Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-09-14

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Representatives the majority was 13l |
to 100. 1.-THE House had been foil,
and bat for the modification of the 10th
fundamental condition, there would
have been probable majority Of AZ.
Is il TO be believed that this large major
iiy of the immediate Representatives of
the People, fresh from amonget them,
and TO whom the President seemed in
clined, in his opening message, to
refer this very question, have mista-
ken the wishes of their consiitu-
enls?
pass TO the sixteenth fundamental
condition, in respect TO the branching
power, on which ] regret TO feel my
self obliged to say that l think the
President has commented with unex-
amP'ed severity, and with harshness
of language not favorable TO the main
tainance of that friendly and harmoni-
Gus intercourse which is so desirable
between coordinate departments Of
the Government. The President
could not have been uniformed that
every one of the twenty-six Senators
and every one ofthe hundred and thir-
tyone representatives would have pre-
fered the branching power TO have
been conferred Internationally, as II
was in the charters of the two former
Banks of the United States. In con-
sentiRg TO the restrictions upon the
exercise of that power, he must have
been perfectly aware that they were an
mated by friendly spirit of com
promise and concession. Yet now
here IN his message doe he reciprocate
or return this spirit? Speaking of the
assent or dissent which the clause re-
quires, he says: "This IRON rule is
to give way TO no circumstances-it is
unbending and infexible. 1t is the
language Of The master TO the vassai.
An unconditional answer is clai lined
forthwith" The "high privilege" o.
| a submission ofthe question, on he
part Of the State r representatives., to
their constituents, according TO the
message, is denied. He puts the case
Of the popular branch ola State Legs
lature expressing its dissent "by {
+ unanimous vote, and It's resolution
may be defeated by tie vote in the
Senate," and "Both branches of the
Legislature may concur in a resolu'
> ton Of decided assent, and yet tn,
Governor may exert the veto powe
, conferred on him by the State consti
tuition and their legislative action de
. feated." "The State may afterward
. protest against such unjust interference
e but its authority is gone. The Presi
dent continues: "To interlerences 5,
: violent, and as they seem to me IRA
tiO',al, | cannot yield my consent
= No court of justice would or couI
| sanction them. without reversing al
e that is established in judicial proceed
d ing,by introducing Prescriptions at IA
d rance aeith fact, and differences a
r the expense Of reason. A State in
L condition of duresse would be presu
med 10 speak as an individual, mana
- cled and in prison, might be presume,
2 TO be Iin THE enjoyment Of freedom
5. Far better to suy to tho Siatos, holdll
/. and frankly, Congress ,cills, and sub
L srIeSto,, a. Ie,n1udedi;
: Now, Mr.. President, | will not as
= whether these animadversions wer
y prompted by areciprocal spirit of ami
) ty and kindness, bnt Ifequire whethe
e all of them are perfectly just.
, Beyond all custom, those who be
G lieved in the constitutional right {
: Congress 10 exercise the branchin
i power within the States, uncondition
: ally and without Limitation, did max
l. no small concession when they conseu
At ted that it should be subjected to tn
Is restrictions specified in the cumprUm
1t ise clause. They did not, it is true
II concede every thing; they did not ali
i'll solutely renonncn the power to estah
70 lish branches without the authority c
7. the States during the whole period {
the existence of the charter; but the
lie did agree that reasonable time shoul
of be allowed TO the several States TO de
4 termine whether they would or woul
not give their assent to the establish
l. ment ofbrances within their respectiv
E limits. They did not think II right I
ID leave it an open question, for tn
E space oftwenty years, nor that Stat
in should be permitted TO grant to da
'e and revoke tomorrow its assent; nc
ID that it should annex onerous or In
E. practicable conditions to It's assent bu
m that it should definitely decide tn
to question, after the lapse of ample tim
u for full elaboration. And what wa
es that time? No State would have ha
IN less than four months, and some {
al them from FIVE to nine months, for cor
ne sideration. Was it, therefore, entire
or ly correct for the President to say ,th;
. an unconditional answer is elaine
n Worthwhile" Forthwith means in
e- mediately, instantly, without della,
he which cannot be affirmed of a spat
Sc of time varying from four to MI
nix months. And thePresidenl suppose