Symbolism was literally used in political cartoons which allowed them to efficiently say so much in one hilarious panel. Here, President Jefferson is represented by a man who looks like him but has a mustache. The meaning of the other symbols are written into the cartoon itself. (The reference to a "Ms. Hemmings" by Napoleon is actually a reference to the American population as a whole which was, back in them days, commonly nicknamed "Ms. Hemmings" or "a-holes.")