Leaders of the Democratic Party political cartoon, 1868
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1868Image Description:
Four prominent figures in the Democratic party placed next to one another as they are quoted below each image along with their individual acts that are believed to be remembered. Three of the four men are former Confederate officers and wield some sort of weapon and if not then the gallows will have to do for those Yankees. The men depicted are The Rioter Seymour, The Butcher Forrest, The Pirate Semmes, and The Hangman Hampton.A broadside by Thomas Nast.