The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1844-07-20
GOOD NEWS FROM LOUISIANA


GOOD NEWS FROM LOUISIANA.
IA, readers ara doubtless aware that an
election for Members Of Congress md tho
State Legislature came of in Louisiana, or
,ho Is,. instant. We have as yet reco,ved
ouly martial returns, bu, these arc ola cheer
mn character. In order fully 10 appreciate
hem. II will be necessary 10 state the pre-
v;ous posi,ions of The two parties. AT The
election in lSi2,,he Locofocos succeeded IN
e,ec,i,c n, If candidate for Governor by
ms iori,y of 1857, swept every congressional
distrc, q in numbcr,) and had majority
in the las, Legislature, carrying even the
city of New Orleans, ono OF the hr"es'
strong holds of the wings in The state. Sue"
were the circumstances, gloomy enough
Lone would think, under which the wings
entered The contest just pa ssed 'hr' ugh But
in addition to all ,his,lhe locotocos expected
to derive new strength from the Texas hobby
= in tina, sta le. Louisiana borders upon Texas
u her ciiz ens took lively interest IN tho
d struggle of the young Republic for indepen>
n dence--p per sonal inlimacies were contracted
between the citizens al The two States
V MANY G the Texans have made New Or.
on leans their temporary resideEcc--and per-
's' sons residing in TIA, City had become
:" ,o,eres,ed in Texas stocks, besides other
he money iransac,ionsin the course Vi business.
nut OF course these things we're expected 10
It'll have their influence. We were OF the
en- number who thought so, and though we
n,od;cted. after the result Of the election Of
aa 1919 was known, tina, Louisiana mi hi be
US certainly Sc, down for Henry Clay, recon
cal indications had inspired US with doubts a
40 20 least upon the subject. The Loco'ocos 'a''
are nold of the annexation question and made
''ul he turning point Of The election. No efforts
" were spared to excite the sympa'hies oil IN
ions "o'o
this Iouisian;ans in behalf of Texas, and appeal
ntry ,,o oao tn their interests, by assur'n
any ,hem tina, the safety OF the south deman'
sti,u immediate ahnexion.
Gov- Bul it was all ''no 60" Instead OF g''
SO IN INC additional aid to the party, they hay
' l'., been driven in part from the ground the
vored previously held. The Wings have rede 'm
New Orleans elected Thibodaux to Cor
sition gress over Labrunche in the 2nd District
,(I;,rts and have far prospect OF carrying a m
'exos iorly Ct the Legislature In two oil
Union four Congressional districts the wings b
, no candidates, and Of course their wh'
..;,. strength was no, brought out. Only p
i or the State Senate are elected this ye
and the returns yet manifest no uniavora
., 81, result. As far as heard from, 20 VIII
ii :, and IL Locos have been returned to
Lower House. One State "a Southe
d. M, State at that, and of all mos. likely to be
Carroll. Auenced) has spoken since the annexa'
les the humbug was gotten up, and the result
annex the l.ocos 90 dozen bib instead OF up.
e war rejoice that Tex sfocoism (as our wo'
e indie brother of the Memphis Enquirer styles
Read behind which the Locosoco leaders nope
position en,reach themselves and avoid the rea
Wright, sues in the present con'est' IS oes'''"s
D Texas properly understood.
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