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November 30, 1812
Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
Southern newspapers speculate on the upcoming Presidential election, easily electing favorites on paper, but the reporting paper avoids predictions until after the vote, warning against false hopes and prophets.
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President Electoral Votes.
Scarcely a Southern paper has reached us for a month past (neither federal or democratic) but have contained more or less speculations upon the Presidential election, in which both, with the utmost ease. elect their favourite candidates. But there is such a wide difference between electing a President on paper and placing a man in the chair of state, that we have never thought it worth our while to make any calculations on the subject—leaving it until after the election to be determined who is to be President
How far it may be justifiable in others to excite hopes where there is no prospect of their realizing them, we will not now undertake to determine; but we do not hesitate to aver that the event of this election will prove many to be false prophets.
Scarcely a Southern paper has reached us for a month past (neither federal or democratic) but have contained more or less speculations upon the Presidential election, in which both, with the utmost ease. elect their favourite candidates. But there is such a wide difference between electing a President on paper and placing a man in the chair of state, that we have never thought it worth our while to make any calculations on the subject—leaving it until after the election to be determined who is to be President
How far it may be justifiable in others to excite hopes where there is no prospect of their realizing them, we will not now undertake to determine; but we do not hesitate to aver that the event of this election will prove many to be false prophets.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Presidential Election
Southern Papers
Speculations
False Prophets
Where did it happen?
Southern United States
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Southern United States
Event Details
Southern papers contain speculations on the Presidential election, electing favorite candidates on paper, but the difference from actual election is noted; the reporting paper avoids calculations and predicts many false prophets will be proven wrong.