Political Quixotism shewing the consequences of sleeping in patent magic spectacles The diplomatic Hercules, attacking the poitical hydra / / from a very big picter in the Jinerals Bed-Room, draw'd off from Nater by Zek Downing, Historical Painter to Uncle Jack & Jineral Jackson.
Summary
Print shows President Jackson, sword in hand, during a nightmare, fighting a hydra with many fierce heads labeled "U.S. Bank", "Deposits", "Bribery", "Pensions", "[...] of the People", and "Corruption of the [...]"; he cries out "Stamp the horrid Monster!!! Crush it!!! Nick Biddle!!! Hell & the Devil!!! Bribery & Corruption!!! Assasination [sic]!! Fire!! Murder. Murder!! Where are you Major?" He is being restrained by "Major" Jack Downing, who implores him to "Cum along to Bed agin, Jineral, I tell you Biddle aint here, nor the devil nother as I no on." A bed and a chair with a candle on it appear in the background on the upper left.
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jackson andrew
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bank of the united states
nightmares
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banking industry
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fictitious characters
lithographs
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political cartoons
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political quixotism
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1833
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19th century
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library of congress
Date
01/01/1833
Contributors
Bisbee, Ezra, publisher
Source
Library of Congress
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