Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-08-03

,youd every where become exasperated at this nep
mode Of deprving them Of their rights under the ruiz
th,t If n sovereign State did not dissent, in express
that it, therefore, nssen,cd This truly would b
, ,-w rule to establish IL the intercourse between ma
| tons. -,
,n,,, had suffered NOR. from their unnatural con
rfc,ion with poltics, than from all other causes com
bned Once separate The business OF the country IRON
the politics Of lie country, and the native energy ant
ENTERPRISE Of our people would soon redeem them from
all their embarrussmens. 1t seems 10 be curse IN
aiosd mon ma that We cannot keep these two interests
! asund,r : md now we were embarklng upon another
experiment connect the two together more ihtiate
than ever, which could mt ail 10 prove disastrous
Surely we derive less wisdom from our experience tha
any people upon earth. Keep HE business u "e Gun
Try and the politics of the country separate, ana We
should be By far The most prosperous people on earh
As on as politicians continue Ia influence the business
of the country to accomplish their own seIhsh puf.
poscs we shall experience nothing but expansions ana
conlracons of the currency, and deransemtht :" ~
our pecuniary concerns. Besides, they Will shie lhe
real Voice Of the people, and prevent II from Deihe
heard, BY controlling Legislative bodies.
So much for this proposition, winch could never nave
been accepted by the Senator from Virginia, without
directly violating his ayowed principles, even u II han
stopped here But the Senator from Kentucky seems
to have left suberuge, escape whatever from the
ertable conclusion that he who should vote Tor the
amendment would admit, in the strongest manner, the
power of Congress- establish branches in any STATE
without its consent. Accordingly, IN subsequent
clause Of his amendment he 10 Congress the
power Of establishing branch in any State whatever. #
in their opinion it might become necessary and proper
What this bnt to ask absolute surrender at DIS
cretion from the Senator from Virginia. under color Of
compromise This, however, was no; a matter in
which he Mr. t., could be supposed to feel any peculiar
interest. lie wished merely to say, that having
voted against the amendment OF the Senator from Vr
GINA Tor which applied with much greater force
against that of the Senator from Kentucky lie should
vote also against this proposition.
One word more and he had done The Senator from
Kentucky does not by his amendment, agree even 10
orbear TO exercise any power which he has claim
ed If Stale dlssents in the Most solemn form OF e-
pisation and forbds the location o! any branch within
its limits, the last clause of the amendment provides
that Congress may, on The very next day annul tins
dissent and establish such branch the face OF this
Of State legislation. The State sovereignty IS thus
told You may assent dissent: but If you venture 10
dissent we shall, Notwithstanding, do as we please
afterwards, and force branch upon you whether you
will or not.
Mr.. CLAY OF Kentucky said he had no complaints
reproaches to make the pursued by The Be-
nator from Virginia, but when he came to review his
remarks and reexamine his amendment, he thought
he would change his views. tie was surprised at one
thing however; his inmatine an intention to vote
against the amendment. Did that not nearer 10
his views than the original bill and so, could not he
have voted for the amendment, even II he had voted
against the bill atterw ards,
SIR. RlVES said, that the difference between the
Senator (from kentucky and himself was this that
Senator believed the Federal Government had the
power To establish these branches within the limits OF
State without her consent tins he (flr. r. denied.
And those who believed he did, could not either by
in that body The exercise IF poDsr elsewhere,
sanction the principle contained in the Senator amend
ment without violating the oath they had taken to sup
port the Constitution of the u. s.
The question then taken on the amendment, and
it agreed io-ayes %, noes "a, Us follows
lras-Mcssr Barrow Bates Bayar rrren Choatc Clay OF
Kentucky Dixon Evans Graham, huntingdon. Kerr, 3anGnn
aerrrk Mirt 3orrhcad, Phelps, Porter, Prentiss Preston
Simmons, Of Indiana Svuthird Tallmadgc, white, and
Woo!hrdr"-2J
ravs-Mes-,s Allen, Archer, Benton Buchanan Calhoun,
Ala Cu,bet, Fulton, King Linn McRobrIt- slonton,
Nicholson Pierce Nvrs Sewer, Smith of c"nn Stnfgenn
Tappin, Walker, Williams Woodbury., Wright, and iouns2
The question then taken ordering the bill to
be engrossed for third reading, and II agreed to
ayes % 81, (preclse'y the same vote as beorc)
The Senate then adjourned.