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MRS. NORTH: "You see, Mr. Lincoln, we have failed utterly in our course
of action; I want peace, and so, if you cannot effect an amicable
arrangement, I must put the case into other hands."
In this cartoon, "Punch" merely reflected the idea, or sentiment,
current in England in 1864, that the North was much dissatisfied with
the War policy of President Lincoln; and would surely elect General
McClellan to succeed the Westerner in the White House. At the election
McClellan carried but one Northern State--New Jersey, where he was
born--President Lincoln sweeping the country like a prairie fire.
"Punch" had evidently been deceived by some bold, bad man, who wanted a
little spending money, and sold the prediction to the funny journal with
a certificate of character attached, written by--possibly--a member of
the Horse Marines. "Punch," was very much disgusted to find that its
credulity and faith in mankind had been so imposed upon, especially when
the election returns showed that "the-War-is-a-failure" candidate ran
so slowly that Lincoln passed him as easily as though the Democratic
nominee was tied to a post.
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Stories and Anecdotes About the Life of Abraham Lincoln
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