Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-07-30
Tuesdays Proceedings.

postpone indefinitely the Bank bill, which with
drawn-a speech from alr. Morehead, in which lie
derook to prove that Mr. Jefferson and the Democratic
party were in favor of National Bank-and the re-
conside ration of and the passage Of the amendment
authorizing the Bank to issue five dollar notes-Mr.
Clay produced his plan of compromise, based, as he
assumed upon the amendment of MIR. Rives, which
proposed the Treasury plan, and had been rejected
some weeks since.
The sketch of proceedings in another column will
enable readers 10 Judge OF the character of the COM
promise. 1t was considered by Mr.. Rves asserting,
IN the most absolute manner the power which was
held by himself and Others to be utterly Incompatible
with the Constitu,ion-tle power to establish Ma
,onal Bank within the States without the assent Of the
States
1t will be seen that Mr. Clay's amendment provides
for obtaining the assent of the States in two ways
Ist Bv legislative affirmative act c0asenfing. I'd.
negative or refusal TO act which IN not dSScnting is
to he construed into an assent. And II both these
modes of getting the authority Of the States for the
ablishmen, Of Bank within their jurisdiction should
fail and the States should prohibit the introduction OF
National Bank within their limits, then the amend
ment reserves and asserts for Congress the power 10
pu, Bank in any State against lis prohibition, when
ever il shall be thought necessary and proper.
This Mr. Clay contended, ought to be perfectly sa-
tsiac,orv 10 those who considered il papabe violation
of the Constitution the part of Congress 10 create
Bank within State against its consent. So thought
and voted twenty-five of the Federal party-two alb
, senting themselves and in this way the amendment
was carried by majority Of one vote.
MIR Clay looks 10 practical results, and has adapted
hs comnrom,sinu amendment 10 state Of crcumsian
ces which has forced into very crooked shape. MIR.
CLAY knows that there is Bank Senate both IN Penn
sylvASlA and New loKS-the two legs upon which
his Bank must stand-f it stand at all. He has good
reason to know that the fall elections in both
of these States will give preponderance TO the De-
mocratc party in the popular branch Of their respec
tive Legislatures He has scarce hope that the
consent Of either Of these States could be obtained Y"
the extension Of the National Bank charter over their
jurisdiction. But he knows that the Bank-bought and
Gerrymandcred majority in The Pennsylvania Senate
would put nesatire upon the dissent Of The House OF
Representatives. ard these t.ro n6yares would, ac-
cording to his amendment, make al Gtrmaheei The
same result would follow in New York frem the pos
ture in which the Bank minority III lis Senate would
place that State although deciding by an immense ma
lorty against the admission OF branches OF he Naohal
| Bank
| This is the key TO Mr.. Clpys curious amendment,
The speeches made upon II 10 day Of great inter
est Mr. Clay opened the discussion. Tie was follow
ed by Mr. Rives, Mr. Calhoun, Mr.. Walker, Mr. Pres
tom and MIR. Buchanan. Mr.. Clay then gcjoined, and
| Mr. Rives concluded the debate.
| The vote was-25 for, - against, The amendment,
and the bill passed 10 third reading by the vote,
VIZ:
Yas-M-ssr. Barrow Bates. Ba,ard ncen Choale. Clay Of
Ky Dixon Evans. Graham, Huntington, Kerr MaugGi, Met-
nck Miller Morehead, Phelps Porter rrenis- PI-son SIM
bridge
Clay Alabama. lue Fulton, King Linn. scRohet,s Mmi-
Nicholson, Pierce, Rivcs Sewer, smith OF Conn., S'iceon
raPraH' Walker "''T T "iHiS %sEE Wright ''""s--
Acr the Journal had been read, the House resolved
into Committee of the Whole, (alr Gushing Of alassa
chuses in the CairD and took up the bill TO lay a
tariff and regulate drawbacks.
