The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-11-26
THE TENNESSEE SENATOR

Hopkins L.. 1urney, Esq lately elected Sena-
tor by the Legislature of Tennessee, has appeared
before the public in his promised defence from the
charge of utilization with the wings, by whose
votes he was elected TO the sta ton he now occu-
pies, and In which he is sustained by some presses
calling themselves democratic by miserable
subterfuge Without the holiness to denounce
the two third rnle, they contend that it
was not necessary in this instance, as the whips
did not intend to run candidate of their own
principles; and accordingly, they sought one of
our own party with which to break up our unity
and by wing help half dozen democrats have
been enabled to defeat the almost unanimous wish
of their party.
Mr. Turney attempts to place his action, like
all traitors, the ground of patriotism, and com
mences war on the President, by charging him,
in effect, with having dictated the nomination of
Mr.. Nicholson, and sustained it by all the influence
of the Executive. That we may not misrepresent
him, we quote large the two paragra phs relating
to this matter.
"ShOrtly after the election in August last, an
article appeared in the Nashville Wing, charq-
ing that Mr.. Nicholson was the nominee at Wash
ington for United States Senator | enclosed this
article In letter to the President, informing him
that 1t was founded on rumor here that MI Nj
choson was his candidate. did not doubt but
that he would promptly answer my letter deny-
ing that the statement had any foundation in
truth, and stating that he neither had, nor would
exert his influence for against any of his pol-
cal friends. But TO this letter received no an
swer.
The article in the Nashville Wing was never
contTadicted, so far as have observed, either by
the Nashville Union or the Washington Union
thus permitting the statement to exert its full in
tiuence the minds of our political friends as an
admitted fact. In the mean time | received let
tiers from my friends in East Tennessee inform
Ing me that Mr.. Nichoson's friends were using
great eXertions 10 produce the belief that he was
the candidate favored by the President. Add to
these facts that letters Gas UNDERSTOOD were
written by member of the Cabinet at Washing
ton, urging the election of Mr. Nicholson. With
all these facts, (and others ! might enumerate,l
before me, | could not doubt that the President
desired Mr. Nicholson's election, and used and
was exertlng his influence, private and official to
secure that end"
Mr.. Turney defends himself from the charge of
refusing to answer certain interrogatores put to
him by his constituents, pending the election. on
the ground that they were put, not for the mr.
pose of gaining information, but to DESTROY him -
If he was certain that that was the object he did
perfectly right in not putting club in the hands
of his enemies TO break his own head with, for we
much doubt if ne had made the declaration of his
political faith, as he has in this Address to the
public" if he could have secured the sip demo
cratic Uotes which enabled the wings to elect him
II is the strangest creed for stratghl-out demo
crat that we have lately seen, and certainly leaves
him scope enough to vote satisfactorily to the
wing party, on every political question that is
likely to be brought before the present Congress.
Here again we shall quote hm at large, and
leave our readers to draw their own conclusions.
In relation to the annexation of Texas. I need
only say that ] have uniformly advocated the
measure; that approved the resolutions passed
by Congress at the last session and that having
seen the Constitution lately adopted by Texas
which they intended TO offer as their form of 90.
vernment on being admitted into Union-T shall
with pleasure, contribute my vote to the consum.
nation Of that great measure, by accepting the
Constitution she offers, and receiving the State
Of Texas into the Federal Union.
The whole West lie in favor of this settled |