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truth, and NOT 70 wound The fesiiaxs Of any
Doe, er any perry. q know hat 20 maize cot
charge. of ipeoossstsacy, not osiy the quss-
uon, but anths material eiseumsssoess, must
b tbs sams, A change In either may make Q
change Of vote Bscesssry; and with material
variation IN circsmsiauess, Ne are ollen eon-
peiisd 70 very cur c0vess. IN order 20 preserve
oar principles. 10 his ease, Conceive chat
circumstances. - fer - tbs present alice Of
The Senator srs eQnesrnsd. have materially
changed. Thea tbs opsioa sss between re-
shsrter OF the fats bank add sieauss OF ststs
banks but sowths FORMER 10 out Of thequestioa,
and the option 70 bytweea suck q Iesgae sad .
sosai ssParstion from the banks. This being
ths alieree,i,e, they Pay cell take that which
They rejected In 1850, without ,ahiec,inr
,hemseive. 10 The charge Of ipcon,is,eScy. or
justly exposing themselves 90 the imputaticn
OF change Of principle or opinioa. 4 acqah
them, then, Of. ell such ehsrges.; They doubt
less-thiqk now, ~ they formerly did, OF the
MEASURE which they thea denounced and re-
Jseied, Dot which \ change OF eircumst snccs
now co<npsls them to support. but In Qua
Iaeqsuung them Of tho charge Of inconsisten-
ey. they must excuks me, II should avail N.Y.
self OF The fact, thai THAR opiaion remains no.
changed, - sn argument 10 favor pfths bill
against The. Substitute. The choice IL between
them. They arsin the opposite scales. To
take from the one 10, 10 eject, TO add TO The
other. sad any objeetibn against the cpe IL an
Isrgunsei equally stroag IN favor Of the other.
Then DO avail myself OF their many p6wer-
fui objeciion. 10 1884 Against ihs measure
which this substitute proposes now to revive.
call TO my ed. and .pfess into my service,
eyery dsLunciaiion they men uttered and
every argument thsJ then so successfully
urged Against .. They. no, zee TOR was
fhea, a. now. irreeSncilsbly ,oppossd.to tire
measure) charged against il, aud proved what
we charged, that il placed tho pure aod The
sword{n tha cane hands; that Il would be the
source OF bcnndless patronage = nd eofsuption,
abd fatal 10 ia 'eonseqvsneeA 10 the eurrcSey
OF the .con0try, and 8 'no& avail myself Of
thess, and al other .objeciions. then urged BY
us, N ~ full Force. agEinst lhh substitute. a.
II you were sgain 10 rss in your piaees ana
repeat them pow, and, Of coufse, Is 80 many
srgunenis. IN eject lin favor OF The bul and
on their strength claim your vote in lis Ia
vor. unless, Indeed. sini stronger objections
can be urged against t.. ] say stronger. Be-.
esuse lime haa prpved One truth Of all thai
vas theo said against fAs measure now PRO-
posed 10 Be revived By This substitute. What
wss then prediction = now fact. But uhste-
ser objections have been, or may be, urEed
lsssinss tbs bal, strong they may ap-
pear IN argument, remain yetto be tested BY
the uuerring test OF tims and .expefience.-
Whether they shall eyer Be. reaiized, must be
admitted. even BY those Gho have the great.
est confidence IN thAm, 20 Be al lenst uneee.
tain; and IL 10. Che. part Of. wisdom and pTu.
dssee. sshers OBJECTIONS are equally slsoas
against two SHessufes. 10 prefer that which d
Jet uniried-, to.that which hss been fried and
failed .Againat teis-eOosiusion there Is bd'
1fWsy. be sad. .Shsi We ere sometlmes con.
PEELED, IN The midst Of the MANY sIp4ordina-
| ~ eirt9maisaees IN which we may be placed
20 Prsfer. that which = .of bseiT ne more OBJ.
jjectioqabIe. 70 fhst which b Iess 50; because
the fosaier uiy more. probably lsad, In the
epd. 10 some deaired result. than the latter
Teapply lhe principle "a this case. ID may b
sad that The substitute, though of itself obiee
tionaoie. u 90 be praferred. bscatse a wouId
more pfoSably lead 10 The esiablishmens Of
national hank Than the BILL which yod bsliev.