Mr. Holmes Of South Carolina answered MIR. Adams,
in a manner which interested the members OF the
House much as Mr. Adamss speech
| The members gathered abcr, Tie Speakers IN both
| nd IN rpu The o
tons CUES.
| He said, when South Carolina nuicd the act Of
1882, force bull wa. passed which had been called
bloody bill he howeyr did not call il so at the time.
The people of Massachusetts, who rallied about the
celebrated sentence Of General Jacksou-"The Union
must be preservedwere not guided by patriotism but
| BY selfshness. They that if thcy went into war
with South Carolina, they should destroy the golden
founa in from which the river Pacious howeo ana te
laid down the sword and took ~ the pen To do what:
TO encourage patriotism: OH no. but 10 calculate the
value Of Union BY dollars and cents
Mr. Holmes answered Mr.. Adams slur that South
Carolina had population inferior to the city OF New
York He asked him if Boston, in the Revolution,
had not small population, and why she deied The
power Of Britain He asked if John Adams, single
man, did not defy the King, Lords, and Commons o
! Great Britain, and sn;d that II Ill became his son "a
chatter about numbers hen liberty was the cry. lie
opposed the Tariff at length, and SAID that It seemed
| that Mr. Adams wished, before he went 10 his grave
10 have the fame Of having torn down that which hIs
father built up
Mr. Sergeant OF Pennsylvania went into history OF
the compromise act lie denied that the present bill
repealed it, Ii only repealed the act Of July, leg, n
| far as it went.
MIR Wise asked him about linens, wire, and tin; and
wished him TO explain whether the new bill did not in
| terfere there.
| Mr. Sergeant said he did not know that it did; but
said he would leave other gentlemen who like hun
were under the hour hand of the clock, to show how
these articles were nercred with. He considered the
compromise act of no binding effect. 1t answered lis
purpose we'll at the time it was passed; but now we
were in debt and must have money and It was wrong
not TO pay 1t.
| Mr. Gilmer of Virginia said the compromise act
must not he disturbed lie thought the tariff should
be left alone until the session lie went against
the distribution bl which he said destined to hang
hang, hang, until it was dead, in the Senate. tie
thought lie Wing before he came here, but he be-
gan 10 doubt it now. He stated what the wing prin.
cples were "No PRESCRIPTION FOR opISIoS $ SAKE,
was one of their greatest principles-one that rang
louder and deeper through the land than any other but
how had it been carried Out: He hoped that the wing
party here now would not prescribe Wing President
for opinion $ sake that would be ridiculous indeed
He said the Wing party formed IN 1888, but the
| President was of an older date lie had fought the
good faht-he had kept the faith and finished his work
and now he found fault with by the party, be-
cousa he would not turn Turk Mahomedan after he
was elected
He said the Constitution was an abstraction IN the
minds of some people. "Honesly is the best policy,
was abstraction in the opinion OF the highway rob-
ber who went for the lines OF the old song
"The good old rule, the simple plan,
That he should t6ke who hath the power,
And he should keep who cam
He said the Ten COMMANDMENTS were distractions to
thieves, robbers and n6dcls lie said Mr.. Has!ead
of New Jersey stated yesterday that had the wing
party in Mr. Adamss time been continued IN power,
the expenditures would have been less He, Mr. Gil
mer, thought the Wing party formed in los'; hut,
if the gentleman was right! and the Wing party existed
in 1898 he must receect that
Sin Adams fail,
We s.nncd ALL
lie said Mr.. Adams in 1885, was wiling TO buckle
himself on to broad sword, and fight under General
Jackson for tariff, which settled by the compro-
miss. Now the gentleman would throw the land TO the
States, and the compromise to the dogs
He said the Wings had made new party and II they
wish to cut asnnder, he was content He stood upon
the Constitution. He should carry out the principles
that he and the Wings proessed before the people, ana
if he to die of distractions that was mater ior
himself and b;s constituents He could not see what