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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
publication of the following letter. A photostat of the letter now
hangs on the walls of the Alamo.
Washington City 26th May 1834
Dear Sir
Your favor of the 11 Inst came safe to hand by the last mail and I
will hasten to answer its contents you request me to say to you at what
time I will visit the white Sulphur Springs It would give me pleasure to
say to you at what time I could be thare But we have set no day for
an adjournment of Congress and until that is done it would be impossible
for me to say to you that I would be thare on any particular day and
again I will be compelled to go immediately home when Congress adjourns
I will then make my arrangements and come up and see you I have some
bussiness that will require my attention when we adjourn
My past office is called Crocket P [?] Gibson county whare if you
write to me at home I will get it imediately I have no idea when Congress
will brake up But if it does in time I will be at the Springs in August
or the first of September If I come I have no object in view more than to
enjoy muself I am electionaring for no boddy in the world if I can put
Back this political Judias Martin Vanburan I will do so for I do think
him a perfect scoundral and in fact he is like the Ballance that Jackson
is surrounded with the truth is he is surrounded by a set of Imps of
famin that would destroy the country to promote their own interest
they do not care if Jackson was at the devil so they get the Spoils of
victory
The truth is they have prompted the poor old man by Singing glorification
to him until he believes his popularity is able to brake down the Con-
stitution 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 he has come to the con-
clusion that not even the men that formed the Constitution understood it
In fact we may say with propriety that we have the government of
one man Andrew Jackson holds both the Sword and purse and claims
it by the Constitution as the arms and amunition and other public
property and he has tools and slaves to his party enough to sustain
him in the house of representatives But we have one hope the Senate
will save the Constitution and laws in spite of King Andrew the first
We have had a warme session and I expect it will get no better until
Congress closes we are getting his poor lick Spittler almost ashamed
of them Selvez
I must close and remain your
obt servt
DAVID CROCKETT
[Envelope Postmarked:]
City of Washington, May 27 Free
D Crockett
Joseph Wallis, Esqr.
Sommerville
Morgan County
North Ala.430
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