The State banks will be welcome to a place in the system, like State troops coming forward for the defence of the Republic; but they cannot be tolerated, if they stand aloof, or refuse to take the post assigned them.
He welcomes State banks into the national system but insists they must participate actively rather than remain detached.
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At Baltimore the delegation of the most important State in the Union, known to be in favor of the Wilmot Proviso, was refused admission to the Convention.
They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
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