"The people of these United States are the rightful masters of both congresses and courts, not to over-throw the Constitution, but to over-throw the men who pervert that Constitution." George Whiting, New York – Antique Print
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This rare antique lithograph captures "The people of these United States are the rightful masters of both congresses and courts, not to over-throw the Constitution, but to over-throw the men who pervert that Constitution." George Whiting, New York in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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"The people of these United States are the rightful masters of both congresses and courts, not to over-throw the Constitution, but to over-throw the men who pervert that Constitution." George Whiting, New York
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The printed text sets this sheet apart: George Whiting of New York argues that the people, not Congress or the courts, are the true masters of the nation, and that bad constitutional rule should be fixed by removing the men who abuse it, not by abandoning the Constitution itself. E.B. & E.C. Kellogg, printers in Hartford, Connecticut, issued the hand-colored lithograph around 1865, when the country was debating how the defeated Southern states would return and how far federal power should reach. Filed under Abraham Lincoln, it shows how political argument of the period was carried to a broad public through colored prints.
| Created / published | c. 1865 |
|---|---|
| Medium | lithograph, hand-colored, 42.9 x 33.2 cm. |
| Notes | E.B. & E.C. Kellogg, printer, Hartford, Conn |
| Original scan | 5,373 × 6,828 px · prints to 18 × 23 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | L-P-16 |
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