Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephen’s influential “Cornerstone Speech” declared that the cornerstone of the Confederacy rests . “upon the power and terrifying might of the Confederate Army”

“upon the bedrock of Constitutional liberty”

“upon the divine will of a loving and all-powerful god, who promises deliverance and strength to all his faithful children”

“upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery… is his natural and normal condition”

The political cartoon below was drawn by thomas nast in 1871: a political cartoon shows a heavy set man with a long nose and a beard in a suit and vest. he is smoking a cigar and has a menacing expression. he leans against a large box that says, in counting there is strength. on top of that box is a smaller container labeled, the ballot. dialogue under the cartoon reads, thats whats the matter. boss tweed, as long as i count the votes, what are you going to do about it? say? public domain what issue does this cartoon address?