(PRESIDENTS 1837) [Edward Williams Clay] artist Major Joe B

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(PRESIDENTS--1837.) [Edward Williams Clay], artist. Major Joe Bunker's Last Parade, or the Fix of a Senator and His 700 Independents. Lithograph, 12 1/2 x 18 inches; minor foxing and uneven toning. New York: H.R. Robinson, 1837

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The central figure brandishing his sword is Senator Nathaniel P. Tallmadge of New York, dressed in the costume of a character from a popular play, Major Joe Bunker. Tallmadge was a pro-bank soft money advocate, fighting a losing battle against his president, fellow Democrat Van Buren. As they march toward their distressed "Madisonian" colleagues, a much larger crowd gathers at the Van Buren Hotel under the president's portrait, eager to hear "The Message"--a 14 September 1837 message to Congress setting forth his plan for an independent treasury. This is the first state, with a reversed "J" in the title, which was corrected in the copyright deposit copy at the Library of Congress. None traced of either state at auction. Reilly 1837-13.