The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-05-19


who, had been the principal agent in es.
Publishing the Bank kfof the United States,
land who in the session-subsequentto to my
election, declared this fact in the Senate
Iof the United States, accompanied by a
strong panegyric upon the bank. ne did
not forfeit the confidence of the State
thereby. -
The immediate representative of your
own district, Mr.. M'DufGe, always the
Jealous partizan of the Bank--had at the
moment of my election signalized his adj
vocacy of it upon every ground of con-
|st:tu,ionality and expediency--had eu-
logized its conductors-and proposed lis
re.charier in; an elaborate and powerful
document. He5neither forfeited the con-
fence of Abbeyille District or Of the State.
to the highest Office, in which he was sub,
seouen,ly elevated. Although I did not
and do not concur in all the views and
conclusions Of that celebrated report. l
do not believe that was elected to the
Senate on account of my dissent from
them.
And I cannot refrain from remarking
that in the proceedings of the meeting at
Abbeville, there is striking f'rbearance
of expression of any opinion as TO the
ConslitutionaRly of United States Bank
,s-the objections TO il being selected from
the frightful exhibitions made in the fenn'
svlvania Bank. and other topics of policy,
entitled unquestionahly to the very high
Reconsideration. The meeting seeks to
bind me 10 an opinion which it does not
entertain. -,
During the period that I had the honor
TO serve the State in her Legislature, DO
not remember tina, The Bank question was
agi,a,ed. Engaged as we were in the pro-
secution of n great enterprise, in when
energy and concert were necessary t." sue
cess when it was known that many con-
spicious men deeply devoted to the main.
tenance of the principles upon which the
State was acting, entertained various sem
timents upon this subject, it would not
have been prudent to have agitated il; and
this is, perhaps, one reason why it was
not agitated at that time. My course up
on the high questions then settled, un-
doubledly procured me the honor OF an n.
.I.,;,, ~ tho Senate and SECOND TO these,
.',o S s.....lv =. I .ecooG. INV onnosilion to
anu sea'.e' e..,,nos nr,be Jacksnn and
VI .1e NE" '"" :.:",S.,;on To nrosecu,e
this opposition, mainly, | wac sent, and
II. at any time, have enjoyed the aPPr".-
bation Of my sentiments. it was when
have been fearlessly and vehemently as
.;,,;,r IN heating down that dynasty
s,sA"g ~ .,h. I.a r., wa. ,brown 'upon nv
Inc ,;s. on;y ;y,''u ,"a. T that I might relax in
re.e'ecso", WOO, 9,os,r.,e @ The Proclamation,
these sts p;,, ~ I'D ,he Tariff party. al.
.he .,'srrh r that nar,y was then distinguished
!''os" a.. annos;,;on IN Bank. Iii
ny .,.aa 1a."s ~ nv nnn,si,ion to that par.
nao Ia,.e,v" snar couIJ have been elected or re-
y, ne' Ie % had f,l,ered in that opposi.
e'ee'rq. .;se should have been false to nv coun-
.'o". !, s""uo "'v .o"science: and having prose
nI a a"; :, -" y glnrinus success, I fiad no
cu'e" g e.. w. ,sa,st but that in The moment,
ma..er .sA. 'oi u;.,nyv & am senara,ed f.om a
oar,;on of INV constituents, whose cnunte.
psn.a p and encouragement had sustained
nance an" ea'uo. .h.amah az manv vic,s.
anu re"asueu wv .,e,I s,.nnr,s
s!'n'es OF 'he ese..'u' nhha"iiEa IH h.. ,bo,nh,
Iha.'ne mee..ms "an.mge :" ma far thus nersis.ing
proper 10 eeus",; 80 m IS wha, set out 70
to the cohsu,..."a1" .en ~ rsrrs, o. n meS,hat il
ehec'' IS , 'na.,e. -, ,,o,;ses bv the ;rsiTua.
mas lhPus oI,,;on c,n erc;,e even
ton IN the III Ieoo'us'o"' W."