The Portland daily press., 1868-10-16


Made glorious summer 5 .
wban the leaders of the Democracy assert
ed. as thew have over and over again, that the
election of Tuesday last would be indicative of
the result OF the Presidential election, we
have no doubt they meant it. We intend to
allow them to possess some grains of common
sense, though their actions often try that faith.
Ofcourse where SO short time would setle
the question, it would be most ridiculous to
boast on the October elections, if they did not
expectto carry them.
Those elections have passed. They have set
tied the hopes of this desperate faction. Those
hopes have been swept away 'like the baseless
fabric of a vision 'ieavin9 not a mark behind"
To show how absolute were their hope and be-
lief, we will quote some of the predictions of
men of high repute in that party. They will
prove how ready they were to put all upon the
hazard of this die .s.-.t5r-.t.., 40 s'"
It's not more than ten days since we we're
kindly informed by telegraph from Washing
ton, that Hon, Montgomery Blair had just ar
arrived in that city from an extended tour
through Pennsylvania and Ohio, and was
thoughtful enough to cheer the Democracy
with the assurance of an overwhelming Dem
ocratic victory in those States, in October.
Hon. NJ. Blair was in very poor, though no
doubt congenial business, in deceiving
the Democrats throughought tie country by
telegraph, with such unfounded reports. The
amount of money he caused them to lose in
wagers, after seeing his opinion, it will be i'm
possible for him to reimburse in full The
seu is too large. But he ought to be COM
peli'd to pay percentage . -.
on ''e same day, as it happened, and by
telegrapLtoo, Gen Tom Ewing had the spirit
OF prophecytall upon him. SO he established
his oracle at o,lumbus Ohio, and said: 'The
Democrats with carry this State" All!
Ewing, OF as one oivour Democratic admirers
at our City Hall calie' you, Gen. Thomas E.
Wtng-you nave maze q bad botch Of it as
you did in your speech at he aforesaid CITY
Hall. That speech was laug.ed at. and vour
prediction has caused some ,srd swearing
among those who believed it. ..,- .. :
OF the Blair family it seems that ba shirt
of prophecy did not fall upon Mon.,omorv
alone Gen. Frank, (the Vice President, he :,
took it on quite hard. About the last of Sn.
TENDER he arrived at Washington. He Gale,
upon the President at once, as was quite nat
ural. The telegraph on this occasion informed
the World that the General was in excellent
health and well he might be, for he brought
most excellent news for the faithful 1t was in
this shape: New York, Pennsylvania, ant
Indiana are safe for the Democrats" Thu
prophesied the General-"and left the sam,
day for the West" Where the Generals pre-
else location was, when he heard the result in
Pennsylvania and Indiana, has not yet tran.
spired. Probably, when he returns to Wash
ington to assume the duties of Vice President
he will make it up with the Democrats he de-
ceived on his former visit e-. ...-.--... -...
The World, that bitter Democratic leader
said on September 49, of Pennsylvania, taat
the forces of the Democracy were admirably
Differed and thoroughly drilled, and, adds the
editor, unless some unexpected event occurs
during the next three and half weeks, they
will march over the field on the 18th of October
and at nightfall rejoice with their comrades
in other States over the redemption of the
keystone State, and the consequent triumph
ofthe entire Democratic party in Novemer."
Something unexpected" happened --e.sT
On the same day, singular coincidence
the New York Atlas encouraged its readers
with the assertion, that the result of the Pres
idential contest would be pretty clearly indicat-
ed by the October elections in Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Indiana. If the democracy carry all
of those States, there would be an immediate
falling off in the demand for kerosene, tin
torches and oil cloth. IF they carry any two,
the contest will be rendered close and exciting.
If they carry but one the fight will be des-
perate and almost hopeless one on their part.
There is every reason to expect, however, that
they win saoeep all three and tan the Tanners
in their own bark ii". @ 1afla i'si-fe,4s s.s
By the Atlas admission, the trial trip has
81 been made, and the Presidential contest is
settled. This is too true for the poor dissap-
pointed Copperheads to make joke of. Fall
len, crisp, dry and dead, as October leaves are
the hopes of this staggering Dragging party.
which since the rebellious meeting in New
York on the 4th of July, have been throwing
abroad, by telegraph, newspaper and speech,
the vain and wicked assertions that these trail
tors were to rise to power in this land. The
g wand of truth has touched their predictions
and they vanish in day leaving their authors
as much to be ptied as laughed at '7''t