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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