File:The modern balaam and his ass.jpg

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English: 1837 political caricature "The modern Balaam and his ass", which uses the Biblical story of Balaam (from the book of Numbers) to satirize the end of the Andrew Jackson presidency.
A gaunt figure labeled Bankrupts of 1837 "the Regency" "Safety Fund" "Deposit Banks" "Old Hickory" & Uncle Sam $300,000,000 holds a fiery sword labeled Protest $200,000. The figure says "Wherefore hast thou smitten thine Ass? Behold I went out to Protest thee, because thy way is perverse before me!!" An ass carrying a man (Andrew Jackson) and a sack with the words Specie Currency Circulating Medium replies to the figure, "Am not I thine Ass upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day?" Jackson, atop the talking Ass wields a cane with the word Veto on it and says to the figure, "Because thou hast mocked me, I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I veto thee!!" Jackson also has part of his garment labeled Farewell Address. A man (Martin van Buren) walking behind him with a bulge in his pocket labeled $300,000 says, "I shall tread in the footsteps of my illustrious predecessor."

Français : Caricature de 1837 présentant Andrew Jackson essayant de chevaucher un âne têtu (jeu de mot "Jackass" - Jackson) représentant son parti, suivi par Van Buren. C'est la première représentation d'un âne comme symbole du Parti démocrate.

Date

1837

Source

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under the digital ID ppmsca.15775.
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Author

Henry R. Robinson

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2016-07-26 09:04 Rjensen 529×407× (78229 bytes) color lithograph version
2006-02-24 12:31 Rjensen 1854×1431× (512672 bytes) 1837 cartoon shows Democratic party as donkey

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