Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-07-27

the co Saes' May they not object to any nt'' poeefs
bring conferred on Congress by any one may 'i'ey
not object 10 one State vesng powers IN congress
which. hen vested will enable Congress TO confer
Driritges and benefits thai Sa.e which others 40 ho'
or cannot enjoy: Ii FIVE and twenty o inc o'a.ss ~"
.c, to the locating of Branch of the BANK at @a'"h'
nah, nav it nevertheless ae done necahse ,c'I"H rs
SCENTS 10 il, Shall the w'll ct one State nnt"e'S r
,.:r; or ~ ,Lc r.sip Snail "r0mpart between one
s,,ad CONGRESS- or If you will, State and Bani,
h,nra lie Constitution by adding 10 the powers OF
and that too, in despite Of the opposition oi
all The rest of the States
The "assent" OF the State must ci her b' siiipir
rmssion that constitutes the branch but tenant al
mill or assume the form of a compact and contain terms
and s,ipuoton-lflhe branch be tenant al 'raf, RI q
irmia it nay be expelled at pleasure, whenever 'ha
,rW is withdrawn. II State may prescribe terms, IL
NAV make them onerouS 1T may require coa@S-h
permanent right 10 heary oGns-to lam 'rhon interest
VI at Tfdaced interest it may reserve fteh. 20 l'
The Bank very facuiiY of discount and MS sf0rh &C
&c Could the Bank grant any or all 81 these terms
Where are its powers: The charter defines heni anu
such powers are not among them Both partes -
eompuct must be penay ofpowers, to settle the 'er's
which the "eompaa" involves. 49,
But when the seompac," is agreed uPon-how IS lhe
dvroL;i,ty Of the obligations of the parties secured
The Bonk--may il not withdraw its branches: Inc fu'
,ure Lepslatures-may they not withdraw the'r "as-
sent" IF this may be- the "asseni IS not "rom-
pact at all of course the 10th section IS without app-
cation. ~,
oc.r 10 Eranch The charter then, qucad hoe, is no,
Inn uufI the ssasscnt Is gwen Then, takes tue
o;n, action Of Coneress and The States, TO make what:
In, of Congress- But, have care, 1t is not lac
vat Why moi. Because the ''assent' of the States
involves ;.compacts with somebody and States canno,
n,er .o compaets until they obtain the "consen, Of
Congress-" If a lao derive ali its authority from a
.comuarf" between States, why the lac car be none
other but the lac of those States Must II not follow,
when tar derives lis authority IRON "coinpac'
between a STATE and Bank. State and the Genera
Gorerp,asut that il is the tar Of dofh; that 's IN one
instance that the State and the Bank make TAR, aye,
and lar Of the L. States too! and IN the other tn"'
Congress and the State make the fdr ANA ye al 'ne
while no, word can be found III The Federal or S'ae
Constitutions authorising such "compacS OF hS's"
ton or medfey of Jurisdictions +,
shall doubtless be told, that the result at when
have arrived in relation to the "assent {" me states,
concurs precisely with that TO which Mr Gay as
rived IN his recent Report agree that II does, eSct
where that assent is expressly required by the Consl
tuition: nor do | in the least regret u. am aiwayS
h,npv 10 concur on any subject with gentlemen oil emf
nence and ability. ! shall be ever gao 10 learn "
noble men" But fear that IN my further progress
am to be deprived Of the good company oil tnal geh,e
man; though all things c"nsdefed IL may ue i"i iie
hsst ne ,niuht not prove, what could wish 10 BE-,
yary agreeable companion. Under such deprivation
,nd IN en- long Journey it behooves me to keep close
along side of another companlon the cherisheu o"ee
of NV deep regards-l mean the Sonsute,i"h'
But while maintain, that the "assent OF the states
oan Contribute nothing 10 the power Of Congress tc
ncorporate a Bank do not sre how the argument io
sucb a power is advanced BY maintaining that Cor
r,ess can exercise ii ,ciont their consent But an III
ouiry into this, properly belongs to another 0ra"ea o
this discussion. And now having disposed "t those
us,r elements of constitutional power which Mr Ewing
ntroduced as the Erum Quid, which has been struci
out from the collisions OF clashing opinions, shal
,ake I'm Mr. Claws bill, and invite public attention L
those parts which seem obnoxious 10 constitutional Oh
iections. In parting with Mr. Ewing, can only say
that if the objections have assigned !" MS pah' s,a'
NOT nroye satisfactory to the pubic, have one othr
reason, which I'm the present critical conjuncture ant
position Of parties, and my recollection Of his own pas
views Of the erpansireness and feridiity of Fedra
porer,) is very satisfactory t" myself Is, lme'
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