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XXIII. Resumption by the Pennsylvania United States Bank; and others which followed her lead 94 XXIV. Proposed Annexation of Texas—Mr. Preston's Motion and Speech—Extracts 94 XXV. Debate between Mr. Clay and Mr. Calhoun, Personal and Political, and leading to Expositions and Vindications of Public Conduct which belong to History 97 XXVI. Debate between Mr. Clay and Mr. Calhoun—Mr. Clay's Speech—Extracts 101 XXVII. Debate between Mr. Clay and Mr. Calhoun—Mr. Calhoun's Speech—Extracts 103 XXVIII. Debate between Mr. Clay and Mr. Calhoun—Rejoinders by each 112 XXIX. Independent Treasury, or, Divorce of Bank and State—Passed in the Senate—Lost in the House of Representatives 124 XXX. Public Lands—Graduation of Price—Pre-emption System—Taxation when Sold 125 XXXI. Specie Basis for Banks—One-third of the Amount of Liabilities the Lowest Safe Proportion—Speech of Mr. Benton on the Recharter of the District Banks 128 XXXII. The North and the South—Comparative Prosperity—Southern Discontent—Its True Cause 130 XXXIII. Progress of the Slavery Agitation—Mr. Calhoun's Approval of the Missouri Compromise 134 XXXIV. Death of Commodore Rodgers, and Notice of his Life and Character 144 XXXV. Anti-duelling Act 148 XXXVI. Slavery Agitation in the House of Representatives, and Retiring of Southern Members from the Hall 150 XXXVII. Abolitionists Classified by Mr. Clay—Ultras Denounced—Slavery Agitators North and South Equally denounced as Dangerous to the Union 154 XXXVIII. Bank of the United States—Resignation of Mr. Biddle—Final Suspension 157 XXXIX. First Session Twenty-sixth Congress—Members—Organization—Political Map of the House 158 XL. First Session of the Twenty-sixth Congress—President's Message 162 XLI. Divorce of Bank and State—Divorce decreed 164 XLII. Florida Armed Occupation Bill—Mr. Benton's Speech—Extracts 167 XLIII. Assumption of the State Debts 171 XLIV. Assumption of the State Debts—Mr. Benton's Speech—Extracts 172 XLV. Death of General Samuel Smith, of Maryland; and Notice of his Life and Character 176 XLVI. Salt—the Universality of its Supply—Mystery and Indispensability of its Use—Tyranny and Impiety of its Taxation—Speech of Mr. Benton—Extracts 176 XLVII. Pairing off 178