Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-08-14
A Glorious triumph in Alabama.

The local elections came of in Alabama yesterday
week ago. In the Montgomery distct-iH the dstret
sre YaHesy rssdsthe Breckiuridgers have sustained
an overwhelming and humiliating defeat! All hail to
the glorious and unexpected result!
The Montgomery Confederation, Of Thursday ast-the
Confederation is a Democratic Douglas organ-says:
"In this Congressional District as far as heard FROM
the Seceders utterly routed "a every county,
Auauga where there test They we're beat
one haH4rei end eRiy in this Montgomery county; one
huHdrsd and rsAfUs in Macon; ORs hundred in Cham
bers and ty Sirty in Russell Was there ever such
ingoriOus ard ridiculous beginning for party that
claimed nearly all the votes in Alabama and mind you
here in this District and is their stronghold Let
the Douglas men herald it, that here in the citadel Of their
Strength tsy eaHRot carry single county ga Ibis Con-
grsssi0Hal District Poor ielloWs"
Such IS the heartcheering and encouraging news from
the home of William L. Yaneeyl The Yancey. Breckin-
dgers routed right under the eyes and the OF
their great Chief In every county in the Montgomery
Congressional District except one in which there
contest the Yaucey Breeknrdgers have been driven in
goriousy TO the wall Set down Alabama for Bell and
Everett by a rOnsing msjorty The mighty revolution
has commenced and will end only in the triumphant
election Of the Constitutional Union candidates. Revo
lutions never go backward
We subion the following the subject of the result
Of the election in Alabama, from the Columbus Inquirer
The of the local elections in the heretofore
invncibe Democratic State Of Alabama are really
tDnishng We have not for several weeks doubted that
Alabama would 20 for Bell and Everett in November or
that Douglas vote in the State would be astounding
the supporters Of Breckenridge. But pre-
parcd 70 expect such results in August
obtaining.
ia Mason county, as we learn from prominent gen
teman Of the State Rights Opposition (who has here
tolore been inclined TO favor the seceders and is
apparently undecided TO his choice between Breckn-
ridge and Belly the Breckenridge party distinctly made
the election OF TaXAssessOr party question: feeling
undOublng confidence in their ability 10 carry the
county. Their Executive Committee even issued cir
cuar last week. announcing this to be the ISSUE and
horting their party stand up TO their candidate. And
vet the Bell candidate elected theirs by more
Than hundred votes in county which last year gave
Ciopton Democratic candidate for Congress- majority
and in which the Opposition have since bad sustain
the detection OfSuch leading Col EchOls and Judgr
Chiffon. Next TO Montgomery, il has been thought
that the Breckenridge party would profit by the
state Rights Opposition desertiou in Macon than in
auy other county Bell will certainly carry the county
by two o. three hundred plurality
ln Montgomery county, which last year gave only 100
majority Tor Opposition there we're regular nomina-
tons By the Bell and Breckenridge parties and the Bell
ticket has succeeded BY majority of about 800 This
the headquarters Of the mucb-vaunted Opposition De
fectiOC-the home Of Yarcey Judge Rice, and the Nail
Il goes largely for Bell by an increased majority ana
will double It in November
From Coosa county always largely Democratic) we
ind in the Montgomery Post the vote Of Wetumpka,
which is usually Democratic by small but decided ma.
jority There were three tickets-Bel. Douglas, and
Breckenridge. In We;umpka, the Bell candidate for
Tax Assessor, Mr. Sheppard received lbs votes Logan
Douglas, "A Adkins, Breck So Pierce, do, Bell
all Il! This is the first county heard from which
Doth the Douglas aud Breckenridge parties had their
pecye candidates, and it is the first test of their rea
i've strength
The Montgomery Nail hears that Sample the Breck
iuige candidate is probably" elected Circuit Clerk
IN Ausugl 'by 10 or Is msjoriy over Benson" We
hope to hear different report by the next mail albeit
Altauga has long been called the old rock Of Oemoc
racy"
"Turn him loose and lct him go