An esteemed correspondent sends us the sub
joined prophecy, which was printed as an edi
torial article in Ths Sun of July 21, 1843. The
article was entitled “Forty Years Hence."
“Thinking that it was among the possibilities.”
writes our correspondent, “that I might live
until the year 1883, I have carefully preserved
tho paper for forty years. ” Many roadera.of
The Suu whose acquaintance with this nows
paper is of more recent origin will bo interested
to see how far the expectations of 184.3 have
been juntified by the progress of events:
“A portion of our readers may rationally ex
pect to live forty yoars. Let us look forward
to what will be the condition of ths world in
IKSJt
“Judging of the future by the past, we shall
in that penod see added to the American union
ten now states, and settlements will extend to
Rockv mountains, with a considerable; popula
tfbu in Oregon. This vast extent of country
will be cultivated by a population of nioety
rnillions of free, intelligent people—such a na
tion of men and women as The Ran has never
shone upon.
“Tho city of New York will have a popula
tion of more than one million, aud lines of
packets, propelled by machinery so much im
proved that the passage to England will be
made in four and five days, starting every day,
and tho fare not exceeding $ 3U.
“With all this immense population on th*
eealMjard, tho most populous and powerful
portion of the union will be the vallny of the
Mississippi, to some city of which the seat of
government will be removed, while tho present
national buildings at Washingtou will to used
as a groat national university.
“Our trade with tbe whole world will hav«.
