A colored map of the United States with two trees superimposed over it. A straight tree labeled “God’s Blessing Liberty” originates from the Bible and extends over the Northern states from the east coast to the west. The branches of the liberty tree list positive traits that accompany the “blessing”: light, peace, joy, hope, honor, faith, truth, virtue, charity, justice, morality, sobriety, industry, free speech, knowledge, free schools, patience, happiness, benevolence, philanthropy, love of country, equal rights, obedience to law, and intelligence. The point of the tree culminates in the outcome of moral rectitude: “IMMORTALITY”.
A crooked brown tree labeled “God’s Curse Slavery” extends from the east coast and follows along the Mason Dixie line. The branches list negative traits that accompany the “curse”: treason, murder, war, rebellion, secession, sedition, superstition, ignorance, lust, avarice, the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Law, the Kansas Nebraska Bill, and the Dred Scott Decision. The point of the tree culminates in the outcome of such evils: “HADES”.