Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-03-15

opinion, aud doubling the success of his
second trial. Nor ought he 10 be surprised,
that those who should join him in the first
should be rather shy of trying the expert
ment again, after having been blown into
the air, and burnt and scalded By the cxplo-
sion.-But if the Senator has been uniortu-
nate i'll failing to secure the cooperation of
those who aided him, in the first trial, he
has been compensated by securing the sup
port OF those who were then opposed 10
him. They arc now his Jealous supporters
In contrasting their course then and now
l intend nothing personal. make no
charge OF inconsistency, nor Go intend to
imply any. My object is truth, and not to
wound the feelings of any one, or any
party. know that 10 make out u charge
of Inconsistency, not only tho question. but
all the material circumstances must he the
same. A change i'll either, may make a
change of vote necessary; and with a ma
terlal variation in circumstances, we are of.
ten compelled 10 vary our course, in order
10 preserve our principles. In this case,
conceive that circumstances as far as the
present allies of the Senator are concerned,
have materially changed. Then the option
was between rc-chartcr of the late bank,
and the league of State banks; but now the
former IS out OF the question, and the option
is between such league and total scpcra-
ration from the banks. This being the al
Tentative, they may we'll take that. which
they rejected in 1884, without sublecune
themselves to the charge of inconsistency,
or justly exposing themselves to the impiI-
tatIon of change of principle, or opinion.
] acquIt them, then. Of all such changes
They doubtless think now, as they fo. mcr-
~ did OF the measure, which they then dc
nounced and rejected, but what change of
circumstances now compel them to sup
port it. But i'll thus acquittins them of tho
charge Of inconsi istcncy, they must excuse
me, if should avail myself of tho fact.
that their opinion remains unchanged, ms
an arSumcn, i'll favour of the bill-aoaiust
the substitute. They are in the opposite
scales. To take from tho one is, in effect,
TO add to the other, an objection agains,
the one, is an argumcat equally strong
IN favour of tile other. then do avail
myself of their many powerful objections in
81 against the measure which this subs,-
tn'c proposes now TO receive. | call to
my aid, and press into my service every de-
nuncia,ion they then uttered, and every ar
sumcnt they then so successfully urged a
gainst it. They, no, VIC (for was then rs
now, lrrcconcilcable 10 The mcasurc,) char
sed against it, aud proved what we charg-
ed, that ii placed The purse and the sword
III tie same han'lS; that it wonId be the
source OF boundlcss patronage and corrup-
tion' and iatal in It's consequences to The
currency OF the country; and now avail
myself Of these, and all other obicctious
tncn urged by us, in as full force asa;nst
tins substitute, as if you were again n
rise in you, places. and repeat them now.
ana oi course, as so many arguments. in
effect IN favour Of The bill and on their
strength claim your vote in its fayonr
uh'ess' indeed, stronger objections can be
urged against it. | say stronger, because
tfic6 SAID against the meas IlTs now 67op5Scd
to be revived by this substitute. What
was then predicted is now fact. But what
ever objcctious have now been, or NAV bc
urged against the bill, however strong they
may appear i'll Argument, remain yet TO he
tested by the unerrinS test of time and cx
perience. Whether they shall ever he re-
allied must be admitted even by those who
may have tho greatest confidence in them.
to he AT least uncertain; and it is the part
nf wisdom and prudence, where affections
arc equally strong against two measures.
to prefer that which is yet uniriet, 10 that
which has been tried and failed. Against
This conclusion there is bu: one escape.
1t may he said. that we are sometimes
in the midst of the many cy
lranrdInary circumstances in which we NAV
be placed, To prefer that, which is of itscifl
more Objectionable, to that Which is less so:
because the former may more probably
lead, III the en'l to some desired result, than
the latter. 10 apply the principle to this
case. II may he said that the substitute,
though of itself obic =tionabIc. is to he pre-
irrrcd, because il would more probably than
tho l'ill, lead to the establishment of n Ma
lional Bank. which you believe to be the
only certain remedy for all the disorders ia,
affect the currency. admit The position
to he sound in principle, hut il is one cx-
cccdimcly bold and full Of danger in prac-
licc, and onSh never to he acted on, but in !
extreme Cases. and where there is IL ration
al prospect of accomplishing the object ul-
imately aimed at. The application, in
this case, | must think, would lie rashncss
itself. 1t may he safely assumed. that the
Of either, which ever may be adop.
ted, the bill, or The substitute, would be IA
al to the establishment of National Bank. !
1t can never put down successful measure
10 iakc its place; and, Of course, that which |
$ most likely 10 fail, and rc-plmnse the
country into all the disasters of Il disor.lcred |
is that which woulI most proba-
,ly lead 10 the restoration Of National
Bank; and TO prefer the substitute on tlla,
account is, in fact, 70 prefer it because it is
Inc worst of the two. But are you certain
hat another explosion would DO followed
by a bank! We have already had two:
and ii is far more probable, that the third
would impress, universally and indcIibly,
on the public mind, that there was some
thing radically and incurably wrong in the
system which would blow up the whole
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