Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-08-21

necessary and proper" measures, unlike
that necessity which is ''the tyrant's plea,')
must be necessity existing in the general
and permanent relation of things. think
may answer for the Senator from Ken
lucky that that is his view, rs well as mine.
lie will excuse me, then, for declining to
give my sanction to any proposition which
would seem to refer the powers Of the Con-
stituton to different, and perpetualIy fluc
tuating standard.
Then the result is this announce it
with sincere regret. | cannot vote for the
proposition of the honorable Senator from
Kentucky. as a compromise, because it is,
in my humble Judgment, entirely delusivc;
and while it proposes to ConCcde, its only
effect is 10 mistify and embarrass, and final
" to assert the obnoxious power in the
Imost offensive form / think the honora-
bic Senator, and my friends generally, must
see, that if mean to act out, as j man, the
principles have avowed on this floor,
cannot concur in such proposition.
GIere Mr.. Clay shook his head.)
The honorable Senator from Kentucky
CONTINUED Mr.. Rives) indicates his dissent
by a shake of the head. 1t is sufficient for
me that the dictates Of my own breast
present it in this light. II does seem to me
in this light. 1t does seem to me. doing all
honor to the motives of the distinguished
Senator, that his conciliatory proposition
is like another celebrated conc3jatOyy prOD0-
Sit,on-that Of Lord North, III the time of
the Revolution. While the Colonies were
cnrtp,Ii,,,r tho .p.p,..oI r;rr,t 4t,
British Parliament TO tax them, without
their consent, the prime minister in the cri-
sis, Of the contest. doigned to make them q
concijat01y proposition, to this effect: We
will permit you to tax yourselves, if you
will do it in the manner and to the extent
which we require; but if not, we will con
tinuc to tax you Of our own authority
What is the import of the proposition now
before us! We will permit the States to
| declare their assent to the establishment OF
branches within their limits; but if they
do not assent, believing it to be necessary
and proper we will establish them without
their assent, and even in spite of their dis
sent. The conciliatory proposition Of Lord
North was unanimously rejected by the
Colonies, and the honorable Senator will
pardon me for saying that, in my Judgment,
J there is as little of concession in his, accor-
ding to those old-fashioncd views of the
| limitations of the Constitution and the
rights of the States which it is my msfor-
! tune to entertain.
| While do not concur with the honOra-
be Senator in the earnest conviction he
has so frequently expressed that q bank of
| .l,o fT,i.ol Stotoc e Tho an bo
evils under which The country Iabors. yet
do concur with him with my whole soul, in
the desire to sec this disturbing question
settled, finally and tremendously settled
and would lend my heart and hand, to any
settlement of il, which believed to be con-
sistent with the rightful sovereignty of the
States and the principles of our foderative
compact. | have already manifested my
willingness to 90 with him in accepting the
projct of the Secretary Of the Treasury.
referring to the free and unqualified assent
of the States to the establishment. within
their borders. Of branches Of the Fiscal In
sttution to be created here. And why
should not this be done! Why not! Has
not the honorable Senator told us this day,
that he was firmly convinced that large
majority Of tho States (Which would be full
| y as many as it would be desirable to have
branches in would give their assent Why
not then pat it on this ground! Why
make needless issues with those who might
otherwise cooperate with him! when, ac-
cording to his assertion this day. every
practical end might be obtained, by refer
ring the matter 10 the free and unshackled
ngCanf Of tho