The Democratic platform - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows Democratic presidential candidate James Buchanan lying on the backs of three men on their hands and knees, from left, Senator Thomas Hart Benton identified as "Old Bullion", President Franklin Pierce identified as "Franklin the last", and John Van Buren identified as "Prince John", who is speaking to his father, former president, Martin Van Buren identified as "Martin the first", shown as a fox in a cave on the right. Seated on top of Buchanan is a Southern slave owner with one of his young slaves. Brother Jonathan stands on the far left and suggests to the Southern slave owner that he might not be able to trust the strength of the supporters of the Democratic platform.

The Library has two copies of this print.
The Library also has a redrawn version of the print with the text in German, "The Democratische Plattform," where the dialogue is simplified and the Pierce figure is identified as "Bully [i.e., Preston S.] Brooks," and Brother Jonathan/Uncle Sam has been replaced with a Dutchman.
Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1684
Weitenkampf, p. 117
Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).
Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1856-12.