The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-07-10
HEADS UP! SKIES BRIGHT! !!
" The Keystone Slate is coming"

To our friends at distance, who may enquire,
show stands the battle in Pennsylvania J" we say
from full conviction of its truth, ALL is WELL
No event yet in the womb of furturity possibly
be looked upon with greater degree of certainty,
than that she well cast her 30 electoral votes for
VAN buren, and JOHNSON. We will not alone
succeed, but we will literally OVERWIlELMN
the federal enemy by our thousands and tens of
thousands of majority The shout of VICTORY
already pcals OH every gale and makes the heart of
the patriot leap with exutation. The enemy will
be " routed, horse, foot and dragoons yea "swept
as chaff before the whrlwind." Democrats, be ye
not therefore deceived by the van-gloryng, slang
whanging attitude of the foe, but take our humble
word for it,, are are uhere ace dludys hare been
g. aipays mean TO be-" All the clustering of the
city papers is done NEARLY for effect, and if they be-
iere their own statements, they know no more Of
interior than does the Grand Pacha of Egypt. All
charges are in our fovor, and we speak with entire
confidence when we assert, that our majority will
EXCEED that of 1886 FIVE FOLD. We will
point YOU to few of the most important charges
in our favour, and challenge contradiction. "Come
on Mac Duff ~
FAYETTE COUNTY four years ago, polled for
Van Buren, 2lO2, Harrison l7l7, Van buren, ma
orty 1855. Our majority next fall will be not
vote less than ONE THOUSAND. We ask any
candid intelligent and honest in Fayette, is it not
so The annual Democratic meeting was atten-
ded by about $500 persons, being 400 more than
our entire vote in 1886. Is this not a charge in
our favor.
GREENE at the last Presidential election polled
for Van Buren, 1928, Harrison 9l5 V. b. major
lty 2l3 We have assurances from Greene, in
which we connot be mistaken, that Van Buren,
majority next fall will exceed EIGHT HUN
DRED.
WAsHINGToN in 1886 gave Gen. Harrison 800
majority. The boot will be on the other leg at the
next election. Need we require a better proof of
this than the meeting of six thousand democrats,
held there the last of May.
WEsrMoRELAND in 1886 gave democratic
majority Of l54, which for the " Star OF the West,
was mere drop IN the bucket. She will now
give us TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED,
| at least.
VENANGo four years ago, gave us barely 367,
owing to the slimness of he turnout. She will as
suredy give us a cool THOUSAND, if not more
| in November.
WARREN in 1886 gave Van Buren, majority
of but PAT. 1t will reach 800 at the next election
BRADFORD in '36 gave Harrison majority of 25.
She will in November give at least 200 The other
Uay.
Bucks at the last Presidential election polled for
Van Buren, 1850, Harrison 3,2s9 Federal major.
ity 2O9. At the next election the democratic ma
jorty will be at least FIVE HUNDRED, showing
a gain of more than 700. Nothing can be surer.
| CUMBERLAND gave us in '36 barely 1893 ma.
oriy. IL there sane man in. Cumberland now
who believes, that she will give less than sOO'
BUTLER in $50 gave 1853 majority for Harrison
We are in possession Of intelligence, which ha: