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A war president. Progressive democracy
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A war president. Progressive democracy
A war president. Progressive democracy. A caricature of Democratic candidate Lewis Cass, a general in the War of 1812, suggesting that his expansionist leanings would lead the United States into war. Cass (dubbed General Gas by the unfriendly press) is pictured as a veritable war machine. He sits on a wheeled gun-carriage, with his various limbs and body parts in the form of cannon shells and barrels shooting gas and shot. Over his head he waves a bloody saber labeled Manifest Destiny, while reciting, New Mexico, California, Chihuahua, Zacatecas, MEXICO, Peru, Yucatan, Cuba. These reflect, with some exaggeration, Casss ambitious agenda for territorial expansion in the wake of American victory in the Mexican War. In his left hand he holds a spear. Date c1848. A war president. Progressive democracy. A caricature of Democratic candidate Lewis Cass, a general in the War of 1812, suggesting that his expansionist leanings would lead the United States into war. Cass (dubbed General Gas by the unfriendly press) is pictured as a veritable war machine. He sits on a wheeled gun-carriage, with his various limbs and body parts in the form of cannon shells and barrels shooting gas and shot. Over his head he waves a bloody saber labeled Manifest Destiny, while reciting, New Mexico, California, Chihuahua, Zacatecas, MEXICO, Peru, Yucatan, Cuba. These reflect, with some exaggeration, Casss ambitious agenda for territorial expansion in the wake of American victory in the Mexican War. In his left hand he holds a spear. Date c1848
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This caricature, dating back to 1848, depicts Democratic candidate Lewis Cass as a 'war president' and an advocate for progressive democracy. Cass, a general in the War of 1812, was infamously known as 'General Gas' by his political adversaries due to his expansionist leanings and the belief that his ambitions would lead the United States into war. In this satirical image, Cass is portrayed as a human war machine, seated atop a wheeled gun-carriage. His limbs and body parts have been transformed into cannon shells and barrels, shooting gas and shot. A bloody saber labeled 'Manifest Destiny' is waved overhead, symbolizing Cass's territorial aspirations. The inscription on the saber lists New Mexico, California, Chihuahua, Zacatecas, Mexico, Peru, Yucatan, and Cuba, reflecting Cass's ambitious plans for American expansion in the aftermath of the Mexican War. With a spear in his left hand, Cass appears determined and unyielding, embodying the progressive democratic ideals of the time that championed expansion and military power.
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