Name/Title
political cartoonEntry/Object ID
2022.004.0001Description
This cartoon depicts Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun standing on an enslaved man who is laying on the ground on his back. In the upper right Hnery Clay says "I consider Slavery as a curse, a curse to the master a greivous wrong to the Slave; in the abstract, it is all wrong and no possible contingency can make it right. I am Mr. President no friend to slavery." Bensath that Clay says "Neither am I a friend to duelling, not I." In the middle is aquote from Clay that says "I maintain that an oppressed people are authorized whenever they can, to rise and break their fetters." Underneath these quotes is a line labelled Mason & Dixon Line with a vertical line ending in arrows pointing north and south. Below the line next to Clay it says Never mind, I hold a cool sixty slaves myself & "I will continue to oppose any scheme of emancipation, gradual or otherwise." Below that it says Yet, I take a shot whenever it suits me. Next to Calhoun it says Well done Hal, your old "folly & delusion" about liberty are over. You are beginning to see Slavery in its true light "as the most safe & stable basis for free institutions in the world." Give us a shake of your daddle my worthy! You shall be made president for life; for South Carolina, which I hold in my hand, shall go for you. Under Clay's right foor is a piece of paper that reads Kentucky Compromise Bill. Calhoun's left foot is on a piece of paper that reads Vermont Memorial Mass. Resolutions All menare created equal and entitled to liberty, etc. Clay and Cahoun both have one foot on a prostrate enslaved man who is saying Rejoice not against me O enemy mine for when I fall I shall arise. Micah VII. Behind Calhoun is a chair from whihc he has arisen.Dimensions
Width
14 inLength
10-5/8 in
