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All the West going for Matty
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | Allegheny Mountains Mississippi River |
| Description | A Whig cartoon spoofing Democratic claims of Western support for Van Buren during the election of 1840. Pursued by animals from the "Alleghany Mountains" and the Mississippi River, including among others a buffalo, alligator, beaver, turtle, and fox, Van Buren flees to the right saying, "This is going for me with a vengeance! I wish I was safe at Kinderhook! [his birthplace and family home was Kinderhook, New York] for I am a used up man!" A parchment "Sub-Treasury Bill" has fallen at his feet, referring to the independent treasury plan, the centerpiece of Van Buren's fiscal program. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Prints, American |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Allegheny Mountains--1840. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Independent treasury--1840. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Mississippi River--1840. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Van Buren, Martin,--1782-1862. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
