A bull chase. The words of the wise, are as goads.
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A bull chase. The words of the wise, are as goads.
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Another satire on the special committee of the House of Representatives investigating Van Burens Treasury Department. The committee, chaired by James Harlan but dominated by Henry A. Wise of Virginia, centered upon Secretary Levi Woodbury and probed irregularities in handling and accounting of federal funds in the customs houses. This occurred in the wake of the Swartwout embezzlement scandal uncovered in November 1838. (See Price Current and Sub Treasurers Meeting in England, nos. 1838-21 and -20.) In A Bull Chase Henry A. Wise (left) spears the hindquarters of a bull with the head of Treasury Secretary Woodbury, saying Cmon Prentiss, Im into him! Hes going to roar! He apparently addresses Mississippi Congressman Sergeant S. Prentiss, a Whig ally, who is unseen in the wings.
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Artful Dodge (Napoleon Sarony): Creator (cre)
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A bull chase. The words of the wise, are as goads.
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