Political Cartoons

OPTICOPTIC

ANDREW JACKSON AND THE BANK WARBANK WAR

Evening Star

It is time for me to resign the presidency

Major Jack Downing, I must act with energy and decision…You see the downfall of the party engine and

corrupt monopoly.

Help me up, Webster! Or I shall lose my

stakes!

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No more fees to be obtained here! I move

we adjourn!

…in the affairs of William

Shakespeare says…my dear

Clay, look out for yourself.

"He looks like a "Lion!" How dignified! What "He looks like a "Lion!" How dignified! What "correct“ steps! in such "good time!" "correct“ steps! in such "good time!" Can any thing equal him! The "greatest" and Can any thing equal him! The "greatest" and "best" donkey we ever knew!“ "best" donkey we ever knew!“

"Sing away Major Sing away Major Downing. Downing.

This is a capital This is a capital Experiment by the Experiment by the

Eternal!" Eternal!"

"Yankee doodle "Yankee doodle doodle doodoodle doo!"

Sly like a fox!Sly like a fox!

"I feel quite at home "I feel quite at home on this dung heap." on this dung heap."

Biddle thou Monster Avaunt! avaount I say! or by the Great

Eternal if thou are true…come on. if thou art false, may the venomous monster turn his dire fang upon

thee…

Well done General, Major Jack Downing, Adams, Clay, well done all.

I dislike dissentions beyond every thing, for it often compels a man to play a double part, were it only for his own safety. Policy, policy is my

motto, but intrigues I cannot countenance

Now now you nasty varmint, be you

imperishable? I swan Gineral that are beats all I reckon, that’s the

horrible wiper wot wommits wenemous

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"Oh! dear Nick! I "Oh! dear Nick! I am dreadful am dreadful

sick!"sick!"

"D--n that Doctor Jackson. This is the "D--n that Doctor Jackson. This is the effect of his last prescription." At left effect of his last prescription." At left stand Bank supporters Henry Clay, stand Bank supporters Henry Clay, Daniel Webster and John Calhoun, as Daniel Webster and John Calhoun, as physicians in consultation.physicians in consultation.

"What do you say to the application of my Patent American System?"

"Doctor your American "Doctor your American System won't do here. System won't do here. Desperate cases require Desperate cases require desperate remedies, a few of desperate remedies, a few of the leaden pills of the leaden pills of Nullification and some blood Nullification and some blood taken will suffice."taken will suffice."

"I wonder how a few grains "I wonder how a few grains of Common Sense washed of Common Sense washed down with Boston Particular down with Boston Particular would do?"would do?"

"Alas! Alas! "Alas! Alas! No more No more

fees."fees."

"No more I ain't Major Downing "No more I ain't Major Downing but I've read the American Family but I've read the American Family Physician and know what kind of Physician and know what kind of a dose to give to clean out a foul a dose to give to clean out a foul stomach!" stomach!"

"Why Gineral, I "Why Gineral, I never know'd never know'd You was a You was a Doctor Doctor before."before."

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" . . . Gineral, this is a real shiver de freeze! You've sent Clay to

"pot" eny how "nullified Calhoun," made

"Webster" a "shuttle cock and busted Biddle's

Bank biler!

Aye, Aye, Major Downing they thought they'd give us a dose of

Congress Water, but they find what we're "Bent on" and we've

given 'em a hard Poke into the bargain!

United we stand, divided I

fall.

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Thus vaulting ambition doth o’er leap itself

and falls on t’other side.

The game is up!

The fountain from which my current springs or else fries up to be discarded thence