Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-07-30
RICHMOND. Va, FRIDAY, JULY 50, 1871.
Ihc .A.,tnhle Compromis.

The .yJahe Compromise,
We have no room for the remarks winch we
ious 10 pour out upon the scenes at Washington. We
are overwhelmed with the proceedings OF Congress,
and anxious 10 give the Whole oil MI. bucian-
ans mastery speech against the Bank, ana the two
Nos of Spencer Roane and lofstHns' on ,e las, page
&C this days paper Eve beg readers to read them
all, aH notwithstanding their lengthy The Irnce OF
Compromises Mr.. H. Clay, is again playing his lett
handed part-aad has brought forward ms scheme ITO
catch the conscience" of MIR. Tyler. But VI Is only
humbug-all the advantage ~ on the side OF the
Bank. Ii prosraies Mr.. Tylers principle Of the as
sent Of the sovereign Staes which is 10 be freely gwen
before a branch be introduced into the borders
Of State. The whole Bank bill IS indeed series OF
humbuys. The establishment Of u National Bank III
the local District is humbng. The assumption OF
a Branching power is hn.ihug. The attempt !"
transfer TO Bank in the District the power Of dong
that indirectly which Congress cannot do iiseii, (oi
branching Bank in the Stntes,) IS another humons.
The pretended cond ton of the assent OF the States,
with which the same bill virtually dispenscs, and
thus placing the sovereign States at the mercy OF
the Directors OF the Bank-ths is indeed ntemptI-
BILE humbug, and the y'cst Of frauds. Thanks TO the
two Senators from Virginia, they have resisted this at
tempt-and many DAYS may not clapse before may
return our thanks 10 Mr. Tyler himself for having the
moral courage to interpose his Executive shield be-
tween the sovereign States and their desperate assa
ants
This compromise brought forward in the Senate
/
The amendment ran as follows: Strike out the provi
sion the Bank bill, relative to the branching power
| and insert:
"and the said directors may ais" establish more compr
tent offices aud drnsit Territory or Dtfrr
of the United States any yh the cun-en; OF such
And when established, The sad office or offices sia be
only withdraw or tcno,.d SAID directors 70 the ~
piaoa Of this charter, with HE previous assent 81 'nsirsS
Prsrded In respect which shall M" NJ The rsi rr-
Legislature tcoi, held after III. passage {" lS M
by resolution ullrr usual legislative procedure
nh, ns.rut ar ,en, Ia lie nirc offices
af
sumed and provided nevertheless, that whenever nan ~
powers granted h lie Constitution office Offices
any States Whatever. and the establishment thereof 'ia
directed hy law hall be the duty Of SAID directors !" .
tubish office c;;cr- accordingly
Mr. Rlvcs addressed the Srnar a, much lencth IN OPP
position to this amendment. lie said u paered WIKI
them in 4 double sense; while IL kept the promise 10
tho ear it broke il IL thu !. SAID 10 the States
we will establish these branches with your assent; u
YOU do not dissent specified tnc We VIII establish
the and even it you do dissent, will b? decreeing
them necessary and proper force them on you Mr..
Rves said lin subsequent speech that the difference
between the Senator Crom KY aud himself vas THIS :
that Senator believed the Federal Government had the
power to establish these branches within the limits 81
u State without her consent; th's lie (Nr. IL denied
And those who believed as ic did, could not either by
a in that body, The frcrciSc ~ poirT usfVafrc
sanction the .plc contained in the Senator sacn.
men, without violating the oa,, they had taken 70 sup
port the Constitution of the United States. (Bnt 1t
said Mr.. Tyler thinks on this sui jet with Mr. a!ses
As Mr. r. has sad, must Mr. Tyler acil
We have for the whole Debate to-day
scarcely for the shortest speech-viz The follow
ing cutting one from air. Calhoun
"Alr Calhoun sad lie rose TO make very few re-
marks. When he heard, few days since, that tic
honorable Senator from Kentucky had undertaken TO
effect a compromise he (Nlr Cahoun) really felt
urea, deal Of curiosity aud little desire IL find out
how that honorable Senator, with all his great fame
and abilities for compromises was going To accomplish
his obec; this question. Dut now his (alr ta!
