1837 political caricature "The modern Balaam and his ass", which uses the Biblical story of Balaam (from the book of Numbers) to satirize the end of the Andrew Jackson presidency.<br>
A gaunt figure labeled <i>Bankrupts of 1837 "the Regency" "Safety Fund" "Deposit Banks" "Old Hickory" &amp; Uncle Sam $300,000,000</i> holds a fiery sword labeled <i>Protest $200,000</i>. The figure says <i>"Wherefore hast thou smitten thine Ass? Behold I went out to Protest thee, because thy way is perverse before me!!"</i> An ass carrying a man (Andrew Jackson) and a sack with the words <i>Specie Currency Circulating Medium</i> replies to the figure, "Am not I thine Ass upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day?" Jackson, atop the talking Ass wields a cane with the word <i>Veto</i> on it and says to the figure, <i>"Because thou hast mocked me, I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I veto thee!!"</i> Jackson also has part of his garment labeled <i>Farewell Address</i>. A man (Martin van Buren) walking behind him with a bulge in his pocket labeled <i>$300,000</i> says, <i>"I shall tread in the footsteps of my illustrious predecessor."</i>
Henry R. Robinson
1837
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