The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-09
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ney, in the Senate Of the United States, upon pr,
senting the Tennessee instructng- resolutions The
appeared to me TO be in very bad taste, and who'll
unsuited TO that august body. OF this, however,
do not complain. quarrel with no man about maj
tiers Of taste But he has awaited himself Of his pc
sition to make an attack upon me- which, if made q
all, should have been made at Nashville in oetobe
last, and Immediately after his election. Did he d.
so' We shall see in the sequel.
! Being satisfied that he far from being the ia
yorite Of the democratic party in the legislature o
Tennessee, he refused to submit his claims To thei
decision, Up to that time he was personally ant
politically more obnoxious TO the opposite party
than any democrat in the State, and did not dream
that they would take him up for any Office, muci
less for the grave and dgnfed station Of senator ia
Congress. soon learned, TO my surprise, however
that In his conversations with leading wings, he wal
denouncng the President on the pretended ground
that he 1.-The President was endeayoring 10 dictate
as to who should be the senator. Such denuncia.
tons, as matter Of course, were neither calculated
nor intended 10 offend our whig friends. Their OBJ
ject could not be mistaken.
On the 18th ballot Mr. Tumey received thirty
three wing votes and six democratic votes. The
convention of the two houses adjourned for dinner
and great was my astonishment, when advised by a
friend, that Mr.. Turney had written letter to the
wings in which he made the pledge that in the event
OF his election to the Senate, he would oppose a
modification Of the tanf, favor distribution and de-
nounee the President Of the United States. Ny
course was then taken. When the convention met
In the afternoon, (being president Of that body)
called senator 10 the chair, and after briefly ex-
planning the position which occupied in reference
TO the pending senatorial election, spoke Of the ri-
m0rs which / bad heard, and called upon a promi-
nent and talented whig senator, (Mr. Callom,) to
say, whether those raors were entitled 10 credit
Mr.. Culom eysded the question in such way as
TO astound nearly every democrat. Can il be posi-
MA aid III 40 h.. 0kas
has written such letter.
A motion made to postpone the election for
ten days that the matter might be investigated This
motion voted down by the wings and Mr. Tur-
ney's six democratic friends, two Of the six being
his relatiyes-one his own dearly beloved brother,
and the other his eousn.) The convention ad journ-
ed. The next morning resolutions were introduced
into the House. proposing TO raise select committee
with power TO take proof, and report These reso-
lutions were also voted down. In the mean time,
two amongst the most respectable and talented
wing members Of the legislature gave all the
facts One Of them said had and read the let
ter IN rhieh Mr. Tlg1sy made the pledges specified
the other informed me that he did see IT, for the
reason he did not desire 10 -but his friends had
stated TO him It's contents
On the final ballot, when the clerk called my
name, | told HIM to pass on, and when every men,
Der had voted, save myself, and when Mr. Tumey
was elected, | again called a senator TO the chair
would not vote for him. Leave granted. Here
would remark, that the district which represent
in the Senate is called the Mountain dstrct-the
very Gibraltar Of pure and unadulterated democracy
The concluding paragraph in that speech is in these
words:
"Sr, l know the people Of the Mountain district,
which have the honor TO represent They resisted
Whiteism and all the other disorganizng isnls, up
TO the present day, and have fears Of the puny
efforts OF Hop. Turneyism in Its present FALLEN
and INEVITABLE state. Sir, there is fire in the
tsins-a perfect blaze Of indignation amongst their
sturdy democracy, and wo TO the hapless wight
who falls under their sovereign displeasure. And
now, sir, | throw my banner TO the breeze, and
wash my hands Of the foul transaction which ele-
Yates traitor to the dignity Of a SENATOR and here,
in my place, declare eternal war against Hop. Tur-
neyism!"
Mr. Turney was in the city, boarding at the same
hotel with me. The next morning he departed for
his residence, leaving card to be published in the
Nashville Union, asking the public to suspend their
Judgment about ten days, until he could indicate
himself from the charges which had been preferred
against him.
Some time before his promised vindication made ito
appearance published my speech, Of which the
above is an extract, TO which l appended note
stating that whenever Mr.. Turney, or any of his
,ohig friends, should deny that he made concessions
in order the wing VOTE and thereby secure
his election, stood ready to produce my author
ity Here the glove was clearly and distinctly
thrown down. Did he take it up' Read his de-
fence and see. He says in that ''defence, ;" which
!, no defence at ALL that he has been abused, Sian
dered and misrepresented; but not once does he
allude to the specific allegation we made against
him, to wit: that he had written the letter The let
ter-ihe ieiter-that's the question. In his speech
to which am replying, does he utter a syllable
about the letter? If he does, my optics not keen
enough to discover it. And now, Mr.. Senator Tur.
IAIx IL al.
say whether you are guilty or not guilty. Did
you write that letter? Any abuse of me will not be
In order until you answer the question
But he complains that thirty -one democratic men,
beers of the Legislature Of Tennessee, in an address
TO their constituents, after giving the facts connected
with his election, have formally read him out Of the
church. and prays to God that the Vice President
had an ssintimate acquaintance with these thiry-one
MEMBERS The Vice President shall at least have
the pleasure of seeing their names. lquote the last
paragraph in that address:
"These extracts from Mr.. Turneys address, con-
nected with the fact, well ascertained, that,
during the tendency Of the senatorial election, he
held secret communications with leading wings, and
bis entire failure to deny the charges of his having
made concessions in order to secure the whg votes,
must forever settle the question that he his ele
walton to the Senate to fraud successfully practised
upon his own party. 1t presents Of political
immortality which has no parallel within our knowl-
parties which will show that such political corrup-
ton and treachery cannot be practsed with impu-
nifty. In our deliberate judgment, Mr.. Turney has
forfeited the respect and confidence of his party and
in this sentiment we have the fullest assurance that
we have the entire Of every true demo-
crat The honor and integrity of the party must be
preserved, and this can be effected in no other way
than by holding every man as unworthy Of mem.
bershp who shows himself capable of barterng his
principles for the support Of his adversaries The
facts now laid before the country call for a response
from the great body of our party, which we cannot
doubt will be made in due season, and, when made,
will inAic merited punishment upon the guilty, and
finally give increased strength to the of democ
racy.
H. M. WATTERsoN, of Coffee,
G. c. ToRBirT, Of McMinn,
RICHARD WARNER, Of Marshall,
p. CRITz, of Hawkins,
A. G. McDoueAL, Of Wayne,
J. VooRHIEs, of Dixon,
Isaac ROBERTSON, OF Bledsoe,
JosEPH c. GUnD, Of Sumner,
LAspoN c. HAYNES, of Washington,
RoBr s, HoLT of McMinn,
Henry TRorT, jr., Of Cannon,
n w T. Mana of Ohion