Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-11-15
PUBLIC FEELING.

OF the Wings, it is hardly necessary to say that
they have been greatly disappointed in the election
particularly in New York. Having had $4,000
majority in ls40 on the fullest vote cast up TO that
period, they believed they had an honest and deci
ded majority in that State. But of other parties
aside from superintendent expenditure Of liquor
and gun-powder by small portion of the locos
here, the news of the probable election of Polk, has
occssioned little joy. We know that some--and
we doubt not that many--who have voted with the
ocofocos, nevertheless desired the election of Mr..
Clay. They erpecied his electionand hence eXpec-
ted that no harm would ensue should they contn-
nc to support their party. This feeling has prevail
ed among warm Tariff men-among the WOOL
growers of Vermont; and we are told that it has
been strongly manifested by the business men in
our cities. They have in fact been Wing in prin-
ciple but have adhered to locofocoism rather than
incur the odium of having changed their politics.
Such men feel the probable defeat of Mr.. CLAY,
even more deeply than those Wings who are con.
scious of having done their whole duty. OF the
third party, we have observed now and then one of
the most Jealous, rejoicing over Folks election, APP
parently with nearly as much zest us the very boys
who have "madc night hideous" for the last week
from which we deduce anew the conclusion we
had formed before, that they are wolves in sleeps
clothing-or iackulls to locoiocoism. We think
there are few such, however. There are others
who have felt that they needed consolation this
trial; and they, in company with not few locofo-
cos, have attempted to derive that consolation from
the fact that the Senate is Wing, and therefore An
nexation cannot be- consummated, nor the Tariff
disturbed What tribute is this to the Wing
party; what a confession that on the Wings of the
U. S. Senate depend the hopes of the country
what confession, that these persons have them
selves been unfortunately faithoss in not sustain
ing that Senate. We hope this consolation is not
doomed TO fail. As to the Tariff, we have hope
that even rampant locoiocoism will not drre to dis
turb it when trey see New York and Pennsylvania
stand almost equally poised between the two great
parties; but we have less hope on Annexation. If
the South has gone for Polk, and even the great
free States have practically declared in favor of
Annexation, it is almost too much TO expect that
the Southern Wing Senators will stand this fiery
trial. How shall we expect Southern men to resist
this measure, when even the very abolitionists of
the North have regarded Annexation as of SO little
consequence as not to be worth resisting at the bal
lot boxes? When they have dared, in the true
spirit of patriotism, to risk their personal and
sectional interests for the good of the whole, with
their gallant leader Henry Clay, and yet he and
they have been scornfully rejected-we almost feel
that the North can ask no mercy from them. But
we shall see, ere long, if Mr.. Polk, with locofo.
co Congress, shall have been electcd--all which is
nearly certain. In the mean time there are signs
of the times worth needing: In New York in two
days, wool fell cents pound and Rail Road
stocks fell fell from to 10 per cent, while Ieras
scrip advanced 20 per contour own interests rent
dorm Folks chances increased, and the interests
of foreign and domestic spectators went up.