New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-19

PREPARED BY
HON. EDWARD MCPHERSON, Ii. D.,
Clerk ofthe United States House ofRepresentatives
Whose political works have always been charac-
terized by such thoroughness, accuracy and impair
tiaIity 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 AUTR GRITTY.
McPhersons Hand Book for 1872, in variety
scope and interest of matter surpasses all political
guide books hitherto published. It is work of
about 240 pages 8vo., double column, handsomely
bound in durable cloth-size and shape very con-
venient to carry while campaigning. 1t viii be of
uniform style with Mir. McPhersons other political
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 ques.
TONS It will cover the two years which have
elapsed since the issue of his Hand Book of Politics
for 1870, no manual having Seen issued by him in
1871.
Besides much otherinvaluable political data, the
following are embraced in its
CONTENTS:
List of members of the Cabinet of President
Grant.
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 i'll South Carolina.
and others, as well all his political proclama-
tons andsorders issued since 1870.
Full text of the enfOrcenSFnt acts OF the Forty
first aa4l Forty seC0nd Congresses, and the XII
Klux act of the Forty second Congress, with the
FUN text of the thirteenth fourteenth and ff-
teenth constitutional amendments, with votes in
House respecting their validity.
Yea and nay votes in Congress on measures az
fecting the tariff and taxation, including the action
on tea, coffee, salt, coal. etc
and full record of The bills, in Senate and Bouse
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-irst and Forty.second Congresses.
The amendments proposed and made to State
constitutions in Illir0is, Louisiana, Michigan
North Carolina, Nebraska, Rhode Island, West Vir
gna 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 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.
tabular statement giving the popular and
electoral vote of each State i'll 1863, together with
the aggregate popular vote for the two preceding
presidential elections; the vote at State elections
in 1870 1871 and 1872; the aPportonment of repre-
sentatiOn of the several States in Congress and
tons under the census of 1860 and 1870 together
with the population of each State under the census
of 1860 and 1870, and its relative rank in the family
of States
Also a tabular statement showing the re.
'ceipts of the government from every source, for
each fiscal year from 1859 to 1872 classified nnder
the respective heads of customs, internal revenue
direct taxes public lands and miscellaneous
sources.
the government during the same period, under the
several heads of civil list foreign intercourse,
Navy Department, War Department, pensions, In
dams, iscellaneous, and the amount of interest
on the public debt annually paid in those years;
accompanied by a detailed statement, taken from
onc1al 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 IRON
the period of its first issue until it reached fhe
comparatively settled standard it now enjoys and
other 1nte 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-
cision 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-
GLIDING the full text of those of fine yarona
national conyen1 ions 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
gomery county, Ohio, Democratic platform known
as the new departure"
The book also contains tabular statement of
the public debt of the United States mn Ia Iv If
each year, from 1857 TO 1872 inclusive together
with the amount of debt due at the close of every
administration since the formation of the present
government and table of revenue reductions
giving the official estimates of the annual reduc
ton since the act of 1866.
Also. a table showing the wealth local debt and
taxation IN each State and Territory and another
e1hloltlng the comparative quantities and values
OF agricultural lands products ETC. in 1850 1860
and 1870 prepared from advance sheets of the cen.
Also, accurate tabuIated exhibit of the total
qua1ClCy OF public lands i'll this country-with the
numpe5 OF acres sold. entered for homestead
granted Tor military services, agricultural scoI.
ieges, railroads, canals, wagon roads companies |
lnallvldualS corporations States and Territories
asylums, Indians for reservations private land
calmants etc; and the amount in each of fha |
states ana territories remaining unsold and man
PffoptIated together with estimate Of the number
VI acres called Tor by all the railroad land grants
ana an estimate of the humber of acres such rail,
foa az companies are likely to receive
Also the text of the Texas Pacific and Pavfa1d |
o., STol1 railroad acts, considered in the Forty
arst ana Forty second Congresses with the varons
also the yea and nay votes upon all the political
s as on the right of secession, am
les Ioa the restoration Of the Arlington estate to
me Lees and otheTsin the last session of the For
Congress - 'A0 HOl'S seconu
II! addition to the above, will be found a LARGE
,arleIy OF miscellaneous matter not necessary 10
,$rtculail ze-the whole forming a volume abso
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