The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-07-29

ldf. kIEea theh FnMreefed - fnn9idef
ttls nihsr part n ~ SesHaiHEy's Elsa.
uhish Pgpslasd ior llss ssssnloflhs SIElss
20 ne eslahlUamrat a bIanehes IL he
proposed fascd Bsnk wishin heir Ees-
peeiiss hmrs, prlseiplr @hieh Vas rr-
iced " NJ bdl u lie Senator from
keniacky tAs. cl1y. bsi whseh Ar. r.
wished % restore b. The amendmsnI be
had jsss offered. II 10 cnnssaded in The
.r,port msde hy sks honor.bls SeaaaoF. said
Mr. Risss. sh.s lhis part Of The Serres-
rye plsa V Eouaded on The islse Prine'.
ole Ihats the powers o. coagress can Be en-
Urged b he consent Of individual States.
wilhoat wsoiting 70 that rrocessol amend
esni Fsqeisiag The eonenrenee 81 ihrfe
.lsufihs sl 81 he Slsiss. WHICH The Goa
sslition itself provides. Bui his 10 entire
Nv 10 mise0aeslse The nature and sKlrnt
,of he sGsel siuibsled 70 the assent Of The
S,slss by me .seeelssy's plan. | fsIly
and uahepssundy subscribe. said Mr..
Rises. % lhe doctrine LAID down By Mr.
Madison IN bic seio message on the In
lsrnsl improvement h'll-lhs, The gene
mi covers Of Congress esnnos be ealarg-
ed beyond she boundaries prescribed in
she Constitution. by ihs s-sep, Of ind,.i-
jssl Stars. Bal. in this case. no Effect
af that sars is claimed Tor she assent al
me States. The assent Of The States 10
the estshlishnen,. wiibie their respective
hints. Of braoches of lhe proposed Fiscal
Bank created here. dnes not, Ia any man.
nsr whsleser. enlarge the poser Of Con-
gress. The poser u Congress il fully
.exsrlel IN The act Of corporation here.
and giving i lie legal attribute. and IA
,sl!:ies 81 an Artificial beng. Taal Coz
g-ess hss full constitutional poser 10 do
This, has been already amply shown.
The only effect % me proposed assent ~
the Safes - 10 permit ihis corporation.
when lhos lawfu'ly and csnsliiu ian.iiy
!rres,ed BY Q ngress here. TO extend lts
operations. BY sneh branches or ageneIrs
IS II m,y ID nS 81 70 cnn,uiaie. within
The limits Of then respective sovereign
ties.
And will ans gan lsnIp seriously con-
tend ina, q j. nj comp .lsHtl e The States
sodo thisl suppose I'm, the stale III New
York should create = hank InIende TO
promote her commercial intercourse with
the other Sl.ies Of lhe Union. BY dealing
in domestic exchanges indeed. the
.sIls ing case oflhs Prnns, lSania Bink
Of The United Slaies-will any Senslor
gravely tell me that il would mol be com
peIent Tor Virgins. in the exercise Of her
osn Sovereignty, 10 permit any such TN
s,iIuiion 70 establish branch or agency
SlIbp her borders! Aud could IL b. pre-
tended, " such case. thai The permls
stun thus given by vrsinia. had. in ans
!manars. enlarged The legislative pow
lsr sf Nee York or Pennsylvsnis. ererl.
ed In creating corporation by The force
Of their osn lawsl lf This can be legiii-
ms,sly d"ne With regard 20 Bank err.
-,.d ny the authority of STATE. or even
nj foreign country. for d. not doubt.
said Mf. X. that wnh the sassreisn as
ssni " State, even branch .f The Bank
Of England nigh, be established within
is borders. Gao Il M, be ss unquestion.
fbly done sIih rrgarI TO Bank created
BY Congress 10 this Di,iricli To deny
H. 10 not 10 qaeslions power Of Congress.
but to assail The vital rlinerpls Of State
sovereignty i,sslf.
II The individual action OF The States is
sseh a anomaly ss gentlemen would rep
resent i,--nevsi 10 be recognised, 10 any
ease whsieser, 10 The operations Of the
General Go.srament--how has il hap
peaed. Mr. President. that particular
States have, from tine 10 time. surrender.
de their soil and jurisd,clion-ceGed large
portions Of their territory. with al the
rights Of ownership and sovereignty al
taehsd 70 it, To the General Government!
! do nps speak here Of those purchases Of
pareels Of land made By the United States.
9Th ibe consent of The Legislatures Of The
particular States in which they lie. for the
erection Of forte, arsensls. duck yards.
&e.. because they are provided for by
special clause in the Consultation. Nor
d. Z speak Of those earlier cessinn, of
territory in the Northwest made By the
proprietor States. previous TO the adnp.
ion Of the Constitution. But speak Of
lhose eessiaas and coDpacIs If particular
.Sssies, epbraeing large dom ,ins, made
long since the sdap'ion Of The Consutu.
lion; speak Of the ce.sion Of her west
ern lerr Tory to the United Slaies By
Geprgis 10 1902. ont Of shicl, two Of the
yeushiul 5 aies Of The So uihwesi, Alaba-
ma sad Mississippi, have grown up; !
speak sf The surrender 10 the United States
of her western reserve BY The Safe Of
., siill later period. Were
thess . nominated in The boadl" Can
g,nlensn show me any clause in the
cons ltulloa, which empowered these two
:St.lss 70 make those large concession,
Of territory u ,iha Unlon! No. sir.
There is neas such. They acted. each
one foF itself and freq itself. in virtue Of
ihs'F separate sovereignty. existing ante
riar 20 the Constitution. and sill res aiu-
ing. except where II hiss been restrained or