Sub treasurers meeting in England, Political Cartoon
A satire on corruption among Tammany officeholders in New York, showing absconded former Collector of the Port Samuel Swartwout and federal District Attorney William M. Price in London. The massive fraud and em... More
Price current - coin, public domain photograph
A satire on William M. Price, federal district attorney of New York who fled to Europe after embezzling from the government approximately $72,000. Price followed coconspirator Samuel Swartwout, former collector... More
The globe-man after hearing of the vote on the Sub-Treasury bill
Evidently a companion to "The Globe Man Listening to Webster's speech on the Specie Circular" (no. 1838-3), the small, bust-length caricature of Democratic editor Francis Preston Blair shows him looking even m... More
Professor Wise, performing a surgical operation in Congress Hall
Representative Henry A. Wise, vociferous opponent of the Van Buren administration, is portrayed as a surgeon, operating on Treasury Secretary Levi Woodbury. The satire refers to the cross-examination of Woodbur... More
This is the house that Jack built
The Van Buren administration's record, particularly with regard to the handling of public finances, is condemned as corrupt and a perpetuation of unpopular Jacksonian policies. The artist echoes perennial Whig ... More
Cutting down the hickory tree and disturbing the crow's nest
Figurative portrayal of Whig opposition to the independent treasury or subtreasury system conceived by Jackson and implemented by Van Buren and the Democrats. In a large tree is a nest labeled "Sub Treasury" i... More
A hard road to hoe! Or, the White House Turnpike, macadamized by the ...
A crude satire on the obstacles facing Van Buren's reelection effort in 1840. Weighed down by a large bundle labeled "Sub Treasury," Van Buren follows the lead of Andrew Jackson toward the White House. His wa... More
All the West going for Matty - Public domain book illustration, Librar...
A Whig cartoon spoofing Democratic claims of Western support for Van Buren during the election of 1840. Pursued by animals from the "Alleghany Mountains" and the Mississippi River, including among others a buf... More
An appeal to the Loco focos, drawn from their own documents
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Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
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Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
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An appeal to the Loco focos, drawn from their own documents
Caption title. Also available in digital form.
Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
Also available in digital form. Also available in digital form.
An appeal to the Loco focos, drawn from their own documents
Caption title. Also available in digital form.
An appeal to the Loco focos, drawn from their own documents
Caption title. Also available in digital form.
Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
Also available in digital form. Also available in digital form.
An appeal to the Loco focos, drawn from their own documents
Caption title. Also available in digital form.
Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
Also available in digital form. Also available in digital form.
Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
Also available in digital form. Also available in digital form.
An appeal to the Loco focos, drawn from their own documents
Caption title. Also available in digital form.
Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
Also available in digital form. Also available in digital form.
An appeal to the Loco focos, drawn from their own documents
Caption title. Also available in digital form.
Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
Also available in digital form. Also available in digital form.
An appeal to the Loco focos, drawn from their own documents
Caption title. Also available in digital form.
Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
Also available in digital form. Also available in digital form.
Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
Also available in digital form. Also available in digital form.
Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
Also available in digital form. Also available in digital form.
Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
Also available in digital form. Also available in digital form.
Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
Also available in digital form. Also available in digital form.
Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
Also available in digital form. Also available in digital form.
Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
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Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
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Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
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Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
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Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
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Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
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Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
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Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
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Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
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Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
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Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
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Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
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Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
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Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
Also available in digital form. Also available in digital form.
Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
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Letter of John Henderson, to the Legislature of the state of Mississip...
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The Tory mill. The original genuine experiment is published this day
A crude and unusually large woodcut, employing the metaphor of a mill to portray the spoils system under the Democrats (or "Tories" as they were labeled by the Whig press). The print may attack Andrew Jackson'... More
The Tory mill. The original genuine experiment is published this day
A crude and unusually large woodcut, employing the metaphor of a mill to portray the spoils system under the Democrats (or "Tories" as they were labeled by the Whig press). The print may attack Andrew Jackson'... More