Cartoon analogizing the victory of 1866 Radical Republican Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate John W. Geary with the Biblical story of Moses's passage of the Red Sea (Exodus) to signify the election result as a moral and political conquest over the Conservative Republicans who supported the policies of President Andrew Johnson. Shows Johnson as "Pharaoh," riding a chariot labeled "My Policy." His crown has been knocked off his head, and the sea rushes around the horse-drawn chariot. Conservative Republicans, including William Seward, are washed away around him. In the distance, "the people" trek across the land of "Pennsylvania" holding a "Geary and Victory" flag., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia.
Creator
Magee, John L.
Date
[ca. 1866]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department political cartoons - 1866 Des [(2) 1322.F.20]
