Grand Presidential sweep-stakes for 1849, Henry R. Robinson, 1848

Grand presidential sweep-stakes for 1849. "the free soil sympathies of the cartoonist are evident in his portrayal of the 1848 presidential contest as a race between the three major candidates. The contenders are on the course. Whig candidate zachary taylor (left) rides a bloodhound with a collar reading "buena vista. " the bloodhound is a reminder of the public outcry over taylor's controversial use of dogs against the indians in the second seminole war. " taylor's opponents are martin van buren and lewis cass. Date: 1848.