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Excessive Department. o. Hay kaovi-dgs
Of the oPiaioa of the Executive, hsd COO
suited .ccnsssssd. end psopess.l Ne anend-
ment which would b Submitted.
Alter stating frankly thai there Dad
been conesssioa of opinios. Ne. Clay
proceeded 20 deane his smesdEens. He
thought thsl large majority Of the States
wouli ascent 20 the esisblishmenl af
branches. OF 81 least would not dissent.
and leave the Bank Tree 90 establish in
oE6ees. I; vas not probable that there
would be ssndry dissenting Stsies, and Il
there we're few. still the location Of
bis1ebes IN the vicinity Of the States.
would accomplish the ussiel purposes Of
the Bank.
Mr. Clay having concluded. aud the
yeas ssd nays having been ordered upon
the amendment.
Mr. Rives Of Va rose and said. that be
could not vote Tor Dir. Clay's proposition.
He regretted this. 6nt said be conceived
the proposition 70 be no compromise. His
belief Was that the Bank would not be
constitutional unless the States gave their
free, full and positive assent. The bro.
position did not yield this. and be could
hot vote for il. II only seemed TO con.
cede. bot in reality mysiiied. u was like
that OF Lord North IN the Revolution upon
the subject Of taxation. "You nav tax
yourselves II you please. bot IL you do not,
We will tax you."
Dir. R. said that he would TO for the
support Of the prejset Of the Sseratsrv Of
the Treasury. requiring The assent Of the
States before the esiablishmsnt Of q BREACH
within the States. but not for this.
Mr.. Calhoun said he had been anxious
20 know some days since What the com.
promise was. The Senate nov had Il.
and though in regard 10 friends be should
leave the difficulty 10 be settled a. best
they might, be protested against the
amendment He regarded IL AZ On attack
upon the State sovereignty. and thought
in particular ne man from q slaveholdine
State should support IL.
Mr.. Preston supported the amendment
zealously and Ahly-eousiderinR il a. pre-.
seniing the question in q form which
would harmoDiSe all men and ell 20pin.
ions. He regarded the necessity" sx-
lsting 10 the spirit OF the Constitution.
Mr.. Clay Of Ky. said he had no CON.
plants TO make no regrets to utter al the
course pursued BY bis honorable friend
from Virgiaia. He ihouEht that rofloe.
ton would lead TO change Of opinion
What IVES eompFomiSe? A mutual con-
esssion Thei9euaioF should not expeet
that his frieods differing from hin should
eouesde ell 10 him, and be eoneedo moth.
Ing TO themi His frisnds had made a
concession. They gave the LeRislature
time 10 act in reference 10 the branch
proposed IN the State.
They could give ihsir dissent IL they
pleased. and the branch could not be e..
ta6lished. unless OftsF this dissant
Congress should declare Il necessary
and proper" The Legislature bad :
Whole session to dissent. and ne: dissent.
ing then, the branch was established a.
mIteF OF course. Il wa contemplated 10
give each OF the twenty six States the
power 10 dissent, and moi 10 forca n Bank
upon any State.
Mr. Clay, IN conclusion, expressed his
unaffected regret that his friend from Viz.
ginis bad wandered even for . moment
from the ranks Of the RepObliean party.
Mr.. Rivss rejoined 10 good temper. but
with great esrnestness Of manner, and
maintained his former position. The
question was radical wilhal. and funda-
mental, and he could not abandon it,
With his friend from 8. c. { Mr. Presiob)
aud bis friend from Msrylsnd (Mr. Mer.
riekl from whom be bad not heard il
might be question 81 10 the necessity
for exercising power. With him, il Was
deePsr--a constitutional objection which
he would no. abandon.