The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1876-03-25

IGalveston, (Texas) News, Tues
day, March IL
Galveston. March, G. ls76.-Edi-
tors News: Reading the two arti-
cles in your issue of Yesterday ono
"a special dispatch) in reference TO
the relies of General Washington.
aud the other of the ill-fated i" Al
amo" and its heroes-Trayis.
Crockett, Bowie, etc.-reminds
me that I have a relic of David
Crockett { who was a relative of
mine }, in shape of letter, which
| herewith inclosc you. Should l
20 TO the Centennial | will add ii
to the list of curiositics exhibited.
You can publish the letter ii you
choose to do so, as it may not be
uninieresting to your readers.
You viii observe that the letter
was addressed to my father in May
1884, and written by Crockett him
self, in not very fancy hand, but
in very forcible language, which
was characteristic OF the great
statesman and hero. Respectfully
etc, j. T.. WALLIS.
WASHINGTON Cry, Goth May.
iS34.-Dear Sir: Your favor TO the
nth inst. came safe to hand by the
last mail. and l will hasten to an
swer its contents.
You request me to say to you at
what time will visit the White
Sulphur Springs. II would give
mo pleasure 10 say TO you at what
time ! could be there, but we have
set no day for the adjournment of
Congress, and until that is done il
would be impossible for me to say
to you that | would be there on
any particular day, and, again. l
will be compelled to so Immediate
ly home when Congress adjonrns.
| will then make my arrangements,
and come up and see you. ! have
some business that will require
my attention when we adjourn.
My post-oilicc Is called "Crockett, $
post-oflice, Gibson county," where
II you write to mo | will get II inn
mcdiatcly. have no idea when
Congress will break mp; bnt5 IL 1t
does in time win be at the Springs
in August or the first ofScptcmbcr.
II come, ! have no object in view
but to enjoy myself. ! am clection-
ccring for nobody in tho world. If
| can pnt back the political Judas
Martin Van Durcn, | will do so.
for think him a perfect sconndrcl
and, in fact. he is like the balance
that Jackson is surrounded with.
The truth IL, he Is surrounded by
a set ofimps Of famine, thatwould
destroy the country to promote
their interests. They do not care
If Jackson was at the devil, SO they
get the spoils Of victory.
The truth is, they have prompt.
cd the poor old man by singing
glorifycations to h i'm until he be-
llcvcs his popularity is able to
break down the Constitution and
laws of the country. In fact, he
has come TO the conclusion that he
can make the people believe that
no man ever did understand the
Constitution until he mounted the
throne. lie has come to the con-
clusion that not even the men that
framed the Constitution under
stood it. In fact we may say with
propriety that we have the gov
ernmcnt of but one man.
Andrew Jackson holds both tho
sword and purse, and claims it by
the Constitution ns the arms and
ammunition and other pnblic prop
crty, aud he has tools and slaves to
his party enough to sustain him
in the House of Representatives.
But we have one hope. The Sen
ate will save the Constitution and
laws in spite Of King Andrew the
First.
We have had warm session
and | expect 1t will get no better
until Congress closes. Wearc get.
ting his p or lickspittlcs almos,
ashamed of themselves.
must close, and remain yonl
obcdicnt servant.
DAVID CRoCKETT.
JOSEPH WALLIS.