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This cartoon depicts William L. Marcy, James Buchanan, Franklin Pierce, Lewis Cass, and Stephen Douglas harassing Liberty, the representation of Kansas Territory. A former U.S. senator from New York, Marcy was a leader of the conservative Democrats, with pro-Southern leanings much like those of presidents Pierce and Buchanan; Marcy served as secretary of war (1845-1849) under James K. Polk and secretary of state (1853-1857) under President Pierce, during the worst of the Kansas troubles.
Date: Between 1854 and 1861
Item Number: 90073
Call Number: Port Vault K 978.1 L615
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90073
Collections - Library
Date - 1854-1860
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Presidents - Buchanan, James
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Presidents - Pierce, Franklin
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Cartoon
People - Notable People - Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
People - Notable People - Douglas, Stephen A., 1813-1861
People - Notable People - Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854-1861
Type of Material - Cartoons - Political
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