Congressional Scales
Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888)
Congressional Scales, a True Balance
New York: N. Currier, 1850
Lithograph on woven paper
Prints and Photographs Division
Copyright deposit (34A)
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This satirical print by Currier& Ives comments on President
Zachary Taylor's attempts to balance southern and northern interests
on the question of slavery in 1850. Various members of Congress
fill the evenly balanced scales including the Compromise of 1850
opponents Senator Henry Clay, left, and Senator John C. Calhoun,
right.
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