Can't draw you a political cartoon, but I can give you some ideas for one. The main groups of people who were affected by Manifest Destiny would include Native Americans, who had their tribal lands overrun by settlers, profiteers and the US Army. Their way of life would change forever because of Americans' ovewhelming desire to move west.
European immigrants were affected by the large amount of cheap or free farmland that attracted them to America in the first place. Robber barons were further enriched by the resource wealth and railroad opportunities in the west. Lastly, it affected the soldiers sent west to protect the territorial gains of the US.
As for symbols on a political cartoon you might consider images of wagons, soldiers and miners heading west. You could include Natives, an image of California in the distance. If you want to specify it towards one event from that time period, consider the War with Mexico and California on the other side of the Mexican Army from the Americans. You could use a caption such as "Just a little farther now, boys" said by President James Polk.
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