The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-03-23


| make no charge Inconsistency, nor do | intenC
o to imply i. My Office, is truth, and not to wount
u The feelings OF any one, OF any party | know
: that TO make out charge of inconsistency, no
only The question, but all the material circunlstsn
c ces, must be the sumo. A change in either, may
make change Of vote necessary and, with ma
4 terlai variation in circumstances We are often
compelled to vary our course, 10 order to preserve
{ our principles. In this case, | conceive that cir
7 cumstances, as far az The present allies of The
Z Senator are concerned, have materially changed
Then the option was betu cen recharter Of the
late bank and league OF State banks; but now
the former is out OF the question, and tho option
between such league and total separation from
the banks. THIS being The alternative, they may
: well ako that which they rejected IN 1884, with
out subj ecting themselves 10 the charge OF lncon
slstency, or justly exposing themselves TO the I'm
putaton Of change OF principle, or opinion &C
gun them. then, OF all such charges. They doubt
less think now, as they formerly did, OF the mea.
sure hich they then denounced and rejected but
which change Of circumstances now Conpes
Them 10 support But in thus acqultIng them OF
the charge OF Inconsistency, they must excuse me,
il should avail myself the fact, that heir opn-
ion remains unchanged, argument 10 favor
Of the till-sg4inst the substitute. The choice is
between them They are in the opposite scales.
! To take from the is, in effect, TO add 10 the
other and any objection agaIns, the one, is an ar
gument 10 favor OF the other. then do avail my
self of their many powerful objections In "a a.
gainst the measure which this substitute proposes
now TO revive. | call 10 my aid, and press lnto
my service, every denunclaton shey then uttered,
and every argument they then successfully
urged against it. They, no, zoe (tor was then,
as now, IrreconclIably opposed 10 the neasufe)
| charged against it, aud PROVED what We char I'd,
that 1t placed the purse ana the sword 10 the
hands; that II would be the source OF boundiess
patronage and corruption, and fatal Ia It's conse
quences TO the currency OF the country and now
avail myself Of these and all other objections, then
urged by u, in full force against tins substitute
as 1t you were again to rise IN our places and re-
peat them now, aud, OF course, as SO many srgn.
menis in effect, 10 favor OF the bill; and their
strength Claim your vote in its favor, unless,
deed, still stronger objections be urged against
H. say stronger, because time has proved the
truth Of all that was then said against The mea.
now proposed 10 be revived BY this substitute
What was then prediction is now fact. Bat what
ever Obi cts have been, or may be, uged against
The bill, however strong they may appear IN argu-
ment, remain yet TO Be tested by the uneTrng tcsi
oi time and experience Whether they shall ever 7
be realized, must be Admitted even BY those y no
may have the greatest ceuhdeucs Ia them 10 Dc
at least uncertala aud II Is the part OF wisdom and
prudence, where objections are equally strong a
gglnst tao measures, 10 prefer that which Is yet
unlried to that which has been tried and tailed.
Against this conclusion there IS but one escape
1t may BE- said, that sometimes compel
led IN the mlds, of The many extraordinary cir.
cumsiances in which We NAV be placed, to prefer
that which is OF itself the more Objectionable 10 (
thsl hich is less SO; because the former may
more probably lead 10 the end, 10 some desired +
result, than the latter. To apply The principle TO
THIS case: Ii may be said that the substitute,
though or itself objectionable is to be preferred,
because il would more probably lead TO the estab-
ishmenl 81 Natlon4 Bank than The bill, which L
on believe TO be the only certain remedy for all
The disorders that affect the currency admit
the position TO be sound in principle, but it is one
exceedingly bold and till OF danger IN practice,
and ought never to be acted on, but in extreme
eases. and where there is rational prospect OF ac-
complishing The object ultimately aluied at. The
a application, in this case, must think, would be
rashness itself Ii may be safely assumed, that
the success Of either which ever mas be adopted,
The bill or the substitute, would be fatal TO the es
Adjustment Of a National Bank. Il can never
put down a successful measure TO take lis place;
and, of course that which IS most likely to tali,
and repunge the country into all The disasters OF
a disordered currency, is that which would most $
probably lead to the restoration oil National Bank;
and 10 prefer the substitute on that account is, III
act 10 prefer 1t because 1t is the worst of the two
But are you certain that another explosion would
be followed By baGk We have already had
two; and il is far more probable, that the third
would impress, universally and lndelibiy, on the
public mind, that there something radically
and incurably wrong in the system, which would
blow up the v hole concern National Bank and ALL
If may be permitted to express an opinion, | :
would say, YOU have pursued course on this l
subject unfortunate both for yourselves aud coan- $
" You are opposed both to the league Of L
,auks, and the Sue. Treasury You prefer Ma e
iunal Bank, and regard II as The only safe and I
crtan regulator OF the currency, but consider IT, u
or the present. out of the question, and there IL
IRE compelled TO choose between the other Two. q
}y supporting the substitute you will be beld re-
ponslble for all the mschets and disasters that 81
nay follow the revival Of the pet bank system, as u
has been called with the almost certain defeat OF u
our frs, and cherished choice; aud those you
ppose will reap all the benefits of ths power, pat Pi
90 and Influence, which il aay place In their pr
ands, without inourring ans perilen Of the re- b'
ponsiblitv But that is not all. The success of a,
he substitute would be the defeat OF the bill, q
ihich would 10 like masn.r, place on you the re- Ia
possibility Of It's defeat, and give these ysu oP. to
ose all tho advantage 81 having supported It with ba
at any eli the responsibility that wsuld have be SO
aged to il, had il been adopted Had ditieren, Il
purse been ,aken-had ysu joined IN aiding ts ar
rtsnd the custody Of the laws over 'hs public III
venue, in the hands of the Executive, where III
Dur own acts have placed il, and for which yeu, III
course, srs responsible, throwing the blame al tn
10 sauna time IN those Ia u hsm you attribute the
resent disorsered stats Of The currency, the bur- gr
IN of the responsibility, you would have stood an
adv to profit by events, II the Sub Treasury, sn
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