Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-08-02
VERMONT PHOENIX.

The result of the election in Louisiana, APP
pears to give the N. Y Evening Post comfort
of a somewhat colder nature than that which
its Boston namcsake Processes TO derive from it.
Ii shows TO the former journal that there is no
charm in the Texas hnmbug-artfully coniur-
ed by the Polk and Dallas managers to suborn
the South. Hear it.
con looking over the returns of the Louis
lana election, so far as they have been received,
it is impossible to avoid the conclusion that the
make-weight Of the Texas question, by which
it was expected to carry the State in favor Of
the Democratic ticket, has not had the effect
which many anticipated. The Wings, it is
true, have nothing to boast of but they who
thought that the Texas question would carry
all before it, are disappointed.
If any of the Southern States are interested
in the Texas question, il is Louisiana, which
borders on the new Republic. II was the fear
that Texas might put an end to slavery within
her limits, which awakened the impatient de-
sire in the South, to see her annexed to our
confedeTacy. The Inconvenience OF having an
asylum close at hand for fugitive slaves, would
in that case, be principally felt by Louisiana
IL was from Louisiana that we heard the first
of those vehement protests which have since
been so often repeated in the Southern States,
against the plan of Mr. Andrews, which was
said, and with some reason, we believe, 10 have
been secretly favored at first by President Hous-
ton, the plan of emancipating the slaves OF
Texas, by means of loans procured from Eu-
ropean capitalists, on the security of the public
lands. If, therefore. we could have expected
that the nomination of a democratic candidate
for the Presidency, friendly TO the annexation
of Texas, would have an effect upon the vote
of any State in the Union, it would have beer
the vote of Louisiana, particularly as a candi
date hostile to annexation is nominated on the
other side, and the entire Wing party have ia
! ken decided stand against the measure. One
might have looked, unless the zeal in favor o.
annexation had been grossly exaggerated, tc
see Louisiana taking up the democratic ticke
with an enthusiasm which no ties Of party at
tachment could restrain, and bearing il into
place upon the food tide of triumphant ma
iority. What, however, is the actual result
The elections to the Legislature show that The
two parties in that State are almost evenly bal
anced, and the journals are laboring to make i
appear, each that its own side has gained tn,
advantage.
1t is worth while 10 inquire into the cause,
of this result. In the first place, it is prett,
clear that the zeal for annexing Texas 10 th,
country, which prevails in the Southern por
ton Of the Union, is by no means so vehemen
as has been represented. A good deal Of il hat
consisted in mere noise. The friends of NJ
Tyler, the offlce-holders, affected great interes
in the matter because il was expected of then
by their patrons in The administration. Tn,
enemies of Mr. Van Buren, expressed the sam,
zeal, because they saw that il might be used Il
exclude him from the nomination. The spec
ulators in Texas lands joined in 10 swell tn
camor, because they expected TO meet with
better sale for their lands whenever they should
come under the government of the U. States
Meantime, the doubts and msgivings concern
ing the measure, which many must have felt
for in this question of the annexation OF Tex
as, considered in its effects upon the interest
of the Southern States, much may he said oil
both sides-remained unexpressed. Doubtan,
} reluctance never make half the noise that
made by political and personal interest. Th
result of the election shows that large poT
ton of The people of Louisiana, are not friend
ly to the immediate annexation OF Texas"