New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-10
PREPARED BY


HON. EDWARD MCPHERSON, LII. D..
Clerk OF the United States House ofRepresentativas
Whose political works have always been charao.
terized by such thoroughness, accuracy and impair
TALLY as to make them absolutely Indispensable
to American statesmen, politicians, lawyers, stu.
dents of history, journalists and intelligent think.
ers of all classes and all political parties, by whom
they are freely used and quoted as
uNDOUBTED AUTHORITY
McPherson's Hand Book for 1872, in variety
scope and interest of matter surpasses all political
guide books hitherto published. 1t is a work of
about 240 pages, Svo double column, handsomely
bound in durable cloth-size and shape very con
venient to carry while campaigning. 1t will be of
uniform style with Mr.. McPhersons other political
publications, and win form with them continuous
SERIES illustrating by papers votes and figures the
progress of political thought and. action and the
relations Of parties to all important public ques.
lions. 1t will cover the two years which have
ELAPSED since the issue of his Handbook of Politics
for 1870, no manual having been issued by him in
1871.
Besides much other Invaluable political data, the
following are embraced in its
CONTENTS:
List. of members of the Cabinet of President
Lsit of Senators and Representatives in the Forty
first and Forty second Congresses.
The second and third annual messages, and the
nllingo. Test-oath LawIessness in South Carolins
and Others as well all his political proeIama-
lions and orders issued since 1870.
Full text of the enforcement acts of the Forty
first and Forty second Congresses, and the Ku.
Klux act of the Forty second Congress, with the
various votes thereon.
Full text of the thirteenth fourteenth and if
teenth constitutional amendments, with votes in
House respecting their validity.
Yea and nay votes in Congress on measures al.
fecting the tariff and taxation, including the action
on tea, coffee, SALT coal etc.
Votes on the. several propositions of amnesty.
and full record of the bills in Senate and ouse
to provide for the further security of the equal
rights of citizens.
The various propositions of amendment to the
constitution of the United States. made in the
Forty first and Forty-secend Congresses.
The amendments proposed and made to State
constitutions. in llliEois, Louisiana, Michigan
North Carolina Nebraska, Rhode Island, West Vir.
ginia and Wisconsin.
The rules of the Civil Service Commission and
the additional rules of the Advisory Board together
with action OF Congress and the President on this
Full text of the eight hour law, with opinion of
Attorney General HOar as to its effect, order of
President Grant to carry it out and votes in Con.
Text of the bill to Promote tie establishments Of
common school systems in the various States, and
votes.
The reports of Judiciary Committees in the Sen.
ate and House upon the right of women to vote
under the fourteenth amendment, with additional
facts respecting this movement, including the re-
cent action u the Legislatures of Iowa. Maine and
Massachusetts
A tabular statement giving the popular and
electoral vote of each State in 1868 together with
the aggregate popular vote for the two preceding
presidential elections; the vote at State elections
in 1870, 1871 and 1872 the apporti0nment Of repre-
sentation of the several States in Congress- and
the vote in the acknowledges, by States and sec.
tons under the census of 1860 and 1879, together
with the population of each State under the census
of 1850 and 1870 and its relative rank in the family
of STATES.
Also a tabular statement showing the re.
ce1pts of the government from every source, for
each fiscal year from 1859 to 1872 classified under
the respective heads of customs internal revenue
direct taxes, public lands and miscellaneous
Also tabulared exhibit of the expenditures of
the government during the same period under the
several heads of civil list, foreign intercourse
dams, miscellaneous, and the amount of interest
on the public debt annually paid in those years;
accompanied by a detailed statement taken from
oclal sources OF the leading items for each year
going to make up the totals for the above heads
with table OF gold fluctuations exhibiting the
changes IN value OF United states currency, rom
the period of its first issue until it reached the
settled standard it now enjoys aud
other int esting details connected with the same
giving an opportunity for a full comparison and
an exhaustive examination of the sources of ex-
The work will also contain the text of the de-.
cisi9n Of the United States supreme Court, known
as the legal tender decision of 1871.
An authentic copy of the treaty Of Washington
its richly stored pages.
Guiding the tul! text of those of the various
national conventions and the proceedings thereof
and the man features OF the Republican and Demo
cratlc patIoi1ns IN many OF the States including
the Missouri Liberal Republican and the Mont:
somery county, Ohio, Democratic platform known
as the new departure"
Fhe book also contains tabular statement of
the public debt of the United States I1p to niy Of
each year, from 1887 to 1872 Inclusive foge+bep
with the amount of debt due at the cIosa Of avery
since the formation of the present
government, and a table of revenue red1tefions
n +l,a
ton In internal and customs revenues by legisia
ton since the act Of 1866. .
Also a table showing the wealth local daht a,5
-a4aIlon III each State and Territory, and another
exhlplt1ng the comparative quantities and values
u agricultural lands products etc, in 1885, 1860
,us of 1870. " Wy NeH'
Also, an accurate tabulated exhibit of the total
quantity OF public lands in this country-with the
4uIn9eT OF acres sold, entered for homestead, +
granted Tor military services, agricultural col.
eyes! railroads, canals, wagon roads, companies
corporations, States and Territories
tsyluinsi Indians for reservations private Land
laimants, etc; and the amount in each Of NJ
states and Territories Remaining unsoId and man
'foptlated, together with estimate of the number
y acres called for BY all the railroad land grants
.hd an estimate of the number of acres suCh rail
DAD companies are likely to receive
als 80 the text Of the Texas Pacific, and Bayfield,
.nd nI. grox railroad acts considered in the Forty
'otes thereon. -0.9 "A'-+ Ht-e NaIio''
also the yea and nay votes upon all the political
es9Lutions-such as on the right of secession am.
,es[y, the restoration of the Arlington estate to
ne Lees ana 9Rrs-in the last session of the For.
y -hrst and segBnd sessions of the Forty.secOnd
congress. -. y sSS0H
In addition tothe above win be found large
arety OF miscellaneous matter not necessary TO
arfleuIai 1ze-th6 whole forming volume atbsa. n
lteiy S''S'' Il
TO THE POLITICIAN OF EVERY
PARTY
ING desires to be thoroughly informed upon all
Is issues OF the day--so il " aud sJstemattcaiiy
ldexed tiiat ne can almost instantly turn TO agy
ne Of them.
Price BE 80,
Post paid to any part of the country.
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