New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-14
THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
NOW IN PRESS:
HANDBOOK OF POLITICS FOR 1872.
NOW IN PRESS:


PREPARED BY
HON EDWARD MCPHERSON, LII D.
Clerk ofthe United States House of Representative
Whose political works have always been charac
terized by such thoroughness, accuracy and impair
TALLY to make them absolutely indispensable
to American Statesmen, politicians, lawyers, stu
dents of history journalists and intelligent think
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 politica
guide books hitherto published. It is work o
about 24O pages, 8vo., double column, handsomely
bound III durable cloth-size and shape very con
venient to carry while campaigning. 1t will be o.
uniform style with Mr.. McPhersons other politiea
| publications, and will 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 cues
tons. 1t will cover the two years which have
elapsed since the issue of his Hand Book 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
| Grant.
Lsit of Senators and Representatives in the Forty.
| first and Forty second Congresses.
| The second and third annual messages and the
| special messages of President Grant, on San Do.
| mingo, Test-oath, Lawlessness in South Carolina
and others, well as all his political proclama-
| lions and orders issued since 1870.
Full text of the enforcement acts of the Forty
first and Forty second Congresses, and the XII.
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 at.
fecting the tariff and taxation including the action
| ontea, coffee, salt, coal. etc.
| Votes the several propositions of amnesty
and full record of the bills, in Senate and House
/ 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
| F0rtY-frst and FOrty-seCond Congresses.
The amendments proposed and made to State
constitutions in 1lliHois, Louisiana, Michigan,
North Carolina, Nebraska, Rhode Island West Vir.
gnia 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
subject.
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
gress as to its meaning.
Text of the bill to promote the establishment 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 in the Legislatures of Iowa, Maine and
Massachusetts
A tabular statement giving the Donular and
electoral vote of each State in 1863 together with
the aggregate popular vote for the two preceding
presidential elections; the vote at State elections
IN 1870 1871 and 1917; the appOrtiOnment of repre-
sentation of the several States in Congress. and
the vote in the electoral college, by States and sec.
tons, under the census of 1860 and 1879, together
with the population of each State under the census
of 1860 and 1850, andts relative rank ia the family
of States.
Also tabular statement showing the re-
celPts OF the government from every source. for
each hscal year from 1859 to 1872, classified under
the respective heads OF customs, internal revenue
direct taxes public lands and miscellaneous
sources.
Also, tabuIaGed exhibit of the expenditures of
the government during the same period under the
several heads of civil list. foreign intercourse
Navy Department, War Department pensions In
dams, miscellaneous, and the amount of interest
on the public debt annually paid in those years.
accompanied by q detailed statement taken from
official 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 from
the period of its first issue until it reached the
comparatively settled standard it now enjoys and
other int estlng details connected with the same
giving an opportunity for full comparison and |
an exhaustive examination of the sources of ex-
penditure.
The work will also contain the text of the de-
cls;Qn OF the United States supreme Court, known |
as the legal tender decision of 1871.
An authentic copy of the treaty of Washington
and the Johnson Clarendon treaty will be found in
Its richly stored pages.
Also the political platforms of 1871 and I872-in.
cIudlng the fuIl text of those of the various
national conventions and the proceedings thereof
and the main features of the Republican and Demo.
cratic platforms in many of the States including
the Missouri Liberal Republican and the Mont
gomeTy county, Ohio, Democratic platform known
as the new departure
The book also contains tabular statement of
the pubic debt OF the United States up to July of
eacn year. from 1857 to 1872 inclusive together !
with the amount of debt due at the close of every
since the formation of the present
giving the official estimates of the annual reduc.
ton III internal and customs revenues by legisa-
tton since the act of 1866. |
Also, a table showing the wealth local debt and
taxation in each State and Territory and another
efnlottnR the comparative quantities and values
OF agricultural lands products etc, in 1850 1860
sus of 1870. - ~ 'ot4 .
Also, an accurate tabulated exhibit of the total
quantity OF public lands in this cOuntry-wth the
number OF acres sold entered for homestead
granted for military services agricultural col,
eges, railroads, canals wagon roads Companies
corporations, States aud Territories
4sy1ums, Indians for reservations nrivata IonJ |
2tai mants, etc; and the amount in each of the
states and Territories remaining ursOld and lInap-
oroprated, together with estimate of the number
u acres Called for by all the railroad land grants
and an estimate of the number of acres such rail
'oad companies are likely to receive
Also the text of the Texas Pacific and RayfeId |
end ST. Crox railroad acts considered in the Forty
lrst ana Fortysecond Congresses, with the various
yotes thereon. |
Also the yea and nay votes upon all the political
esOIutIOns-suCh as on the right of secession, am |
IcSty, Inc restoration OF the Arlington estate to
he Lees and others-in the last session of the For.
thirst and second sessions of the Forty.second
Iii addition to the above, will be found a large
arlety of miscellaneous matter not necessary 10
utey ''''0
TO THE POLITICIAN OF EVERY
PARTY
' no desires to be thoroughly informed upon all :
ne issues of the day-so fully and Systematically
luexed that he can almost instantly turn to any
Price So so, :
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