The Smelling Committee

The Smelling Committee

Johnson's Impeachment

This is a cartoon that represents the emotions the public felt after the failed attempt to impeach President Andrew Johnson. President Johnson is compared to an old rotting horse whose foul stench exudes the Radical Republicans failed attempt to impeach him. This cartoon helps to explain the feelings and resentment the public had of President Johnson at this time. This was a cartoon that could be seen floating through New York in 1868, published by Currier and Ives.

John Cameron

Currier and Ives

The Library of Congress

1868