Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-12
Delawnrc Tor BrecklnridRe.

The YeraciOus telegraph has to this day given US
no information regard the local election in little
Delaware, which took place on the I'd inst. OF
course this neglect has not been intentional. OF
course it because that little State has indi
Gated unmistakably that she will give her vote to
the national candidates, BRECKNRIDGE and LANE.
Nevertheless doubt not, had the result been diff
ferent, the telegraphic reports in the papers would
have contained full particulars. Of that election
the Philadelphia Argls says
The preliminary elections always a party test
there) for Inspectors and Assessors occurred in
Delaware on the I'd inst. We learn from the Della
ware Gazette that the Democracy have gained an
overwhelming victory having carried the State by
near 1000 nlajority-against all the isms and fac
| tons They carried eight Inspectors to three Re
| publlcans and three Peoples in New Castle county,
| by an aggregate majority of about $50. In Kent
county they carried five Inspectors to two Peoples
| by an aggregate majority of about $50
| In Sussex they elected seven Inspectors TO three
Beil-Everett. by an overwhelming majority, near
two-thIrds OF the poll probably; certainly beyond
In many of the old Wing American and PEOPLES
party strOnghOlds, where Democrat never receiV-
ed handsome minority for these five and twenty
years past, Democratic officers have been elected.
In the city Of Wilmington four tickets were run.
We give the detailed result below. Douglas tickets
were also run in three or four other Hundreds-
But the Douglas faction outside of Wilmington gen
orally did the clean thing by voting the Black Re-
publican or Peoples ticket. In one Hundred White
Clay Greek, they fused" openly, obtaining single
candidate and were beaten; while in others they did
50 quietly. without compensation. This election is
always purely party in Delaware, and midi
Gates with unfailing certainty the general result
Delaware Is one of the slave States that has been
set down by stupid New York political statistics as
likely to vote against Breckinridge The remainder
of their calculation is almost reliable.
WhItthOrae, Taylor and Carroll at nem-
Phis,
The AvaJdncls, giving an account Of the discus
sion in Memphis between Messrs. WHITTHoRSB, TAT-
LoR and CARROLL at Memphis, says
1t is worthy of remark that Col Carroll mentioned
Mr.. Bell but once, and thrt he spoke of him Ny
friend Bell the candidate of the Union party" 1t is
also matter for thought that neither Col Carroll
AOr Col Taylor took issue with the Breckenridge
platform, though challenged TO do so by Gen. Whit
thOrne. Gen. W. read both the first and second
resolutions those relating to the nature of terrific
rial governments and to protection of property and
dsfsd them to deny them. That neither of them did
is striking proof Of the impregnable position Of
the Democracy.
Gen. Whitthorne's argument was triumphant and
crushing His political friends were delighted, and
it was evident from the cOuntenances of political
adversaries that they felt its power. We can only
regret that larger number was not in attendance
The General closed with the cheering assurance that
all right in the east and middle sections that
we should come to the Tennessee river with OuI
cld-fashioned Democratic majority, and that we
may expect glorious victory in November.
We call upon our friends in cur counties in which
the gallant WhitthOrne is yet TO speak, to turn on
and bring with them all who are wavering. tina
they may have dispeed by the mastery power o.
eleCtor the mist with which the artful intrigue
of the Bellites and Douglas men seems 10 have en-
! VelOped them.