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Political cartoon of the 1856 United States presidential election. Satirizes the Democratic Party platform, with James Buchanan as a plank being ridden on by a slaveholder and his slave; the slaveholder (holding a pistol and a whip) says he doesn't care "as long as the platform supports me and my Nigger". Brother Johnathan observes from left; prominent Democrats are below supporting Buchanan.

Brother Johnathan: "Mister Fire-eater [pro-southern radical], I would not rely too much on the supporters of that Platform; they are liable to give way at any moment."

Date

1856

Source

1856 cartoon via [1]

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