houn 81 curiosity Satisfied. The wonderful com
promise is disclosed, aud viat IS the Senator Pro?o-
slon 1t is neither less than that line con-
sent Of The States sLa be asked through their Legs
laturcs ,hernext SESSIONS, FOR establishing branches
o! ths Bank within their borders AID, they DID mol
dissent, their assent should be presumed, ana the
branches forthwith established One size claims TINT
this would be pnwerihe Other, that II would
be surrender power. How you compounds, be
tween assent and dissent: You iught as geil attempt
10 compromise between Il negative and positive, be-
virtue and vice, between TRUTH anu iaseaood, ~
i tween right and wrong.
There is no ground ior compromise There mag he
concessions, but there Is ground ior compromise =
lie would leave tins matter, however, 10 Re s"i'"G be-
tween Inc gentlemen themselves las cnei "Jecl IN
rising was enter his sulemn protest agai:.st the
amendment OF the Senator from Ky. What Is i. That
the sovereign power OF any State shall b. presumed
be surrendered, because does not answer d"niGd
which II does not recognise iie right Of being asasd-
Ii is proposition to authorize Congress to any
therefore We take H." Now how would such piopo.
siiion work: Suppose Congress should pass law
gulatlng the intercourse between the States, 10
interfere with interest peculiar 10 tho South, and
would presume that every State which did not, by an
act Of her Legislature, xpress her dissent slpula be
considered as asserting it, and the law declared 10
Ibindng on her? Or s! further, suppose Congress
should pass law berae the slaves ii the Southern
States and declare that it should be binding If The dis
n sent Of the State Legislatures not made known
n
would illustrate the danger ofcnmrcllns The States 10
act the negative, GGd he would feel great as;nns!-
ment if representative from single slavchodnr
State should give his vote for the amendment
The criticisms Of Messrs. Walker and Buchanan
/ were keen and just. Their objections irresistible
10 every clear aud unrrcjudced mind Mr. Buchanan
ulso expressed his "admralion OF the manner IN which
Mr.. Rlres had sustained the part he had acted II this
drama He had performed his part with consistency
and dignity. lie had throughout been consistent III
maintaining his views OF State sovereirnlv and al.
though he (Nlr. Buclanan) felt constrained 10 vote
against that Senator's anendlmem, V lrn proposed
gave him great pleasure TO find himself voting with
him on the present question This proposition Of
compromise satisfy the cnBscences Of he!,.tnned
State Rights 1t s certainly Curious way Of salts.
flying them, 10 make nine directors Of banking ns,,
ton, and give them the power Of sumnoninr be fore
them the State sorcreign:ies and telling item they shall
answer yes or no, 10 question:; and II they do not
degn to answer, that their answer sa be presumed 10
served with notice hy the nine sovereign Directors Of
the Bank in the city Of WashiEgon-who, until The no.
lce is served, may amuse themselves walking through
the shady groves ofthe Capitol enjoying their sovereign
dignity and waiting for the expiration Of the sixty or
ninety days that may intervene during the sitting Of the
State Legislatures for their sovereign States to apcar
and answer their summons II, al The expiration ii that
time any State remains silent, 1t Is 10 be deprived Of
sovereign power by these sovereign directors, and be
told that its assent has been presumed, and lcrea
ter f'r twenty years 10 have It's power taken from H.,
The amendment was adopted by majority Of one
two Of the Wing Senators lodging the question Let
them be held up hereafter The Artful Dodgers viz
Clayton Of Delaware, and Henderson Of Alissssipp-
(The scorn of the nation will cnceorth follow their
names, unless they give better excuse for their
doJgng than that they have sacrificed their conscience
to their parly) Poor Preston! that he, once proud
States Rights Virgnan, should come 10 such vote
The Bill TO be put lis lhlrd reading on We'd
nesdny. We presume it will pass the Senate. 1t may
pass the House-and then what glorious opportunity
for Mr. Tyler TO stand up the presence Of his
Il ptr,,p ,pI,Y fEn