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Contributor McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Bromley & Co., publisher.
Title Political caricature no.3. The abolition catastrophe, or the November smash-up. [graphic].
Publisher New York : [Bromley & Co.]
Publisher N.Y. New York. 1864
Date 1864
Physical Description 1 print : lithograph ; sheet 44 x 53 cm (17 x 20.5 in.)
Is referenced by Reilly, 1864-39
Weitenkampf, p. 146
Notes Title from item.
Date from copyright statement: Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1864 by Bromley & Co. New York in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
Text printed on recto: Single Copies sent pr. mail post paid 25 cts; 5 Copies $1.00; 50 express $9.00; 100 $16.00. Express charges paid by purchaser. Address: Bromley & Co., Box 4265 New York City. Write your address: Post Office, County and State plainly.
Third in a series of four.
McAllister Collection, gift, 1886.
RVCDC
Description revised 2021.
Access points revised 2021.
Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Biographical / historical note Cartoon criticizing the Republican's self-destructive support of abolitionism during the presidential election of 1864 depicting the "Union" train of Democrats steaming toward the White House passing the wrecked Republican train. Candidate George McClellan engineers the smooth running Democratic train powered by "Democracy" and adorned with the flag "Constitution." Several of the passengers including Horatio Seymour praise McClellan as others mock the Republican Party's demise. The Republican train has crashed into several rocks symbolic of the war including "Abolitionism," "Confiscation," and "Emancipation." The crash ejects Abraham Lincoln. Several African Americans, who are depicted in racist caricature and speak in the vernacular, are crushed and maimed. Tossed and injured prominent Republican passengers include Edwin Stanton; Horace Greeley; Henry Ward Beecher who holds an African American baby; Charles Sumner; William Seward; John McKeon; Benjamin Butler and Thurlow Weed; many of whom pray for help. "John Bull," Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, and France's Napoleon III observe and comment on the crash's effect on the puppet empire of Mexico. Another observer, recently resigned Secretary Salmon P. Chase, expresses relief that he left the Republican train in the "nick of time."
Subject Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
McKeon, John, 1808-1883 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1832-1867 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Seymour, Horatio, 1810-1886 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Weed, Thurlow, 1797-1882 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Democratic Party (U.S.)
John Bull (Symbolic character) -- 1860-1870.
Abolitionists -- United States.
African American infants -- Caricatures and cartoons.
African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons.
African Americans -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Antislavery movements -- United States.
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1864.
Racism in popular culture.
Railroad accidents -- United States.
Railroad trains -- United States.
Geographic subject United States -- Foreign relations -- France.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Mexico.
Genre Lithographs -- 1860-1870.
Political cartoons -- 1860-1870.
Printer Bromley & Co., publisher.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Political Cartoons - 1864-39R [5793.F.2]
Accession number 5793.F.2