Image of a political cartoon on the United States Treasury under the administration of Martin Van Buren; chest labeled "United States Sub-Treasury Independent of the People" drops bags of money on office-holders; Secretary of the Treasury Levi Woodbury holds paper treasury notes for "Coblers and Tinkers;" Van Buren gives bags of money to Secretary of War Joel Poinsett at right. Date supplied by cataloger based on Martin Van Buren's presidency dates and copy held by the American Antiquarian Society. "Printed & Published by H. R. Robinson, 52 Courtlandt St.:, 11 1/2 Wall St. & 38 Chatham Strt. N.Y."--text, bottom center margin. "Specie for the Office-holders, but these are good enough for "Coblers and Tinkers"!"--text, top left of image. "With the purse and the sword of the nation firmly clutched in my hands we can make the people submit!"--text, top center of image. "One thing more is necessary; we must pass a bankrupt law against all State Banks or else "Coblers and Tinkers" will get credit, for we will have the Sub-Treasury in spite of the lamen-tations of the people!"--text, top right of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : hand colored ; overall 30.32 x 48.1 cm (11 15/16 x 18 15/16 in.)
Banks and banking Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851--Pictorial works Politicians--Pictorial works Presidents--United States--Pictorial works Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862--Pictorial works Woodbury, Levi, 1789-1851--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1825-1850. (gmgpc) Political cartoons. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Politics & Social Issues Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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