A peep at the future' A Whig fantasy on the supposed outcome of the 1844 election. Here Henry Clay and Theodore Frelinghuysen occupy the White House. They watch from a window as John Tyler plays a hand organ and leads a group of minstrels outside, asking 'A few Pennies Gentlemen for the poor Virginny minstrels!' On the top of the organ are three tiny rats, perhaps a reference to the resignation of Tyler's cabinet or a comment on the president's betrayal of Whig interests during his tenure.
A peep at the future' A Whig fantasy on the supposed outcome of the 1844 election. Here Henry Clay and Theodore Frelinghuysen occupy the White House. They watch from a window as John Tyler plays a hand organ and leads a group of minstrels outside, asking 'A few Pennies Gentlemen for the poor Virginny minstrels!' On the top of the organ are three tiny rats, perhaps a reference to the resignation of Tyler's cabinet or a comment on the president's betrayal of Whig interests during his tenure.
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Keywords: 1844, america, archival, archive, clay, election, fantasy, frelinghuysen, future, henry, historical, history, house, outcome, peep, political, politics, states, supposed, theodore, united, whig, white
