13 3/4 x 11 3/8 in. lithograph (image), 17 x 12 in. including margins. A satirical political cartoon broadside.

"Davis, saying, 'I want to be let alone,' on 'Secession Trap' of gallows; around his neck, rope hanging from beam to which is fastened 'Letter of Marque.' Toombs, Beauregard, Stephens and Pickens express their dismay, Stephens saying, 'I prophesied in November that Secession would be the death of us.'" [Weitenkampf.] These Southern leaders, at the right of the broadside, are also portrayed with ropes around their necks. Top-hatted Union men, on the right, say "So perish all traitors to the Union."

Weitenkampf 129. Reilly 1861-23 and -24. OCLC records five locations under several accession numbers. The Metropolitan Museum of Art also has a copy.