Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-08-13
ALABAMA ELECTIONS.

The vote for Congress at the recent election in
Mobile city and county was Bragg 1878, Lang
don 1925. For Governor, Collier 1866, Shields
1905. For Senator, Toulmin 1903, Gazzam
1894. The Herald and Tribune learns, that
Bragg gets majority in Baldwin, l64 In Monroe,
and 279 in Wilcox.
The Advertiser, of which Mr.. Langdon is edi-
tor, explains the success of his opponent, in Mo-
bile, by saying:
They managed to dodge the issue of secession. AZ
Ter Judge Bragg etrned from The country leaders Of
the Southern Rights party declared themselves better
Union men than heir opponents, and denied most posi-
lively that they had been in favor OF dsunion in
the most remote degree. They procured large flags of
the Uion-lhe real stars and strpes-under which they
rallied every night, and under the folds OF which they
declared themselves the devoted friends of the Cons
tuition aud the Unon So read the tansparences and
the notices their tickets, the American eagle also
figuring on thelaer we'll their large posters
These declarations OF being good Union men, united
to private party appeals secured the of most OF
the Unlon Democrats, as was intended.
But the main agent smoney, and its liberal use by
the active leaders OF the party.
1t will be remembered that Judge Bragg him
self, in his published card, expressly took ground
against resisting the Compromise measures. He
asserted, however, the right of secession. The
Mobile Register, the Democratic organ, occupy
ing about the same position on the Southern
Rights question as the Richmond Enquirer Chat
is, going for acquescence in the Compromlse)
proclaimed, before the election, that, in this can
vass, "there was no issue as to Union or Disun-
ion.'' So that there is no small warrant for the
following paragrap phi in the Advertiser
GLORIOUS UNION VIcroRY.-As the Southern Rights
late secession party declared before the election they
were better Union men than that the Union nominees,
and as they have been elected consider ourselves
July justified in claiming the result as Union victory
ney efowGed upon our Platform IN spite Of all our eff
and stripes, the American eagle, the heads of ash
lngG1 and Jackson and also our motto of the Union
and the Constitution.
And then they profess to be willing to acouiesce in
what has been done provided no further aggressions
are committed. which is right where the Union men
have stood all the time.
Well as they elected, we are glad thew repented
and came out good Union men the week before the
election.
The Herald and Tribune (fall blooded seces-
sionis) affirms that 'the whole battle was be.
tween anti-southernsm, on the one hand, and a
genuine southern spirit on the oher'
We have done all this (adds the same paper by
stand ny aloof from national parties. The name OF
wing or democrat not mentioned n the campaign
and Ut ii the south be redeemed regeneraed and is
en-hraed, trust these national names, as the cover
ior northern aggression and rapaciy, will never he
heard among US.
From these hints the reader will readily I'm.
d,rstand that the Democrats voted in mass iol
Judge Bragg, and succeeded in dividing the
Wings by sinking ostensiby party names and
issues. We confess the result was not unex-
pected to US, for Mr.. Lsngdon, though true man,
and firm and Independent one, is native of
the North and the facility OF arousing preiudces
against any candidate who is presented under
such circumstances, at a time when sectional
questions are chiefly in issue, is too great not to
be turned to account by skiIful adversaries.