"The Union, the Constitution and the enforcement of the laws. For President, John Bell of Tennessee. For Vice President, Edward Everett of Massachusetts" (W. H. Rease, 1860)

Lithograph banner with oval portraits of Bell (left) and Everett (right), an eagle over a "Constitution" scroll and crossed flags, a seated Columbia figure with a shield, and streamers reading "Liberty & Union / Now & Forever / One & Inseparable". Tells: the slogans are virtue words standing in for a platform, and the eagle, flags and Columbia lend national symbols to the ticket.

Date

1860

Period

Pre-1914

Made by

W. H. Rease, Philadelphia (lithographer and publisher), for the Constitutional Union Bell-Everett ticket

Region

North America

Country

United States

Medium

Print

Issuer type

Media

Regime

Buchanan Administration

Leader

James Buchanan

Audience

Domestic public

Purpose

Persuade or win support

Theme

Elections and party politics

Event

1860 US Election

Techniques

Glittering generalitiesTransfer

Source

Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are

Source

Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division (Popular Graphic Arts), retrieved October 2, 2026

Rights

Public domain: published 1860, US. LOC reuse note: "No known restrictions on publication."
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, "The Union, the Constitution and the enforcement of the laws. For President, John Bell of Tennessee. For Vice President,

THE UNION, THE CONSTITUTION AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS
CONSTITUTION
LIBERTY & UNION
NOW & FOREVER
ONE & INSEPARABLE
FOR PRESIDENT
JOHN BELL
OF TENNESSEE.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
EDWARD EVERETT
OF MASSACHUSETTS
LITH. BY W.H. REASE
COR. 4TH & CHESTNUT STS. PHILADA.
Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1860 by W.H. Rease in the Clerks Office of [illegible] Court of Eastern [illegible] of Penn[illegible]
PUBLISHED BY W. H. REASE, PHILADELPHIA.