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Re-union on the Secesh-Democratic plan – Vintage Print

Re-union on the Secesh-Democratic plan, New York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1862. — antique lithograph
Re-union on the Secesh-Democratic plan, New York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1862.. Antique lithograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

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The title, *Re-union on the Secesh-Democratic plan*, names the target: a reunion of the states that would leave secession's gains, and slavery, intact. "Secesh" was a common slur for Confederate sympathizers, and the print mocks Northern Democrats who pushed for a negotiated peace in 1862, when Union fortunes were uneven and Lincoln had not yet issued his Emancipation Proclamation. Currier & Ives, a New York firm that sold inexpensive lithographs to a broad public, deposited the print for copyright on October 17, 1862, weeks before the midterm elections. Viewers should read it as partisan commentary rather than neutral reporting.

Created / publishedNew York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1862.
Medium1 print on wove paper : lithograph ; image 28 x 36 cm.
GenrePolitical cartoons 1860-1870.Lithographs 1860-1870.
NotesThe Library's impression was deposited for copyright by Currier & Ives on October 17, 1862. DLC Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 5569 Weitenkampf, p. 134 Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1862-10.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,180 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-118542

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