Whether Marcy's scheme really averted the threatened calamity, or whether the United States Bank had already carried its contraction as far as it intended, it is certain that the fear of a panic served its purpose in the campaign.
This statement discusses the ambiguous effectiveness of Marcy's actions in preventing a financial panic during the campaign.
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