The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-06-23
NEW DAyY CROCKETT.

CrutchdeId, Member Of Congress
from lha Chattanooga (Tenu.) Dis-
triet.
Editorial Correspondence OF Washington
Star.
At Grand Junction we left the rough
diamond OF the Congressional party
the Hon. VIM. Crutcbfield, the newly
elected member from the Chattanooga
district Since the days Of Davy Crockett
Tennessee has always managed TO have
at least one mountaineer character in
Congress, and Crutchneld. the latest, is
said to resemble Crockett more in origi-
nslity and style than any OF the inter-
veniDg line. He is sunburnt wiry
little mai, with foxy hair and whiskers,
and though, by report OF considerable
means, wears the cheapest OF home.
spun suits. great deal frayed at the
edges, and with pair Of heavy, well
creased cowhide brogsus that were
the perpetual despair OF the Pullman
boot blacks. He is not only mighty
hunter, like Crockett, but ia moreover q
shrewdobusiuess man. He built the
"Crutcbfield House" at Chattanooga,
which was sold during the war for $65,-
900 in Confederate money. aud the pro-
ceeds prudently turned at once into
real estate in the shape of valuable
farming land. In the same prudent
way Crutchfeld invested Confederate
money as fast as it came into his hands
in tobacco, which on the advance OF the
Union troops, be cold at 81 so per
pound in green backs. Knowing the
country and the people throughout,
be was OF great service 10 General Sher.
man as q scout. When he was up for
Congress nobody supposed be stood any
chance Of being elected, as the District
went Democratic at the previous elec-
ton by some FIVE Thousand majority,
but his neighbors took hold OF him and
elected him by about five thousand ma
jority.
cRuToHTIELDs SPEECH.
Crutchfeld, by his quaint remarks
and rscy narratives Of mountaineering
experience, had made himself vastly
popular with the whole party, and
when be left the train at Grand juno
ton, it was conceded that we could
have better spared better man" So
there was a general demand that he
should make parting speech while
the train waited, and he mounted q
platform barrow and proceeded about as
follows:
"Gen-tle>men:-We air about TO part
after having travelled about 8 good deal
hyar and thar; but I hope to meet you
next winter over thar At Washington.
Ny friend Hyne (of Askspsas) gave me
some good advice bow to keep from
beiu' seasick when be war down thar
on the Cult 1t war 10 lsy my head
back and look up. l think, my friends,
in these mo-h lier times, that will be .
good thing to do when get to Wsshin.
gton. Tremendous applause Gen.
tle-meu: We have been through q
great country. Napoleon BoDy-psrt
truly said, when be threw away the pen
after deciding Louisiana TO the Ameri.
Gang 'Thars the heaviest blow Great
Britain ever gotr Applause. Gen.
tle-meD: l wish you could have gone
up home with me. am the little
dog in big-rye up thar. l have got the
smartest old woman and the finest brats
you ever cot eyes on. We've got the
tsllest mountains apd the best whisky
you ever sampled. [Applause. Thar
is Lockout Mountain, from which you
can see four S,stes-Tenneseee, Alaba-
ma, Georgia, and the drunken State.
Gen-tle-men: fever you'-bere the
engine gave a snort and the train moved
Of, amidst loud cheers for Crutchfeld.
Tup Richmond WI, savs of p,o-,