King, who was of most of them. King said that it was
true the committees kept back their reports, waiting the event of
the question about appropriation: that if that was not carried, they
considered legislation as at an end; that they might as well break up
and consider the Union as dissolved. Tazewell expressed his astonishment
at these ideas, and called on King to know if he had misapprehended him.
King rose again and repeated the same words. The next day, Cabot took
an occasion in debate, and so awkward a one as to show it was a thing
agreed to be done, to repeat the same sentiments in stronger terms, and
carried further, by declaring a determination on their side to break up
and dissolve the government.
March the 11th. In conversation with Baldwin and Brown of Kentucky,
Brown says that in a private company once, consisting of Hamilton, King,
Madison, himself, and some one else making a fifth, speaking of the
'federal government'; 'Oh!' says Hamilton, 'say the federal monarchy;
let us call things by their right names, for a monarchy it is.'
Baldwin mentions at table the following fact. When the bank bill was
under discussion in the House of Representatives, Judge Wilson came in,
and was standing by Baldwin. Baldwin reminded him of the following fact
which passed in the grand convention. Among the enumerated powers given
to Congress, was one to erect corporations. It was on debate struck
out.
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