The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-10
DAVY CROCKETT.
A Bright Sketch of Once Famous His
torical Character.

A Bright Sketch of a Once Famous His
torical Character.
The people of Lawrenceburg, Tenn, have
formed an association for the purpose of
raising funds to build monument to that
mighty hunter, eccentric genius, and IA
NOUS popular hero, David Crockett, says
the New York Sun. Lawrence county
was laid out by him, and he presided
over the beginnings of OWL govern
ment there, and served it as magis-
trate, member of the legislature, colonel of
militia, and congressman. 1t was wild
region settled by rough spirits, and Crock
EFT had the gifts to please them. He had
the great excellences and the small faults
of the pioneer. His exploits as a bear
hunter and the wit and raciness of his
stories helped him in his oanvasses for
office more than any amount of book learn
ing could have done, and he had little OPP
portunity and small taste for literary &C.
Compartments.
The son of an Irish veteran of the revolu-
tionary war, he inherited pluck and row.
ing disposition and little more. He ran
away from the man to whom his father ap-
his way home on foot through 400 miles of
wilderness. He licked one of his school
mates and ran away to lead a wandering
life with teamsters and drovers. For neal
| " two years he was apprenticed to Vir-
| ginia halter, but he recognized the fact that
nature had not intended him for a halter,
and made his way to Tennessee again. His
poverty and flial piety at that time are
shown by the account in his biography OF
his working nearly year to pay debts OF
his father amounting to only S16. When
he had raised this amount he set himself to
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greater than that of many of the graduates
of the Harvard and Yale of those days. He
fell in love with more frequency than sue
cess, got married finally. and took up his
home in Franklin county. Then he enlist
ed for the Greek war. He always had to b.
fighting something, whether wild beasts O
Indians didn't matter.
After he had removed to Lawrence coun
ty, become the most popular man in it ant
the idol of the frontiersmen, and had beel
sent to congress, he even fought nue.
greater Tennessee hero, Andrew Jackson
} For two terms he was strong Jackso
man, but he opposed Jackson's Indian pol
up smiling triumphant again IN 1892. Blu
jackson was all powerful in Tennessee, an
Davy, one of the most original and pictul
; esque figures ever seen IN congress, left n
native state and cast in his lot with tn
Texans. His death, by Mexican PREACHER,
u1G0r lle glorious OoloASO VI VAC hAaAo
, made him one of the heroes of Texan indie
pendence and Texas might we'll honor hil
with monument, or join with his admirel
in Tennessee in building one there.
: Davy Crockett's persuasive influence wit
the coon, and his motto, BE sure YOU
> right, and then so ahead; nave made b
, name familiar to everybody in the Unite
States. He belonged to the race which lal
the foundation of civilization In the ives
Self-reliant, independent, humorous. BRAY
: skilled in woodcraft more than IN stat
craft, tut full of simple and homely Wi
dom, Davy Crockett was good citizen al
a good fighter, and in his humble way d
serves to rank among the founders OF stat
! whose greatness Bacon sets so nigh. 1t
7 more than fifty years since his death; mo
Z than hundred since his birth. 1t Is tlI
: for Tennessee to show her regard for I
memory.
!, One sentence of Crockett's may be esE
Il cially commended to those republics
: members of congress who voted for :
= federal election bill against their Wish
and their Judgment, in obedience to tht
= master. 1t is this: II am at liberty TO ve
! as my conscience and Judgment dictate
n be right. without the yoke OF any party
u me cor the driver at my heels with MS VI
. in his hand, commanding me to ge-vo-na
!, just at his pleasure" Not even TO AnoI
y jackson would Davy Crockett give up
. duty of voting according to his conscieh
!. New York Sun.