(WAR OF 1812.) Columbian Centinel. Woodcut engraving on front page. 4 pages, 19 1/2 x 14 inches; disbound, cropped with slight loss on fore-edge and bottom edge. Boston, 30 March 1814
Features an early editorial cartoon, "the Good Strong Ship Massachusetts," in favor of Governor Caleb Strong's re-election campaign. The ship flies banners reading "No war! No embargo! No conscription!" and "Peace, Honor, Prosperity!" Strong is remembered today for his vehement objection to the War of 1812, refusing to call out troops for the army, and later attempting to negotiate a separate peace with England.
