The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Humors of the Political Carnival [From the New York Herald]

"Humors of the Political Carnival [From the New York Herald]." New-York Saturday Press, April 21, 1860, 3.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
journalism
Abstract

This article delights in describing the cast of characters that temporarily resides in the "Big Tent" at the Democratic Convention in Charleston. The author is sure to mention the unsavory characters as well as the rampant extravagance and waste.