The attack on our outer ramparts - first the house of refuge - then the public schools - then - the Constitution! LCCN2011661440, 1885

Title: the attack on our outer ramparts - first the house of refuge - then the public schools - then - the constitution! abstract: illustration shows a hapless army of clergymen assulting a fortress labeled "non-sectarian institution" around a building labeled "house of refuge" with a battering ram labeled "freedom of worship bill", one bishop is carrying a military standard labeled "in hoc signo vinces" (in this sign you will conquer) that shows a ballot box labeled "irish vote"; defending the ramparts are newspaper editors, including puck. In the middle distance is a building labeled "public school" and in the background, atop a hill is a statue labeled "constitution" that states "congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion". Physical description: 1 print: chromolithograph. Notes: j. Keppler.;illus. From puck, v. 17, no. 424, (1885 april 22), centerfold.;copyright 1885 by keppler & schwarzmann.;title from item. Date: 1885.