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'rHE coMPRohIsE.

THE COMPROMISE.
The following is he Aneadmen, introduced
By Mr.. Gar into The Bank Bill, previous 10 il,
PAssass N he Senate. to rsesneils diavreaesu OF
opinion in rsgaJ 70 tia sstabllshnenl Of branch,
Is in The States;
"And the said direcisFs may establish Que or
more sompslss. otBess ~ discsanI and dspo.i,s
IN any terntory ot district Of The United States.
and IN any STATE, With the asssnt &c such STATE
and whra established, ths said eGiss or o6ic~s
shall not Be renewed o. wiihdTawa BY the said
difeesoss PRIOR v the expiraiioa OF the charter
without the previous assent Of CongEess Pro-
vsded. IN respect 90 aay STATE which SHALL net
~ Inc hrs session Of the Legislature thereof held
after NE passage Of ihis aei, By resoiuiisn or
other usual legislative proceeding, uneenditioa-
ally assen: OF dissent 70 ina ssiahllshnen, Of
such ONCE or Offices within il, The assent of the
saidSiAte shall thereafter DC presumed; aud pre-
rided, nevertheless, that When IL shall become
necessary and proper for carrying into execu-
ton any Of the pssers granted IN the Constiiu-
tea 10 esiablisA an Office oficas In any Of the
States whatever, aud the estAblishmsni whefeof
shau be directed By Law. Il shalt be The duty VI
iae said directors to establish such oGee CT Offices
accordingly"
IL Is UNDERWOOD that this amendmsnt vas
dsemed necessary to secure The sanction q the
PFssideht. aad the support Of ssme Of the Wig
SENATOR'S and that, without IL, The bill would
have been defeated in the Senate, OF, IL passed,
that the fresident would not have signed IL IL
vas offered and accepted as q eomPsomiss but
We shall Be much mis,Aken fit be not prodoe-
tive Of most Pernieious consequences. II waves
m established right, and will give rise to endless
diSeussioa and parry eooAicL We eondenn il
unequiVOcally, add would sooner that the Bank
hill shonld hnws heao dsf..t.I ,k,n - -. a,
butthensd with such clause. We think that
MIR. Clay should have adhered 10 his original
purpose. and maintained the right to establish
branches without the consent Of the States; II
others choose 10 vote down The bill, OF the Prss-
den; 10 veto 1t, ;ei them take tie responsibility.
Should i, be passed IN its present form. we fore
see tha, II will Become a subject Of excitement.
which will probably last during the continuance
Of the charter. The authority Of the States to
refuse Ambulance to = branch is recognised in
she amehdment; aud be ths decision Of the State
Legislature what it may. for or araiAs, the
branch, Efforts will be INCREASINGLY made to re-
verse IL. and thus there viii be perpetual agiIa-
uon. Suppose The two houses Of The Legisla-
ture 10 be divided on the subject, aud that cen
Trajectory resolutions be Notwithstanding TO
the amendment, IN such case the branch can be
sS'aSlished--buI The succeeding year both bran
ehes Of the legislature concur in refusing the
privilege. ana proceed 70 TAI the brahch-liiiga-
ton sHsass. and the passions Of the people are
reused. In love Affairs, and in matters Of minor
CONFEDERATION, H may be we'll enough 10 assume
that "Slsnes gives consent - bot ve doubt the
propreiy Of proceeding upon such assumption
where Stale Is concerned; and yet the amend.
meni considers the non-eser Of The power to re-
get e. equivalent 10 consent 10 receive. This
doctrine vill b eoatroVeTted in party warfare
and even the asseGt Of enc legislature will not
Sa considered as obligatory on is successor.
Va avow Incorporating hostility 10 the
vavef Of constitutional rights, To Rradfy the
real or pretended SeruPlss Of any man, however
elevated his position for yielding will invlte en-.
eTsaehmeaL
We regret that Mr. Clay aeesdsd TO the CON.
promise. Sanctioned a. his opinions were b
be decisions Of The Suprsme Court, and csnha-
ins his ball within clearly dehEsd constitutions
Tishi, We had hoped that he would stand hrm
aud let others follow the dictates Of their oun
eoaSeienees and judgments. We have no deabl
that he Is Influenced BY pure motives, and thai
he believes thar NaliSnai Bank. eveu elogged
With the amendment which vas forced upon
him, viii Be productive Of great benefit. on
ihiS PSini We shall empress no oPinion--buf re
think IL wrong TO throw doubt upon q question
which has been sOlemnly sdjudieated and de.
eiesd. and become Incorporated Vilh the eohsIi-
sutton Of The country.
Il is possible that ihE amendment will Be
stricken cut IN the house, and we hope that Il
will. II it Be cOntinusd, it 10 doubtful vhether
that pOFticH Of the stock allotted 70 individual
will Be soSaerisesi, because Of The want Of con-
kdsnes in the stability Of The iasiiIulioa.
The above Fsnsrks We hnd IN The Baliimors
Clipper They express 80 hsaTly our sediments,
nat we take he liberty Of adopting then as our
ovn. II ever ths eohsiiIatiOnatty Of question
has bssa eoaelasivsiy settled, i ia that Of Ma
h0aAl BAak- And We regret IhaI Mr Clay
yielded 70 aay sompromiss. Statesmen Who al
this day, and IA this stage % the history Of such
an iasiiIoiion, s,i profess 70 consider il unesa.
su'aiiona, Should bs made to fssl tas faI vsishl
.! The responsibility inssFFsd By their opiaiOns