Related

• - Browse neighboring items by call number.
• Collection: Cartoon Prints, American

• Title: The meeting of the friends, City Hall Park
• Related Names:
     Stephens, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1824-1882.
     Printed Ephemera Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
• Date Created/Published: [New York], 1863.
• Medium: 1 print : wood engraving with letterpress on wove paper ; 21.8 x 22.6 cm (image)
• Summary: New York governor Horatio Seymour's famous "My Friends" speech, delivered from the steps of New York's City Hall during the draft riots, was widely misrepresented in the press. On the basis of reports such as this, Seymour was viewed as a disloyal "Copperhead" agitator. The riots, which took place between July 11 and 16, 1863, broke out as a result of the Enrollment Act, which was highly discriminatory to the lower classes. (On this see "Wanted a Substitute," no. 1863-13). Although not an enthusiast of President Lincoln's war policies, Seymour actually rushed to the scene of the riots and tried to restore order. Here Seymour stands on the City Hall steps, addressing a motley crowd of armed rioters, most of them Irish. In the foreground one rioter holds the head of a black man in a noose, while three other black men hang from a tree in the background. (In reality, the rioters sacked and looted a Negro orphan asylum and hanged black men from lampposts.) Behind Seymour stand three men, including (left to right) a fool (no doubt a newspaper editor) wearing a cap labeled "Express," former mayor Fernando Wood (whose top hat fails to conceal a pair of devil's horns), and a man resembling Tammany boss Peter B. Sweeny, with a hat tagged "4-11-44." Below the scene is the dialogue: A Friendly Voice: "Governor, we want you to stay here." Horatio Seymour: "I am going to stay here, M̀y Friends'" Second Rioter: "Faith and the Governor will stay with us." Horatio Seymour: "I am your f̀riend;" and the f̀riend' of your families." Third Rioter: "Arrah, Jemmy, and who said he cared about the D̀irty Nagurs'?" Fourth Rioter: "How about the draft Saymere?" Governor: "I have ordered the president to stop the draft!" Chorus: "Be jabes, he's a 'broth of a boy." Weitenkampf, probably correctly, attributes the drawing for the print to Henry L. Stephens. It may have been published in connection with the New York "Tribune," whose building is prominent in the background. The "Tribune's" editor, Horace Greeley, was among Seymour's most vocal critics.
• Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-96391 (b&w film copy neg.)
• Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.
  
• Call Number: PC/US - 1863.S746, no. 1 (A size) [P&P] Broadside portfolio 124 no. 29 Copy 1 Date listed as July 1863. 1 p. 30 x 24 cm.
• Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
• Notes:
  • Probably drawn by Henry L. Stephens, New York.
  • Title appears as it is written on the item.
  • Caricature of Gov. Seymour's City Hall speech July 14, 1863.
  • Weitenkampf, p. 138.
  • Purchase (Caroline and Erwin Swann Memorial Fund); Old Paper Person; 1987; (DLC/PP-1987:199).
  • Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress)
  • Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1863-12.
  • LAC nsk 2022-03-29 update (1 card)
• Subjects:
  • Seymour, Horatio,--1810-1886.
  • Sweeny, Peter B.--(Peter Barr),--1825-1911.
  • Wood, Fernando,--1812-1881.
  • United States.--Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--Civil War, 1861-1865.
  • New York tribune--1860-1870.
  • African Americans--1860-1870.
  • Draft protests--1860-1870.
  • Draft (Military service)--1860-1870.
  • Journalism--1860-1870.
  • Politics & government--1860-1870.
  • New York (N.Y.)--1860-1870.
  • New York (State)--1860-1870.
• Format:
  • Political cartoons--1860-1870.
  • Wood engravings--1860-1870.
• Collections:
  • Cartoon Prints, American
• Part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress)
• Bookmark This Record:
     https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2008661655/

View the MARC Record for this item.

The Library of Congress generally does not own rights to material in its collections and, therefore, cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. For further rights information, see "Rights Information" below and the Rights and Restrictions Information page ( https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/rights.html ).

• Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.
• Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-96391 (b&w film copy neg.)
• Call Number: PC/US - 1863.S746, no. 1 (A size) [P&P] Broadside portfolio 124 no. 29 Copy 1 Date listed as July 1863. 1 p. 30 x 24 cm.
• Medium: 1 print : wood engraving with letterpress on wove paper ; 21.8 x 22.6 cm (image)

If an image is displaying, you can download it yourself. (Some images display only as thumbnails outside the Library of Congress because of rights considerations, but you have access to larger size images on site.)

Alternatively, you can purchase copies of various types through Library of Congress Duplication Services.

1. If a digital image is displaying: The qualities of the digital image partially depend on whether it was made from the original or an intermediate such as a copy negative or transparency. If the Reproduction Number field above includes a reproduction number that starts with LC-DIG..., then there is a digital image that was made directly from the original and is of sufficient resolution for most publication purposes.
2. If there is information listed in the Reproduction Number field above: You can use the reproduction number to purchase a copy from Duplication Services. It will be made from the source listed in the parentheses after the number.

   If only black-and-white ("b&w") sources are listed and you desire a copy showing color or tint (assuming the original has any), you can generally purchase a quality copy of the original in color by citing the Call Number listed above and including the catalog record ("About This Item") with your request.

3. If there is no information listed in the Reproduction Number field above: You can generally purchase a quality copy through Duplication Services. Cite the Call Number listed above and include the catalog record ("About This Item") with your request.

Price lists, contact information, and order forms are available on the Duplication Services Web site.

• Call Number: PC/US - 1863.S746, no. 1 (A size) [P&P] Broadside portfolio 124 no. 29 Copy 1 Date listed as July 1863. 1 p. 30 x 24 cm.
• Medium: 1 print : wood engraving with letterpress on wove paper ; 21.8 x 22.6 cm (image)

Please use the following steps to determine whether you need to fill out a call slip in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room to view the original item(s). In some cases, a surrogate (substitute image) is available, often in the form of a digital image, a copy print, or microfilm.

1. Is the item digitized? (A thumbnail (small) image will be visible on the left.)

   • Yes, the item is digitized. Please use the digital image in preference to requesting the original. All images can be viewed at a large size when you are in any reading room at the Library of Congress. In some cases, only thumbnail (small) images are available when you are outside the Library of Congress because the item is rights restricted or has not been evaluated for rights restrictions.

     As a preservation measure, we generally do not serve an original item when a digital image is available. If you have a compelling reason to see the original, consult with a reference librarian. (Sometimes, the original is simply too fragile to serve. For example, glass and film photographic negatives are particularly subject to damage. They are also easier to see online where they are presented as positive images.)

   • No, the item is not digitized. Please go to #2.

2. Do the Access Advisory or Call Number fields above indicate that a non-digital surrogate exists, such as microfilm or copy prints?

   • Yes, another surrogate exists. Reference staff can direct you to this surrogate.

   • No, another surrogate does not exist. Please go to #3.

3. If you do not see a thumbnail image or a reference to another surrogate, please fill out a call slip in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room. In many cases, the originals can be served in a few minutes. Other materials require appointments for later the same day or in the future. Reference staff can advise you in both how to fill out a call slip and when the item can be served.

To contact Reference staff in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room, please use our Ask A Librarian service or call the reading room between 8:30 and 5:00 at 202-707-6394, and Press 3.