Grand National Whig Banner. "Onward" (Clay and Frelinghuysen), 1844

Hand-coloured lithograph imitating a draped campaign banner: oval laurel-wreathed portraits of Henry Clay and Theodore Frelinghuysen under an eagle and flags. Tells: "The Nation's Choice" claims the ticket already has the country behind it (bandwagon); "Justice to Harry of the West" is a virtue word with no stated claim (glittering generalities).

Date

April 1844

Period

Pre-1914

Made by

N. Currier, New York (commercial lithographer), printed for the Whig campaign

Region

North America

Country

United States

Medium

Print

Issuer type

Media

Regime

Tyler Administration

Leader

John Tyler

Audience

Domestic public

Purpose

Persuade or win support

Theme

Elections and party politics

Event

1844 US Election

Techniques

BandwagonGlittering generalities

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 1844, US; LOC rights note: "No known restrictions on publication."
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. (item 2003674551)

JUSTICE TO HARRY OF THE WEST.
NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT.
HENRY CLAY.
NOMINATED FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
T. FRELINGHUYSEN.
THE NATION'S CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT & VICE-PRESIDENT.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1844, [illegible] in the Clerk's office of the dis[trict] Court of the [illegible].
GRAND NATIONAL WHIG BANNER.
"ONWARD".
Lith: & Pub: by N. Currier, 2 Spruce St N.Y.