Campaign envelope: Stephen A. Douglas and H. V. Johnson, with "I stand for the rights of the whole people" (S. Raynor, 1860)
Printed envelope front with a woodcut-style portrait of Douglas in a laurel oval under an eagle, crossed flags and a shield naming the ticket, plus a quoted Douglas slogan at upper right. Tells: the quoted line ("the rights of the whole people") is a virtue phrase standing for a policy, and the eagle and flags lend national symbols to the ticket.
- Date
- 1860
- Period
- Pre-1914
- Made by
- S. Raynor, envelope manufacturer, New York, for the Northern Democratic Douglas-Johnson ticket
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Object
- Issuer type
- Media
- Regime
- Buchanan Administration
- Leader
- James Buchanan
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- 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, 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, Campaign envelope: Stephen A. Douglas and H. V. Johnson, with "I stand for the rights of the whole people" (S. Raynor, 1
Text on the object
"I stand for the rights of the whole people— Intervention—North or South, means Disunion." DOUGLAS. [Scroll beneath the eagle:] STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS. PRESIDENT, STEP. A. DOUGLAS. VICE-PRESIDENT, H. V. JOHNSON. S. RAYNOR, Envelope Manufacturer, New-York.
The envelope is blank on the address side shown; the manufacturer line runs vertically up the left edge.
