The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-07-10
From the NeW York NeW Era.
PROPHECIES IN 1886.

III the summer OF 1000, the brltlSn w nSS were
tickled cen Almost to death, by the sweet pro-
phetic voices of the sapent editors in their inter-
est. Every body will remember that from March
to November of that year, Tippecanoe was the
President and no mistake AT least if he was not
so exactly, nothing could stop him from being
made President According to their accounts the
whole Union had "more than gone for him. -
Here they are:
From the Saratoga correspondence Of The ALBANY
Daily ADVERTISER, Of august, 1886.
ga gentleman arrived here to-day, who has just
been through PENNSYLVANIA. and he names the
names of those whose authority cannot be gainsay-
ed, and which no one questions who knows them,
who say that State is irrerocaJly fred for Har-
| rison"
Now mark the result-Pennsylvan which was
&c rrevocaby fixed for Harrison in August, 1886,
somehow contrived to give Van Buren, thirty votes
in November following will do it again next
November.
Prophecy No. 2 is from the same paper, same
month
"Large bets were offered to day, (Aug. 81 that
the Hero of the Thames, Gen. llnrrison,) would
have the votes of Indiana, Pennsy vania and Ohio.
| No. 3-yery pretty-same paper.
| eve are happy to learn from the National In
teligence, that the electoral vote of Louisiana is
|ceffdiH against pdH BHFen.
The " electoral vote of Louisiana "by mistake"
went for man who is not apt to 'decne answer
ing any questions the people think fit to ask him.
GefiiSp's iii IL, Ee:iss"s''
No. 4.-rrom the Albany Evening Journal of
| July 2Sth, 1916.
.iWe will concedc to Mr. Van Buren, all that can
bu posi-. iiiy de obiai9ed, and more than he is
likely to receive, in the following states, viz Maine,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
FORK, New Jersey, Virginia, Mississippi, Michigan,
| aud Arkansas"
Now in aidiioa, Van Buren, did "by POSSIBLE
ty" obtain certain States called Pennsy lvana,
North Carolina, Louisiana, Illinois, Alabama and
Missouri I! !!
| No. 5.-Same paper:
"In Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana, the great
popular vote heretofore given to Gen. jackson,
will now with equal enthusiasm be taken for Gen.
Harrison And almost the entire South, where
opposition TO Gen. Jackson was unavailing, is now
known by actual demonstration, to be against Van
Buren,"
the boy said, ven they gin him pork pie all made
of fat 1t is copied from the Bangor Whig in the
New York Express, July, 1886.
"RArs QUITTING THE VAN buren, SHIP
Down EAsT.-The nhoie pest will give their
votes to the Hero of Tippecanoe So will Penn
sylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Vermont, South
Carolina and in all probability, Virginia, and
tuo or three other southern states. 1t is also thought
that Mr. Van Buren, will not obtain the vote of New
York. I would not be surprised if they would
give their votes to the General"
No. lis "originaF' with the New York Ex-
press, July, 1886. That paper is filled daily with
Just such sage and cisc predictions now
"lf we are not greatly mistaken, .Nec York
will throw as large wing majority as the bay
state Mass herself"
The New York Express was a leeile mistaken,
only 35 900 votes Perhaps the Express would
like to deny ever having made so siIya para
graph
No. is from the Albany Daily Advertiser, of
Aug. 10th, 1896. 1t is in "ine keeping"
at is well known that Pennsylvania and Ohio
are irrevocably lost to Mr. Van Buren,"
To whom was it "ueH known," except to a
rabid Dragging British Wing editor, who is playing
| the same game now !!
No. 8 is almost equal to some Of the "hoow
tones" of the prophetic "Courier' of the present
day 1t is from the same paper as the last Read W.
'sThe following are in fact the only states, on
which Mr. Van Buren, can place any reliance at
this time Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut
and Rhode Island, 80 votes, and those.al federal
States
) What astonishing accuracy of calculation =
Wonderful men :, "Fearess and bold these
wing edtors-carry all before them on paper. Yes,
J ~ votes is all Van can get !! in August, 1886.
But in November he gets 40 !! from which deduct
80 and l4l remains, Just about double the whole
vote of sold Tip, and just about as near as a
.sWhg'' prophet usually comes to the truth.
; No. IO.-ihe Daily Advertiser of 10th August
1886, sets down the following states for Gen iiar-
rison, viz Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, New