(MILITARY DRAFT RIOTS CIVIL WAR) TOUSEY SINCLAIR Dan’l O’C

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(MILITARY--DRAFT RIOTS--CIVIL WAR.) TOUSEY, SINCLAIR. Dan'l O'Connell on Democracy!. . . .'The Spirit of Democratic Liberty is defiled by the continuance of Negro Slavery in the United States.' Letterpress broadside, 19 x 11-7/8 inches; old, horizontal, cello-tape markings across the center, top and bottom; small chips along the edges; paper lightly and evenly toned. (WGC) New York: Sinclair Tousey, 1863

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a rare broadside appeal to new york city's working class irish following the devastating draft riots of July 13-16. This broadside was gotten up by Sinclair Tousey (1818-1887) publisher and founder of the American News Company, three months after the melee. An abolitionist and staunch supporter of the President, Tousey hoped to persuade the working class Irishman to vote for Lincoln. Quotes from Daniel O'Connell, the 'Great Commoner' fell on deaf ears. The 'New York Irish American' urged its readers to vote for McClellan, and vote for him they did, causing a wave of prejudice against the Irish in the years that followed. Item 463 in the Barrett Lincoln Sale (Parke-Bernet, 1952.)