Uncle Sam's pet pups! Or, Mother Bank's last refuge. A crude woodcut satire showing Harrison luring Mother Bank, Jackson, and Van Buren into a barrel of Hard Cider. Jack Downing chases Jackson and Van Buren toward the barrel as Mother Bank crawls into it. While Jackson and Van Buren sought to destroy the Bank of the United States, one of Harrison's election campaign promises was to reestablish it, hence his providing Mother Bank a refuge in this scene. Date 1840. Uncle Sam's pet pups! Or, Mother Bank's last refuge. A crude woodcut satire showing Harrison luring Mother Bank, Jackson, and Van Buren into a barrel of Hard Cider. Jack Downing chases Jackson and Van Buren toward the barrel as Mother Bank crawls into it. While Jackson and Van Buren sought to destroy the Bank of the United States, one of Harrison's election campaign promises was to reestablish it, hence his providing Mother Bank a refuge in this scene. Date 1840.