Political Cartoon: Letting the cat out of the bag!!
Subject
Charles Sumner
Title
Political Cartoon: Letting the cat out of the bag!!
Date
c. 1860
Type
Political Cartoon
Description
Note: There are several captions in this cartoon.
The Library of Congress presents an 1860 political cartoon, drawn by Louis Maurer, that depicts Charles Sumner (LR-MA)--the leader of the anti-slavery forces in Massachusetts and the Radical Republicans in the United States Senate--releasing the "Spirit of Discord," which is represented as a cat, from a bag labeled "Republican Bag!" The cat is running towards Horace Greeley and Abraham Lincoln who are wielding a long post to defend themselves. William H. Seward and Henry J. Raymond are depicted in the background.
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The Library of Congress presents an 1860 political cartoon, drawn by Louis Maurer, that depicts Charles Sumner (LR-MA)--the leader of the anti-slavery forces in Massachusetts and the Radical Republicans in the United States Senate--releasing the "Spirit of Discord," which is represented as a cat, from a bag labeled "Republican Bag!" The cat is running towards Horace Greeley and Abraham Lincoln who are wielding a long post to defend themselves. William H. Seward and Henry J. Raymond are depicted in the background.
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Publisher
Library of Congress
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“Political Cartoon: Letting the cat out of the bag!!,” Project Reconstruction, accessed April 20, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/427.