head back, and look
up. I think, my friends, in, these
mo-bi-ler times, that will be q good
thing to do when I get to Washing
toR- ITremendous applause. Sen.
-tet-men: We have been through q
great country. Napoleon Bony-part
truly said, when he threw down the
pen after deciding Louisians 70 the
Americans -.Fhar's The hesviest
blow Great Britain ever got Apr
plause.] Genstel-men !; Il wish lyon
could have gone I'D home with ms, -
lam the little dog In big rye up thar.
IhsYegot the Ana9test old woman
and the finest brats you ever set eyes
on. We've got the taliest mountains
and the best whisky you ever samp-
led. lAppIause.1 Thar Is Lookout
Mountain from which you can see.
four 5tates-Tennessees Alabama,
Georgia, and the drunken state. Gem
tel-men.: !: If ever you r=here5the en-.
CINE gave & snort and the train moved
of, amidst loud cheers for CEuteh-
faid BIETf-of p .isillil-Iaa LgsuL8 l.la
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