It was easy to see that he was looking to what would be the least unpopular with the people of North Carolina; and, indeed, I heard later in the evening, that he was not unwilling to ask them to send him to Congress.
Reid notes the Colonel's political ambitions and his desire to align with popular opinion in North Carolina.
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The danger commences with the first extra-continental State.
We must, then, be prepared with a policy for maintaining it ourselves.
With her, then, we should most sedulously cherish a cordial friendship, and nothing would tend more to knit our affections than to be fighting once more, side by side, in the same cause.
You see, General, this is alarming, and you must acknowledge that we are not safe.