Liberty, the fair maid of Kansas in the hands of the "border ruffians"

Liberty, the fair maid of Kansas in the hands of the "border ruffians"

Item Information

Title:
Liberty, the fair maid of Kansas in the hands of the "border ruffians"
Description:
This cartoon "portrays the Democratic leaders as jovial and unscrupulous marauders. Robbery, murder and abduction (common occurrences during the struggle between free-soil and pro-slavery advocates in the new states) are laid to Pierce, Buchanan, Cass, Marcy and Douglas. The cheefulness with which these men supported measures leading to such crimes are forcibly emphasized by the cartoonist in depicting them as actual outlaws."
Date:
[ca. 1856]
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Political cartoons
Lithographs
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Compromise of 1850 to Fort Sumter. Cartoon & caricature (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Americana Collection
Subjects:
Scalping
Politicians
Presidents
Abolition movement
Slavery
Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861
Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Extent:
1 print : lithograph ; 12 x 18 1/4 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/9880w897x
Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
Summary from: Murrell, William. A history of American Graphic Humor, v.1, p. 190.
Accession #:
11_03_000084