Rebound of the Ball,1838,Benton,Marcy,Seward,Martin Van Buren,New York

Title: The rebound of the ball. Dacre, Henry, b. ca. 1820.
Robinson, Henry R., d. 1850.
Date Created/Published: N.Y. : Printed & publd. by H.R. Robinson, 1838. Democrats' defeat in the fall New York state elections, here viewed as a referendum on Van Buren's independent treasury, or 'Sub-treasury' system. A large ball labeled 'Sub Treasury' is pushed down a hill by successful Whig gubernatorial candidate William H. Seward, Tyranny and Oppression!' Whig motto 'Preserve Credit and Commerce.' Inside the ball is a sleeping Van Buren, who exclaims, 'I must be dreaming, for it seems to me, I am going down hill!' The ball rolls onto New York Democratic incumbent governor William Marcy, wearing a uniform with a '50 cents' trouser patch (See 'Executive Marcy and the Bambers,' no. 1838-5), Missouri senator Thomas Hart Benton. Benton cries, Empire State, 1838 by H.R. Robinson . . . Southn. Dist. of N.Y.
Printed & publd. by H.R. Robinson, 52 Cortlandt.
Probably drawn by H.D. (Henry Dacre?) Weitenkampf, p. 52.
Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress)
Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1838-13.
Subjects:
Benton, Thomas Hart,--1782-1858.
Marcy, William L.--(William Learned),--1786-1857.
Seward, William Henry,--1801-1872.
Van Buren, Martin,--1782-1862.
Employment--1830-1840.
Politics & government--1830-1840.
New York (State)--1830-1840.
Lithographs--1830-1840.
Political cartoons--1830-1840
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