Original sentence: Crockett is on record opposing a similar bill and offering personal support to the family of a General Brown in April 1828.Crockett was a staunch opponent of wasteful government spending.Ellis and since the Register of Debates and the Congressional Globe do not contain transcripts of speeches made on the house floor, there is no way to know whether the speech is authentic.He described the spending as "unconstitutional" and the once popular proposal died in the Congress largely as a result of his speech.In a speech entitled "Not Yours to Give", he was critical of his Congressional colleagues who were willing to spend taxpayer dollars to help a widow of a U.The authenticity of this speech is a matter of debate, however.The text of the speech first appears in an 1884 biography written by Edward S
Edited sentence: According to an 1884 biography written a half a century after Crockett's death by Edward S.Ellis claimed Crockett described the spending as "unconstitutional" and the once popular proposal died in the Congress largely as a result of his speech.Ellis quotes a speech (and even an entire conversation from Crockett) entitled "Not Yours to Give" , he was critical of his Congressional colleagues who were willing to spend taxpayer dollars to help a widow of a U.Ellis, an author of penny-novels, Crockett was a staunch opponent of wasteful government spending.There is no evidence that Ellis ever even met Crockett nor evidence that any such bill was even voted on by Crockett