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THE BELL AND EVERETT SCHOTTISCH.
   
Complete Explanation:
An illustrated sheet music cover for campaign music honoring Constitutional Union party candidates John Bell and Edward Everett.

The candidates' bust portraits are framed in floral and acanthus tracery. In the upper right a streamer with stars and stripes hangs on the twigs which sprout from the rusticated wooden letters of Everett's name. Below is an arrangement of motifs, including an eagle with shield, a cannon, flags, and a fasces. In the distance (left) is a harbor with several ships.


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