The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-04

TOJUDGECANNON
He Frankly Recorded His Opin-
ion of President Jackson,
Whom He Called king
Andrew the First
(Gastonia Gazette

TT has been The GaZette's good for
time to get hold Of an autograph let
ter of the late David Crockett, pioneer
author. philosopher. statesman, soldier
and hero. The letter "a addressed
to John O. Cannon. Esq, Madison
Vile, County, Tenn, and bears
the Washington City postmark Of
Jan. II in big red letters. In lieu of
the 25-cent mark used in those days
to designate amount OF postage to be
collected, it was inscribed Free, u.
Crockett" since Crockett was at the
time a member of Congress. ms
paper used is q good quality of water
| marked linen and has a gilt edge. Tho
letter was folded within itself. as was
the good o~ld-fashioned way before en-
yelopeS came into use, and was sealeu
with a small red wafer. Below we
have tried to give the contents OF the
letter verbatim ct literatlm ct pune
tuatim.
Washington City Goth January 1884
Dear Sir
Your favour Came Safe to hand by
this mornings mail enclosing SIX dol
lars. to subscribe for the Inteleeencer
I went imedeately and had 1T ordered
and enclose you a RECEIPT for the Same
and / return you my thanks for your
good opinion of me.
L can give you Dul NIUE tlld - ti
teresting more than you Can See an
the papers we are still engaged in dis
cussing the great question of the re-
moyals of the deposits, in both houses,
and god only knows when it will end
or what will be the result I am Clear
lev OF opinion that the deposits Will
be ordered back by both houses but it
will do 10 good the Jackson folks is
beginning to brag of his vetoing powar.
1t is impossible for us to get two
I - 49, III 20 ,~- 80 ,.1-r
the first one thing / live in hopes that
if he does veto the measure that Con-
gress will teach him a lesson that
may be Of use to the next Tyrant that
may fill that Chair | must Confess
that [ never Saw Such times in my
life every thing is news to me 1t is
plainlev to be discovered that old
Jackson is determened to Carry his
point or Sacrafise the nation It has
been said by Some Of his worshipers
tina he has been the Savior Of the
Country provided this be true he will
retire from the government with the
disgrace IN him of destroying the
Best interests Of the Country the
truth is If he had been dead and at
: the devil four years e 1T would have
l been a happy time for this Country
; He is coming on fineley IN the great
! arts Of retrenchment and reform that
> was promised you will See the post
master genl reply to a Call of the Sen
- 'AAI IN - S4Aa IN
Borrowed three hundred & fifty thou
sand dollars out OF the Pet Banks foY
which he is paying Six per cent fol
e and also he has over drawn fifty
e thousand making agreeable to his
own showing the little Sum of fou,
hundred thousand dollars they
Can hide no longer the world mus SET
n the imposition trying to be plaid o
upon the american people-b by jackson
and his p~artazans / have been exam
h lining the expenditures of the pos
office department and I find Whar
: they have paid for printing For tina
department alone to their hirelant
the globe the moderate Sum of fort
= two thousand dollars, In two year
e Jackson Is determened to feed his pet
out of a silver spoon I must close an,
- request you to excuse this rough lette
II as the management here is enoug
to put any mar out of temper tha
IS has any love for his Country.
1 remain with great
or respects your obt seryt
h DAVID CROCKETT
- JOHN Q CANNON