What Is Thomas Nash Political Cartoon

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I choose the political cartoon drawn by Thomas Nash, “Compromise with the South.” This political cartoon was drawn in september 1864. At this time the south was winning the Civil War. This political cartoon shows what a compromise between the union and the South would be like. Thomas Nash drew the union in complete chaos. In the background you can see a building on fire and dead bodies on the ground. In the background on the south side you can see what looks like a family, but as you look closer you see that they have chains around their wrists. This shows how the south would re-enslave African Americans. The confederate flag in the upper right corner has words written all over it, most are very hard to make out. The words on the flag are