This 1831 political cartoon ridicules Henry Clay’s position on the American System. Monkeys, labeled as different parts of the nation’s economy, are depicted stealing each other’s …

Jackson's actions with regards to the Second Bank of the United States resulted in his censure by Congress for abuse of power. This cartoon depicts Henry Clay sewing Jackson's mouth shut.

Henry Clay's "American System," devised in the burst of nationalism that followed the War of 1812, remains one of the most historically significant examples of a government-sponsored …

1840s Political Cartoons. A woodland fantasy satirizing the prominent figures of the 1844 election campaign. The artist again favors Whig candidate Henry Clay, the "Kentucky Coon," who is …

Summary: The caricature reflects the bitter antagonism between Kentucky senator Henry Clay and President Andrew Jackson, during the protracted battle over the future of the Bank of the …

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A cartoon depicts the intense animosity between Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky and President Andrew Jackson. Clay, a proponent of the second Bank of the United States, was outraged …

Behind this debate lay a fierce struggle for power between Congress and the President over which branch would take the lead in shaping national policy. In this cartoon, Henry Clay …

The cages are labeled "Home," "Consumption," "Internal," and "Improvement." In front of the monkey cages, at far right, stands Henry Clay, a proponent of the economic plan, who calls …

A colored lithograph and pro-Whig political cartoon which depicts the nominees in the presidential election of 1844 in a footrace to the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue. The cartoon …