And there, in the presence of Captain Mathews and his family, he argued his total unfitness to be the commander of a regiment.
It is to be regretted that there was no reporter present to transmit to us that speech.

It must have been a peculiar performance.

It certainly added much to Crockett's reputation as an able man and an orator.

When the election came, both father and son were badly beaten.

Soon after, a committee waited upon Crockett, soliciting him to stand as candidate for the State Legislature, to represent the two counties of Lawrence and Hickman.
Crockett was beginning to be ambitious.