Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-05-26

All Of the Committees and with all the Books in their
posses sion they had entirely failed TO expose sin.
ole instance Of corruption during the Administration oil
Mr.. Van Buren,.
He next spoke of the Tariif-showed that The Wings
had pledged themselves before the eecton
that If they came into power, they would place Iari
on Injuries such as silks and wines which are princI-
pay consumed by the rich; end that articles OF prime
necessity such salt aud IRON, which enter INTO Inc
consumption Of every family, should be made duty free
That instead of complying with their pledges, the
had passed biuh protective Tariff IN which heavy du
ties were placed upon salt and ron while silks and teas
were left entirely untouched. Mr. Turney dwelt al
considerable length upon the Tariff, ia the course OF
which, he dashed the Wings as with whip of scor
pions.
Mr.. Turney next spoke IN unquai'hed denunc.a.ioh
of United States Bank-brought many powerful ar
oumen,s 10 bear against the expectancy of such an
institution. even if il within the constitutions
competency Of Congress to Charter one, Wh'ch NJ Ut
terIv denied-showed what would be It's effects upon
other i,anks-inslanccd that provided such an insitu
lion existed auC branch thereof was located al Nash
VILE that meeting cf the Directory might be called,
and resolutions adopted that after certain day they
would receive in payment of debts the notes of the
Union and Planters Bank and would not receive those
Of the State Bank-that the effect would be TO appre
ciate the value OF the Union and Planters Bank notes.
and deDrecate those Of the State Bank-hs would at
once destroy confidence in The solvency of the State
Bank. and cause the holders Of lis notes in the coun
try 10 make a run upon 1t Tor spece-and brokers
would be sent out through the country 10 purchase up
its pa per al certain rate of discount, which would be
fixed by the brokers OF Nashville. In short time,
another meeting Of The Directory would be called, al
which it would be resolved that the State Bank paper
would be received in payment oil debts, 10 the exclu-
sion of the Union and Planters Bank paper, and the
State Bank paper would appreciate, and the Union and
Planters Bank paper depreclate. We cannot recoec,
all the reasons advanced by MIR. Turney against such
an institution as we took notes OF his speech, and
give this imperfect sketch entirely from memory
MIR. Turney concluded by an earnest and eloquent
appea 10 the Democratic party 10 act with harmony III
The approaching elec,on-he said, that the motto Of
every Democrat should be, "every thing for the cause
nothing for men-warned his Democratic friends
AGAINST voting for pledged Stated that any man,
whether protesting Wing or Democrat, who, for the
sake of seat in the Legislature, was mean enough
to pledge HIMSELF Il elected, TO vote against the pr'n
cipes which he proessed, would be mean enough al
forwards 10 violate them lie stated, that the eyes OF the
y hole Union were now turned upon Tehnessee-that
upon the result of the Tennessee Elections in August,
de pended the complexion Of The next U. 5. Senate
the party having the majority in the next Legislature,
you'd turn the scale in that body by elecng two Sc
majors OF their own politics.
The foregoing is but an imperfect sketch OF The most
important heads of Mr.. Turneys speech, which occu-
pied him nearly two hours in delivering