Attention! The death of American slavery! His funeral in English at the church of the Holy name of Jesus on the corner of Ursulines and Claiborne St, Treme district. Sunday, 19 - Te Deum at the end of the high mass. Monday, 20 - Solemn Mass of rejoicing at 10a.m. to bury the infamous. All those who have had to suffer from this monster are invited to come and throw a stone at his corpse.
This is a parody of a runaway slave ad published in a black newspaper in New Orleans. Jefferson Davis had recently escaped capture and was on the run from Union forces. These "advertisements" are for his return. He was ultimately captured on May 10, 1865.