Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-13
Alabama Election.

TO the election on the Itn
Never, within our recollection, has there been
more unpropitious day. in respect to weather. for
an election than yesterday. For more than thirty
six hours the rain had descended in torrents, the
winds for the same period blew almost gale, and
strong fears were entertained of repetition Of the
disastrous food OF 1852. During most Of the day,
yesterday, the rain descended copiously and, alto
gether the prospects out Of doors were anything
but agreeable. The regular boats from the East
ern shore, where there were some hundred or two
good American voters belonging to the city, failed
10 meet their engagements, and the steamer Cuba,
which left on Friday night for short excursion to
Pensacola, having on board several more OF Sans
men, had not returned up to late hour last even
ing. Again, the water-courses in the county were
high, rendering it very difficult, If not impossible
for many of our friends to get TO the polls at all
Add to these the number of business men who act
with u.s. who are absent at the North, and 1t will
appear that our vote yesterday was fully four or
five hundred short of our actual strength in this
city. Yet, despite all this, and the extraordinary
exertions of our opponents, we have beaten them
triumphanty in the city, and our majority will pro-
badly be swelled by the returns to come in from
the country precincts. The noble Shortridge leads
the column by a majority Of over six hundred, SO
tar which will doubtless be increased to 100 by
the returns yet to come in.
review of the Registers columns for the last
few weeks, contrasting its assertions and predic-
tons with the results before US, would be quite an
interesting il not an amusing exercise. Only hear
how it talked no longer ago than Friday Last;
"But waive this, and we have proof
which is rrefragabe that the strength of the vote
in this county, opposed to Know-Nothingism, is
four, nay, we believe five times greater than the
Tribune has granted While you Know-Nothing
folks have been enrolling, drilling and swearing in
your lodges, the Democrats have not been idle,
They, TOO, have been taking names and chalking
hats A list of reliable voters against Sam in
this county is in course of careful preparation On
il no doubtful name has been placed. 1t Is not yet
near complete, but our last report from it, which
was the day before yesterday, showed already six.
teen hundred names. The gentlemen who have it
in charge, confidently believe they will swell it to
two thousand before the election and even then all
will not be registered who will vote against Catho-
lie tests and personal prescriptions"
That was what they promised two or three days
ago--leaving their great card of the five hundred
blank Withdrawals out of the question-and the
figures below show what they have performed If
they get much over one thousand votes in the en-
tire county, they may consider themselves well Off
We are particularly gratifed in being able to
state that the election passed off with much quiet
ness--no serious disturbances having occurred in
any of the precincts. In view of all that has hap
pened for the last few weeks this result is worthy
of special notice and reflects credit upon the city.
We subjoin brief summary of the returns, and
hope to be able to give our usual full table for the
county by tomorrow
For Governor and Congress we have returns
from all the wards Of the city, and two country pre-
cincts Napoleonvie and McIntyre's.) The follow
ing is the aggregate vote of the several candidates
Shortridge, 1901; Winston, 900.
Walker, 1874; Stallworth, $50.
In the Montgomery district the Americans, we
regret to say, have not done well at all. The
Montgomery journal thus alludes to this subject
THE observation-disclosures are sufficiently in to
indicate definitely the results of the election for
Governor and Legislature. The vote in this dis
trict has been the cause OF much surprise and re-
greet. We shall hereafter allude to some of the
causes. The main cause however is, that in the
peremptory dissolution of an old party, many men
are left outside and freed from all party obliga-
ton and alliances, roam at large, and even enter
the premises of the enemy.
1t Is an old Spanish maxim Never spit upon
the threshold which raised you, or curse the roof
which covered you and never tear down the
old edifce until yon have secured new one for
shelter Many have not voted at all, or not voted
Understandings. Whether this error can ever
be repaired remains for better efforts and better
counsels in the future Az it is at present the
sion-is walking elAte and triumphant, rough shod,
on soil never before pressed by Loco foot-and
in sections where we counted our majority by hun
dreds.
In this district, as already reported by tele-
graph, Dowdel (Dcm.) is elected to Congress by
400 majority The district was conceded to the
Americans by the Democrats previous to the cleo
ton.
MARION, PERRY Co., ALABAMA,
August 7, 1855.
The following is the official vote Of Perry coun-
ty for Governor and Congressman.
In consequence Of the heavy rain that fell dur
ing the day, the vote poed was less than usual,
by nearly two hundred (200.)
Had il been a clear day, we would have given
Shortddge 500 majority.
The whole American ticket was elected by an
average majority Of 1857.
Respectfully yours, JAMES b. SELLIcK.
Governor.
George D. Shortridge Ssl
John Winston 6Sl
Majority for shortridge 40
Congress
VIM X. Smith s62
Gen. Sydcnham Moore 599