The southern press., 1851-08-13
Alabama Elections.

Alabama Elections.
Our neighbor Of the Republic has habit of
going off half-cocked, which renders it rather
ridiculous.
On the faith of vague rumor, derived from a
very unreliable source, it broke forth into costa
cies on Saturday, over the probable election of
6 six out of seven Union members of Congress"
from Alabama.
Now, firstly, we have every reason for be-
lieving that the alleged ground for the Repnb-
lies rejoicing is mere fiction; and, secondly,
the suppression of facts in that notice of the
Alabama election is most curious and striking.
More recent telegraphic dispatches state that,
in the first district, BRAGG has beaten LAsGDoN,
the great gun of the Alabama Unionists-and in
whose election the authorities and organs here
felt the greatest interest-sbout 1900 votes.
This, too, in Wing district, generally repre-
scented by Wings in Congress. Yet the RepuJ-
Tic, which would have loudly trumpeted the
triumph of its model "loyalist' LANGDoN, en-
tirely ignores his existence since his defeat.
is the dirge for his political burial; but the Ad-
ministration may have better memory than its
organ. ~ s.- E.
We regard the result of this election in Mo-
bile as more significant of public sentiment in
Alabama than any other in that State, except,
perhaps, that of Governor COLLIER, without op-
position. For, in that city, the issue of State
rights, and especially the right of secession,
clearly and distinctly made, and the campaign
fought on that issue alone. 1t took place, too,
in part of the State which was supposed to be
entirely under the influence of New Orleans and
the Northern merchants yet the State rights
cause gained most signal triumph, and the
banner bearer of the submissionists was pros
trated in the dust I...
The dispatches of yesterday, lso produce
the impression that SAMPSON W. HARRIS, in the
third district, has beaten MUDD, his opponent; !;
and, in the seventh district, the contest between
RICE and WHITE is so close that the result can
not yet be positively ascertained.
Even where beaten, the States rights eandi-
dates made gallant head-for, in what once was
the submission stronghold, the second district,
AnERcRoMBIE's majority over COCHRAN ranges
from 500 to 1000 only. ...... "..,
When, therefore, we take into consideration
the fact that this excitement in Alabama has
been much more recent than in the coterminous
States, and the organization of the States rights
al l,,& L. g
tions, so far from encouraging the organists,
should and must fill them with dismay.
After extracting the opinions of Gov. COLLIER
on the question of secession, and making two
abortive efforts to bring out SHIELDS in opposi.
ton as the Union candidate, the q Unionsts"-
elfstyled-abandoned opposition, and allowed
him to be reelected by default, in sheer despair.
The States rights men, therefore, have elected
their governor, and most probably three out of
seven representatives. Who can have the ef-
frontery, in the face of these revelations, to echo
the hysteric merriment of the Republic and it,
co-adjutors. More remarkable still are such
paans over Democratic triumphs, proceeding
from one of the central Wing organs. The
confusion of tongues which prevailed at Babel
and the consequent perplexity of the builders
find their parallels in the outgvings and dis
tracted lodgings of the partizan leaders anc
organs. Poor fellows, We really pity them, ant
do not desire to add to the perplexilies of thei
painful position more than we can possibly avoid
All that we desire now is to vindicate tn
truth of history, and set forth some Of the fact
and figures connected with the Alabama elec
tions, which our contemporary has most unac
couutably overlooked, or forgotten to mention
Let him remember Shields and LASGDoS, anC
his editorials will show more hearse.lke air
than carols" He can echo the plant of tn,
, aged Harper:
strike the chords of joy-but low
And mournful answer notes Of wo.
And the proud march which vctors tread
Sinks into wailings for the dead.
Since writing the above, the Charleston Ner
curry Of the 9Th inst, has come to hand, whicI
gives the following very different version of tn
result:
ALABAMA-Fron telegraphic dispatches an,
private information, we are led to believe tha
the recent political contest in this State has re
suited in the election Of the Southern right
candidate for fhyernor; Southern rights ma
jority in the legislature, who will elect a sue
cessor to Senator Clemens, and also the election
to Congress in the first district Of John Bragg
in the I'd, John Cochran; Sd, s. w. Harris
9Th, David Hubbard ; 7th, g. F. Rice, all South
ern rights men; and OF w. K. w. Cobb, (sub
mission) in the 9th district. In the 4th district
the result is doubtful between Erwin (Southerl
rights,) and Smith (submissionist)