When Crockett went back to TN to campaign for another term he came across a farmer plowing his field. He sat upon his horse till the farmer came abreast of him. He greeted him and then proceeded to ask him if he could count on his vote again. The farmer responded that he was not sure. When Crockett wanted to discuss the farmer told him he had a field to plow. But he would be willing to talk with him later that evening at the town hall meeting. Crockett went along his way and waited for the meeting to assemble that evening. When everyone was assembled he took the stage to give his speech. But he was interrupted and told that they had an agenda but he would be able to speak at the end of it. He listened to them voice their concerns about what was going on in the community, the state and the country. They discussed other candidates to send to DC. When it was Crockett's turn he gave his speech and asked if he could count on their support. Most were not sure that they could vote for him again. Perplexed he asked them to explain. They then told him that they did not feel it was the government's right to take the money they pay in taxes to support their government to be used to support the community of DC. There was a fire in DC and the congressmen that were in town rushed to assist in putting it out. Then they unilaterally decided to "give" the people who had lost their houses money from the treasury to compensate them and give them relief. According to the people in his TN community, that is what state and local taxes, as well as charity from the other people within that community is for. The people of TN do not pay taxes to the government to give out in charity to someone in DC. No one in DC was worrying about the fires, floods and other weather problems, etc. in TN. They didn't ask the government for help in those instances, but rather came together as a community to help their neighbors. After careful consideration, Crockett agreed. Federal money in the treasury thru taxation of the population was to support the government ... not the various communities around the fledgling country.