Democratic ticket, "Liberty & equal rights" (Ohio electors for Van Buren and Johnson), 1836

Printed ticket for Van Buren and Johnson with Ohio electors, headed by a wood engraving of Van Buren as the 'Magician'; the legible lettering on the sheet is MAGICIAN, U.S. MINT and LIBERTY & EQUAL RIGHTS. LOC's description reads the picture as a lantern projecting onto the Capitol, with Jackson's sword and bugle at his feet. Tells: glittering generalities (virtue words with no testable claim) and, on LOC's reading of the sword and bugle, transfer of the outgoing president's standing to his successor.

Date

1836

Period

Pre-1914

Made by

Ohio Democratic presidential electors ticket for Van Buren and Johnson (printer not stated; LOC: Cincinnati?)

Region

North America

Country

United States

Medium

Leaflet

Issuer type

Party

Regime

Jackson Administration

Leader

Andrew Jackson

Audience

Domestic public

Purpose

Persuade or win support

Theme

Elections and party politics

Event

1836 US Election

Techniques

Glittering generalitiesTransfer

Source

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

Source

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, retrieved October 2, 2026

Rights

Public domain: published 1836, US; LOC rights note: "No known restrictions on publication."
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

[Lantern beam] MAGICIAN
[Oval] LIBERTY & EQUAL RIGHTS
[Building at left] U.S. MINT

DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT,
MARTIN VAN BUREN.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
RICHARD M. JOHNSON.
OHIO ELECTORS.
John M. Goodenow,
Othniel Looker,
Jacob Felter,
James B. Cameron,
David S. Davis,
James Fife,
John J. Higgins,
Joseph Morris,
James Sharp,
John McElvain,
William Trevitt,
David Robb,
Hugh McComb,
Robert Mitchell,
James Mathews,
Joshua Seney,
Stephen N. Sargent,
Thomas J. McLain,
Noah Frederick,
Jacob Ihrig,
James Means.