Matched (?)

Nast sets two figures in deliberate contrast under the header MATCHED (?). Left: U.S. Grant, bearded and composed, surveys a defeated Confederate camp at Vicksburg—a fallen C.S. flag at his feet, an American flag cresting the hill behind him. The caption reproduces his unconditional-surrender demand to General Pemberton. Right: Governor Horatio Seymour of New York, the 1868 Democratic presidential nominee, addresses a mob during the 1863 Draft Riots, flames and chaos visible behind him. The flanking slogans— "Let Us Have Peace" and "A Mob Can Revolutionize as Well as a Government"—frame the Republican argument: Grant offers order and honor; Seymour represents Democratic lawlessness.