The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-07-21
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PROFESSION vs.. PRACrIcg.-It was favorte sub.
&c, of complaint with the Wing party, that Gen.
Jackson had, in the administration of the Govern
mcnt, violated all the promises under which he
came into power. The charge was most frequent.
ly urged during his first term of Office. How far
the people believed it; how far the voters cared for
such imputed violations on the part of their favor
ite President, let tho growing majority, on which
he sailed second time into power, bear witness
The fact is that Gen. Jackson was a true patriot:
that part Of his course which was most severely
condemned, proves, in tho end, to have been most
wise and just. No measure was ever more fero-
cousy assaied, than the removal of the deposites
from the United States Bank. Yet, had these do.
posites been suffered to remain, the undoubted con-
sequence would have been loss to the Govern
ment Of every single dollar. The Wings ask, with
an air of triumph, "Did the Government ever lose
dollar by the United Statas Bank7" Perhaps not;
but does this prove that it never could have lost
dollar2 Ask the stockholders; ask the depositors;
ask the holders Of the post notes. ask the present d.
rectors, even-but do not inquire of Mr.. Nicholas
blddle; else that amiable and injured individual may
think 1t necessary to address still another letter.
from the cold shades Of Andausia, to the Hon. John
M Clayton of Delaware.
From that portion of the whig party which is hon.
est-and we are happy to express the belief, that
majority of the wings are honest, viz: those who
are out of ofice-roluctantj justice to Gen. Jackson
has at length been wrung. 1t is conceded that in
instances where he may have appeared to fasify his
professions, his conduct directed by the highest
convictions of right. This is to bitter opponsnts
notifying confession. Still it is honestly made: in
proof Of which listen to the remarks of consistent
whig, who writes in that manly and independent
ournal; the Boston Courier
at is of the most unfortunate consequences of
the present state of things, that it goes very far TO-
ward iustifying the violence which Gen. Jackson
and his party run into during the dispute of the re-
charter. The great mass Of people. who do not
feel competent to judge of the details in conplica
ted pecuniary transactions, and who take up with
the results only will settle down on the conviction
that, whatever might have been the errors Of judge
ment Of Jackson, he has proved right at bottom,
and certainly honest-and that, on the other hand,
the advocates of the bank have not only merely
proved wrong in their reliance upon it. but have ex.
posed themselves, by their course, to excite the
inevitable suspicion, however unfoundcd in fact
that they, from personal or party motives, continue
to sustain it. notwithstanding, and in spite of
scentiousness in their own minds that it was dong
wrong. Even those Of us who will be least in
clined to approve Of the doctrines pulley of Jack
son, must be constrained to admit that if the re-
charter had been likely to result in any state of
things like that in which the bank now finds ITSELF
the veto put upon it by him must be regarded for
tunate and wise measure. One consequence, and
most unfortunate ono, Of tho course Of Mr.. BiddIe,