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Fugitive Slave Law Cartoon by Edward W. Clay. ...
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Fugitive Slave Law Cartoon by Edward W. Clay. 15" x 11.5" (sight), no place; 1851. Edward Clay 's cartoon, "Practical Illustration of the Fugitive Slave Law," shows Daniel Webster clutching the Constitution while acting as the bounty hunter's horse. They try to capture the enslaved Susanna with rope and chain while William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, and other abolitionists try to protect her. The Temple of Liberty appears in the background. Webster says: "This, though Constitutional, is extremely disagreeable." Daniel Webster was excoriated for his part in the passage of the Compromise of 1850 which included a pledge to actively enforce the Fugitive Slave Law. Southern bounty hunters came North to locate and retrieve runaways, often meeting with stiff, local resistance. Matted and framed to the overall size of 21.25" x 20.25". Not examined outside of the frame.Condition: Lightly rubbed. Upper left corner bumped.
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2022 October 19 Historic African Americana Signature® Auction #6248 (go to Auction Home page)
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