The modern colossus

Title:: The modern colossus
Description:: Election of 1848. Martin van Buren, ex-President and "Free-Soil" Party candidate is shown trying to bridge the gap between the Whig-Abolition platform and the Democratic platform. Both major parties, the Whigs and the Democrats tried to avoid the slavery question during the campaign, whereas the "Free-Soil" party confronted it head on. The Free-Soilers while losing the Presidential election, won enough Congressional seats in the House to hold the balance of power in the absence of a majority in either of the other parties. Z. Taylor, the Whig candidate, defeated Lewis Cass and Van Buren to win the election. Left to right: Abby Felsom; Martin van Buren; William O. Butler; John C. Calhoun; Lewis Cass.
Date:: 1848
Format:: Prints
Genre:: Political cartoons
Lithographs
Location:: Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Jackson [1828-1849]. Cartoon & caricature (shelf locator)
Collection (local):: Americana Collection
Subjects:: Presidential elections
Politicians
Abolition movement
Eagles
Whig Party (U.S.)
Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862
Butler, William Orlando, 1791-1880
Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850
Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Extent:: 1 print : lithograph ; 12 x 17 1/2 in.
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