The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-08-04

subject. The time fo. the 'aclion" "ac-
ION" which the Wings had 50 loudly de-
p,aodrd. had now arrived, and if they did
NOT act on the measure before them thls
,lay, it should be their own fault, ana not
that Of these who opposed The bill.
The amendment of Mondty restricting
the Bank to .aen" dularsas the luwestde
nominatinn of notes for issue, was recon-
sidercd, and five" was substituted py
cote Of 81 tn %.
Mr.. CLAY then rose and stated that 1t was
known tn the Senale. and known pretty
GencraIIy to ,hc country, that the blli, IN
irs present shape, would M, pass the Sen,
ate, and were the vote taken, 1t would
probably stand 25 for the bill and 20 d.
uaiust it. Under these circumstances. lor
the purpose of reconciling the conillcllls
opinions in the Wing ranks, a friendly
consultation had been had, and tne res"',
was compromise, in which lie nope"
the friends of thesn"a -ure would nhlte.
H. then sent to the Chair, the follow
iag. as Substitute for the branching
power contained in the bill.
"And the said directors may also estap-
lish one or more competent offices "i DIS
cou,t and deposite in any Territory or
District Of the United States, ana III any
State, with the cnn>enl of such State
And when established, the said office or
Offices shall be only Withdrawn or removed
by the saa directors prior TO tho rXPlra-
lion of this charter. with the previous as
sert of Congress. Prouided, in respect TO
anv State which shall not, atlhe fist ses-
sion Of the Legislature thereof, held alter
the passage of this act, by rcsoTtInn or
other usual Legislative proceeding, unr"n-
dilionallv assent Or dissent to the establish
ment uf such office nr offices wllhih H.
such assent of the said State shall be there
after presumed; and provided, nevertle-
less. thatwhenevcr it shall become neces-
sary and proper for carrying into execu-
ton any Of the powers granted by the
Constitution to establish an office or oihccs
in any of the States whatever, and me Gs-
lablishmeul thereof shall be directed Dy
law, it shall be the.duty of the SAID dlrec-
Tors 10 cstebIish such Office or Offices ac-
cordngly."
Mr.. Rives rose and spoke for nearly an
hour in reply to Mr.. Clay and characters
ed his amendment as mere nominal con-
cessiun, which kept 'the promise t" the
ear, but broke it To the hearty as SUP
version of The constitutional rights OF the
States, which he, as IA State Rights man,
could not and would not sanction Mr.
Calhoun warmly protested against the a.
fnplinu If this amendment, winch wnuic
br sanc,ioning principle that would JUS
,tfv the most p,lrnblc in(raciinns ut The
sovereign rights Of the States. What was
il, That the rights o! State sl'al! be
to be surrendered if she does
not answer in the negative I" ienanh'
which she does not recognise our power
To make. Suppose th" principle were aP-
piled TO law for the emancipation nt the
slaves nr the South, and that law should
be declared binding if the Legislatures OF
the States interested should not formally
dissent fo il. Did not this illustrate the
and danger of sdncllonlng
such principle! lie would he amazed II
any Senator of Southern State sh 'uId
give his vote fnri Mr. Walker and MIR.
Buchanan followed in warm opposition to
he amendment, which they th"ug ht much
worse than the provision in the bill for
which it was proposed as a substitute
Mr.. CIaylhenrepIiedt to the various speak
.rs, particularly to Mr.. Rives, who he
houslh had taken n wrong view of The
amendment. Mr.. Rives replied in even
terms than before, that the con-
.esson was merely ly nominal, and III reall-
V conceded nothing; and that he and those
who entertained the opinions he did, could
lnl sanction the amendment of the Sena-
or, either by a vote there, or the exercise
If power clsew here, without violation
If the oath they had taken to support the
Mr.. Preston spoke for a.
roul half an hour. The burden or his ar
yumenl was, that it was of paramount im-
,orlance to preserve the ascendancy of
he Wing party, which ought not to be
.ndangcred for mere tri1es. He consider
ID tie amendment as compromise, and
would 20 for it. The question was then
aiken OF the amendment, and i, was then
agreed to-aYes 25, noes 81.
The bill was then ordered to he cngrOs !
,eh by precisely the same vole.-Me /
Clayton and Henderson, (Whigs,) being
absent atbnth.
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