Lot 4544
(Presidential Campaign of 1828). Political cartoon entitled "The Pedlar and his Pack or the Desperate Effort, an Over Balance," published during the 1828 presidential race between incumbent President John Quincy Adams and the hero of New Orleans, Andrew Jackson. On February 21, 1815, a general court order convicted six military men of disobeying orders and were ordered shot. Jackson reviewed the sentences 30 days before the executions and let them stand. The decision came back to haunt him during the 1828 presidential campaign, prompting a series of "Coffin" broadsides which accused him of murder.
This cartoon is a satire on the reverse impact of John Binns' anti-Jackson handbills. In the picture, Binns holds a load of coffins on his back. Henry Clay sits atop them at left and President J.Q. Adams at right. Binns says: "I must have an extra dose of Treasury-pap, or down go the Coffins Harry, for I feel faint already." Clay replies: "Hold on Jonny Q - for I find that the people are too much for us, and I'm sinking with Jack and his Coffins!" Adams, holding the presidential chair aloft, says: "I'll hang on to the Chair Harry, in spite of Coffin hand-bills Harris's letter Panama mission or the wishes of the People." One tear at left edge, else fine. Matted and framed to an overall size of 17½ x 22 inches; some nicks to frame.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
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