Southern Argus., 1841-09-14

WH
Why was it deemed necessary to
oak Of its being ''the language Of the
sser to the vqssal," Of this iron rule
sa"Congress wills,and submission is
LANDED" What is this whoie Fe-
,,,l Government but a mass Of pow
distracted from the Sovereignty oI
i several states, andmielded, by an
.,~anized covcrnmsdt for their com
on defence an6general welfare. ac-
nrd;nc,to tlse grants Of the Constitu-
\, ]'hese powers are necessarily
,nrsme; the Constitution the acts oI
Eoncress, and treaties being SO declar-
= % the express words oi the Con-
,niiour Whenever therefore. this
;overnment acts within the powers
,ranted TO Nby the constitution sub
,ission and obedience are due from
n; from States as we'll as from pers-
his. And if this present the IMAGE
"a master and vassal, of state sub.
sction and congressional domination. !,
the constitution created or consent
ID % by the states, s,that ordains these
shdons. Nor can il be said in the
,atingency supposed, that an act OF
ongress has repealed an act of State
,egislatIon. Undoubtedly in case OF
conflict between a STATE constitution
state law, and the constitution OF
he United States or an act Of Con-
ress passed in pursuance Of it, the
tate constitution or state law would
.eld.
Bat il could not at least be formally
f, technically said that the State Con,
5ution or law was repealed. Its
oeration would be suspended or
b,ocated by the necessary prcdom-
,,nce Of the paramount authority.
The President seems to haves re-
,rded as Objectionable that provision
the clause which declares that a
.,rch. being once established, IT
LorlJ not afterwards be With lrova or
.moyed without the previous consent
Congress. That precision was in
.,Jsd to operate oiLupon the Bank
I,hc States. And, considering the
noes and fluctuations in public SEN
=, :, come oflhe States within the
lsV wears, was the security against
an, 10 he found in that provision un-
ssorlble? One Legislature might
,,e branch, which the next might
empt, by penal or other legislation
\ drive away. We have had such
umples heretofore; and | cannot
nk thatit was unwise to profit by eX-
,,.ence. Besides, an exactly similar
ayisions was contained infhe scheme
+, bank which was reported by the
.,rol,ry of tire Treasury, and 10
l.b II was understood the President
a -;,cr his assent. But if 4 under
,,i this message, that scheme cOuld
,thave obtained his sanction. IL Con-
cs. had passed it wilhovt any alter
,1 wh1tcver. IL aHhorlsed what's
m.d by thc hcPrcsidem local discounts
llc docs a't believe the Constitu-
Inn conlt,s ON Congress power to es-
.r,I % bmk ha,ing that hculty.-
I, saws. Indeed, u regard the bill az
.,rtlnr from Congress the right TO in
.qonlc Cuitcd States Bank, with
.wcr and right To establish officers OF
.couut and dcposite in the scvc-
\am- of this Union, 'cHh or
lou me- causcni; n Pri@c'Pte 10
EhIharc airuys hcrag0fc JclHoP-
d. ami which cum Hcr1' oJiGiA my
a,oa." | pass with pleasure from
painful theme; deep'y regretling
I'll have been constrained so long TO
a ON it.
On a former occasion | stated that,
he event of an unfortunate dllier-
tie of opinion between the Leglsla-
and Executive departments, the
nt Of difference might be developed
would be thenseeh whether they
dd be brought to coincide in any
asurc corresponding with our hopes
gcxpcclatons.i regret that thePresl-
e has not, in this message, favored
vsith a more clear and explicit exhi-
nn of his views. 1t is sufficiently
uirest that heis decidedly opposed
establishment Of new Bank Of
rJnited States formed after the two
@models. think it is fairly to be
o.'ted that the plan Of the Secretary
o. he Treasury could not nave re-
Med his sanction. He is opposed
1ne passage Ccthe bill which he has
slrued; but whetllei he would give
appreciation to any bank, and, if
Toy, what sort Of a bank, is sot abso-
aa.y clear. think it may be volIec
arom the message, with the aid Of
7unation derived through other
orces, that the President would con-
erin the establishment Of a bank
Whose operations should be limited to
'a.ng in bills Of exchange, TO depos
''s and 70 d,a supply Of a circulation
Acludng The pOWev # discounting
ponIssory notes.
And ! understand that some On =
friends are now considering the practl-
cabliv Of ARRANGING and passing bill
conformity with the views oi Presl-
dom V,.Ia WILL, I ro0rpt that