I saw I was opposing the best interest of the country: especially for the industrious poor man.

I told my people who sent me to Congress, that I should oppose it no longer: that without it, we should be obliged to pay a tax to the British Government, and support them, instead of our own labor.

And I am satisfied of it the more since I have visited New England.

Only let the Southern gentlemen come here and examine the manufactories, and see how it is, and it would make more peace than all the legislation in Congress can do.

It would give different ideas to them who have been deluded, and spoke in strong terms of dissolving the Union." Crockett returned to Washington just in time to be present at the closing scenes, and then set out for home.