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James Buchanan: Yellow "Rally! No Popery!" Satiric Broadside....
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James Buchanan: Yellow "Rally! No Popery!" Satiric Broadside. This is possibly the greatest political broadside in the hobby. It measures 12" x 19" and is printed on yellow paper. Unlike conventional broadsides, it does not announce a mass meeting or political rally at a real, specified location. Rather, using "negative campaigning," it ridicules the opposition; in this case, Republican John Frémont, Know-Nothing Millard Fillmore, and abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison. It mixes legitimate slogans ("Freedom National! Slavery Sectional!" and "Put None but Americans on Guard to-night.") with cynical, sarcastic versions ("All North! No South!" and "Fremont, Free Love Free Fight!"). Its true origins and intent are evident in the concluding paragraph, which states: "All those who are opposed to the Election of James Buchanan to the Presidency, and are willing to 'Let the Union Slide'... are requested to meet at the Powder Mill, now known as the 'Fremont Hut' on Thursday, Aug. 7th, at 8 o'clock, P.M." We suspect that the meeting place existed only in the mind of a Buchanan partisan, the author of this wonderfully graphic piece of campaign demagoguery.Condition: Very light soiling and faint crease marks throughout. It appears to have some ink transfer from previous folds across the flag and at the bottom right corner. Tiny accretion at the back near the left edge. Overall, the piece is in fine condition.
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2022 October 15 - 16 The J. Doyle Dewitt Collection Part II Americana & Political Signature® Auction #6266 (go to Auction Home page)
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October, 2022
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