Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-08-06
THE nlMgl,G COMPROMISE.

TIE III .MgrG COMPROMISE.
The candid portion vi the Wing press coniesses,
that Mr.. Clays compromise IS all humbug. We
have several proofs OF this, before us-whch will
submit 10 our readers, in confirmation Of the views
we have hitherto expressed. And first We call INTO
court the Wing Editor Of The Boston Courier. lie IS
upon the stand Hear him
"The remarks from the New York Commercial Ad-
vertiser Of Saturday. embrace proposition, winch,
in substance, We made remark or Two on Saturday,
and against which we again feel bound 70 protest II
is the pretcnee that the amendment winch has been m
troduced into the Bank Bill, respecting the "bTanctng
power is a "coMPRoMIsE. What do party men, aud
partizar editors mean by thus attempting 10 impoSe uf
on The understanding If Tic p0pie Dot'ey IMAGINE that
all are completely stabilized IN devotion to party or as
firmly chained to the Of political leader, nrinacrs
Of Congress- who crouch and drvcl III the presence Of
their leaders. who change their votes day aitcrday as
they are bdden or skulk away into hidden passage
acove Of the CAPITOL 10 escape the responsibility Of
vote upon an important question: (ar. Henderson Of
Miss come 10 the bar, and hold up your hand and say
equity or not guty:O We have called the '.amcnd-
ment "preiended compromise, and If ii be any thing
more We repeat the expression of our hope that those
who voted for it, 1--WE mean those whose constitutional
scrupes in regard the branching power oil the Bank
are quetcd by the c0mprOmiSc) Will show the dsllnc-
ton We do not Mr.. Clay for his agency IN
the matter lie came before the Senate, openly and
frankly with his project for Bank-he supported the
bill with all his power, all his detas!e contended
honestly for the constuonGlty OF all tie powers II
era nted TO the corporatonthere was no deception or
collision in the matter. There none, far
he is concerned His amendment conttrs on The corpo
ration precisely the same Poecr Hat e original NIL dtd
The exercise of that power may be postponed Tor short
PERIOD and under certain contingency; but, IN one
iyear-probably in six months-that contingency will
have happened, and the prerogatve OF the directors IS
established in full force. This Mr.. Clay must have
known and we do not perceive by any report Of the de-
bate on the amendment, that any conceament Of the
effect was attempted. Ne doubt phethtr Hr Clay
pectcd The amendment 10 pass. lie thought II his duty
10 carry the BILL and IT, by the change OF phrascology
it could be made mill for the LaJes, while remained
meat for The men, do not know that he is Justly
chargeabe with improperly. But how he must have
"laughcd in his sleeve 10 see the bo6eS sraiiom NE
milk! What nefia5le contempt must he have felt for
n Senator, who could stand up in the Senate and de-
clare that he left his seat TO avoid voting for the com
pronise' MS an amendment, and then vote for the bill
with the amendment III II!
"Shoud the bill pass in the Hou.e of Representa-
tiyes without alteration, ,cW then be nhchcr the
President aeH piace himself in suca unSpcakGLiy rid
cuious posilion III he retains the constitutional
pes which he has often avowcd, he cannot sign the
BILL cifh0ut Fulfilling The respect Of fre1y Of
mon sense the country II he has rclnGuIshed those
scruples in consequence oiharlng reconsLcred his for
mer opinions and The arguments by which he supported
them-f he has discovered the tallacy Of those argu
me nls and can approve the bill, without making any
COMPROMISE with conscience-we have no doubt he will
say so, frankly and honestly, without equiv vocation or
mental reservation
We re echo the sentiment Of the Boston Courier.
Mr. TYLER cannot make himself "unspeakab'y rid-
culous" lie will not "foreit the respect OF every
/ man of common in the country. lie must veto
this bill-We differ with the Courier, however, as
the character Of MIR Clay course-and to his far-
leGuin trick 1t Isl 10 say the least of il, trcka
nulltrap-a humbug device, which is better suited to
the steal,hy and catlke Oliver Dain, than bold and
manly American Statesman.
This is grace after meat They the stric-
lures of the Wing Press, (and pungent and pow
erful they areD after the production of the COM
promise But let us the grace be(ore mrat.--
Let us hear what these Wings said by way of an
,icpation of the compromise. Here IS the Wing
scribber of the New Orleans Bee, who writes from
Washington, July l4ih. 81 have not 10 any extent,
scer,ained the views of the representatives 10 the
"compromise" which | informed you in my last letter
was in contemplation of the Senators. The PROPOSE
lion is to give The Mother Bank the power TO establish
branches with the consent Of the States reservng to
Congress the right to establish them, whenever the
public eyinencies require without that consent. in
cline 10 the opinion, that in both branches of Congress
the bill in its present shape will be put TO vote
in case il should be defeated, they Will perhaps fall
back upon the compromise. 1t is said that fresi-
dent TYLER will oppose the bill, if the compromise
| is adopted-upon what authority is not known.
1t requires Virginia metaphysician to appreciate
the difference between two propositions in consul.
tutional sense. The gist of the objection to the p
in its present form is, that Congress has not me
mower to incorporate a bank TO operate within Inc
limits of the States without their consent. Now Inc
compromise asserts the power in the most emphatic
manner but does not it. When Congress ac.s
upon the power, will not the objection arise: or WIZ
specific legislation give an emphasis 10 the wolus
necessary and proper, SO as to make them embrace
this branching power, which general legislation cahno'
accomplish Until my mind is illuminated upon t ',
absruse point of metaphysical poemcs by some oil .he
wise Pundts Of the tdewatcr school, must adneie ~