The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-09-02
From the New Era.
PROPHECIES IN 1896,
A HENRY CLAY MA.

PROPHECIES IN 1886.
In the summer Of 1886, the British Wings
were "Iickled ens'most TO death" by the sweet
prophetic voices Of the sapisnf Editors in their
interest. Every body will remember that from
March to November Of that year, Tippseanos
was The President, and no mistake. Al least il
he we're not so exactly, nothing could stop him
from being made President. According TO
their accounts, the whole Union had :. mere
than gone for him" November passed ard
Mr.. Van Buren was elected, beating the can
didats OF the Opposition about a hUndred votes
iu the Electoral College. II is precisely so
nav. One would think that Gen. Mum had
! already entered upon the duties of the office of
President: and that Mr.. Van Buren, was en-
gagged in planting cabbages at Kndsrhook.-
Losk at their newspapers, filled with rauriDg
and disgusting boasts, and with sckenlng, nol.y
braggadoca. They daily claim that Harrison
will be elected by an overwhelming majority;
nay-fhaf he will get from twenty to twenty
three States So was il in 1886 and that the
people can have an opportunity Of judg ing how
much foundation these modest journalists have
tor their assertions, we publish The following
extracts made from Whig prints in the year al
luded TO, that they may be seen along side fh..
like kind Of statements in 1870. We give but
few, as our space will not admit Of many; but
we could give hundreds more Of similar import
Here they are:
From the Albany Evg. Journal Of July &c 1896
We will concedc 10 Mr.. Van Buren all that
can by possibility be obtained, and more than
he is likely to receive, in the following States,
VIZ Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Virginia,
Mississippi, Michigan and Arkansas"
Now in addition Van Buren, did "by posi-
hilttyp IlaJ
vana, North Carolina, Louisiana, Illinois, Ala
bama and Missouri.
Next mark No. g." lis rather too rich" AZ
the boy said ven they Gin him pork pie all
made of fat. 1t is copied from the Bangor
Whg in the New York Express, July 1886:
Rats quitting the Van Buren, Ship, Doic,
East The whole West will give Their votes
to the Here of TiPpecanoe. So will PennsyI-
vania, Maryland, Delaware, Vermont, South
Carolina and in probability, Virginia, aud some
two or three other Southern States. I, is also
lheugh thar Mr.. Van Buren, will not obtain
The vote cl New York. would not be sur.
prised if they would give their votes 10 the Gen
elal."
Ne. is original" with the New York El-
press, July, 1886. That paper is filed daily
with just such sage and wise predictions now
III we are not greatly mistaken, n. York will
throw ~ large Wing majority as the Bsy
Stale (Massachusetts) herself"
The New York express was a leetle mists.
ken" only $4,000 votes! Perhaps tn. Express
would like TO deny ever having made so silly a
paragraph
No. 5 is from the Albany Daily Advertiser,
Of August 10, 1886. 1t is in fine Keeping"
alt is well known that PENNSYLVANIA and
Ohio are irrsvocably lost ts Mr.. Van Buren
To whom was it "well Known" excep, to a
rabid Dragging British Wing Editor, who Is
playing the same game now
No. 6 is almost equal 10 some of the " LOl-
low tones" Of the prophetic "Courier" Of the
present day. Ii is from the sam~ paper the
last. Read it,
The following are in fact the only States
on which Mr.. Van Buren can place any reliance
at tins time. Maine, New Hampshire, Con-
necticut and Rhode Island, % votes, aud those
all Federal States"
What astonishing accuracy Of calculation -
Wonderful men Fearful and bold" these
Wing Ediiors-carry all before them on paper.
Yes, 20 votes is all Van can get in August,
1856. But in November he gets 10 from
which deduct 90 and l4l remains, just about
double the vote Of "Od Tip" and just abou,
as neal. Whig prophe, usually comes to the
trsth.
No. 7.-The Daily Advertiser Of 10Th Au-
gust, 1886, sets down the following States for
General Hsuison, viz: Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Virginia, N. Jersey, Maryland, lndisna, Illinois,
S. Carolina, keo,ucky, Delaware,
husetts, aud Vermont, 100 votes, and
the following for Judge White. viz: Tsunes-
see, North Carolina. Georgia, MissIssippI, Ala
bama, Arkansas and louisiana, go votes.
Well, thar was not = bad guess! Harrison
got only 7 out Of 26.. White only two-beIh
Of which Van Buren, will get next fall besides
South Csrolisa, who threw away her vote in
$50.
Iu Nov. 1886. Mr.. Van Bnreu received 10
votes, necessary to choice las; Harrison re-
ceived 73 votes, among which were New Jer-
..y. Ohio, and Kentucky: II. l.. White re
re,ed 81 votes, Georgia and Tennessee snd
w. Z. Mangup received III votes, (So|ih Car
olns) Nov no man but a Wing editor or
temperance cider boy, will ssy that either Ten
ress... Georgia or South Csrolisa will go for
Harrison. They have no thitd candidate, and
consequently Mr.. Van Borsn will receive ms
B. votes thrown a~ay before. which added 70
ns former vote. make 20s. Taxi o. tbs 'o's'
Bf Ccnueeticut aud Rhod. Island. and "a ''iH
has f95 o. 47 more than he needs. ssyia. e'''
nc sbsar Ken,ueky and Massachusetts
Tb,r, Ia, been an inror Of l.0OO bushels