% be Ihe Dolly certain remedy Cor SIl the On.
ordets ihai affect the eurrspey. . admit n.
lpoaiton 60 be ssund 70 principle, but II II ons
sxeeeainkly bold. and full al dagger In .prac-
iiee, and ought never-to Be- seied on, but ia
exiSsms eases, and where there 10 fstiona
prospect Of seeoniPIabi6g Jbs object ultimate
4 v. aisPed AZ. The aPp1eatson. IN. this case, !,
4 efeeA tutsAg 0uoto % kE4noee8 H3cit. LBmAS
be Gafsiy bssumed, dat The Gieeass pf either
( whichever mag b sdopisd, iba bllI or lbe 800
| statute. would be tstafl0 In. aafahIiihnfeat ol
. na1inosl bank II ean never put down sue
eessfuf snsassfe take he place; end OF eouTas
that Shich y most likely 70 fail. and re-phung.
sae eogniry into eli the disisiersOf disorder
Cd currency, IA that whieh would most prosa
Joy lead 10 The restoPajioh of q aaIiDnal bank
aad 10 prefer theSpbstigse' on IhEl account h
Ia fact, 90 prefer u because g is Ihe worst o.
\ The I've, But are you essfsinthasa adthef sx
/ plosion' would b. followed By . bsnkl WI
bare already hadtvo; add Il Il Eag more pro
kbabIe, that The third would impreSs. uHivsf
sally and indshbiy ION the public mind, tbs
there was ysomsthipg ssdiealIy AID IneuFably
Nssng IN TIA system, which would blew 81
1 The wbolt eonceFn, BaiIonai bank sud at. =
HI.Hsy be permitted 10 express al opisiou
li-goSid tdy, yoa have pursasd eoarsa On thi
sneises, nnfoguanAfs both fof yourselves m.
lfoenists Hpe aFO oppossd boa 70 diS leagu'
OF banks and the sub,lressJry. Ton prefer 4
paiioaal bank; and regard h a. the only saf
sed certain rsEuistOr Of tie currency, bot con
.idsT Il, for tbe Ppessat. out Of lhs question
4 GOD ags' therpfoFsseompeils1 70 eheose BE-
fwseH The ether two ~ tpbpociinE tba sab
siiiote, yOu viii b held responsible ior I'll ~
Hstsehisf end disasters chat NAY folla~ The re
i rival q The Pvt bank system,. - "a hss BEE
saHed. With The siasost certain defeat of yo1
Ihrsa snS cherished choice and those you %
pose wiz psAp the hsaskis Of the Power, pa
troasgo aad fndutnes Whieh u may pissS Il
n their hanoes witheat incurFina hHy boriio6 .
tbs responsibility. Bal.tb = not Ell. h,
saeesss o. The sabslituts' W uid BE- Clss defsa
o. The bbl. Which .9oaid, ~ like hanBfr
Fplafe 90 yog tis responsibility % iss defeat
end gsss thoso 700 1opposs, Ell ire sdtsntsg,
81 hasiag supported 4 snhoist asy of he rs
RO6asibiliiy ibst soult have belonged b a
had q bsen Pdoytsd. Had q different eoprs
been tsksa--haa you joius4 b aiding 20 en-
iepd ne eUsloay AZ tbs isvs over NE puhit
rrTsSu-. n fhs hs1ts q tks sErcusifc, whcr
gouf ova sets hass'piaesf a, ahd Coz shitl
tyon 81 eosrAs sss Responsible, ihF0wisE ~
4 bisnse NJ NJ saae titas On fhoss ~ whom 70
eiiFi,,uie ths pfeasai disordsfnf sists % ih
Il euffsae5, ths busasn ofths rssponsihiiitg, 90.
soui4 have sio3d resdJ 70 pfoGi b. event,
i ~ TIE stIi-tfpasury, eootfafy 20 gegs spiiclpa
fiion, esteesedsd. as patfiois you would ksV
cause - rsjoics'ia ibe uaeEpseisd god. !
y failed. Soc woaid have ils crsiii Of hsFia
tniiripsiet ilra result, ed might lhen, ai1er
soubls sFiunph q ssessiiy sad foresight. htv
bFbnthl 81 go yeis fayo4iss nsasafe. I'D
i fair rrnsrrrt az success ufrn aFrrF rfha