New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-12

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dents of history, Journalists and intelligent thin
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UNDOUBTED AUTB GRITTY.
McPherson's Hand Book for 1872, in variet
scope and interest of matter, surpasses all politic
guide books hitherto Published. 1t is a work
about $40 pages, 8vo., double column, handsomel
bound in durable cloth-stze and shape very COZ
venient to carry while campaigning. It will be
uniform style with Dir. McPhersons other politcf
publications, and will form with them continuou
series, illustrating by papers, votes and figures tn
progress of political thought and action, and IN
relations of parties to all important public que:
items. It Will cover the two years which bav
elapsed since the issue of his Hand Book of Polite
for 1870, manual having been issued by him /
1871.
Besides much other Invaluable political data tn
following are embraced in its
CONTENTS:
List of members Of the Cabinet of Presiden
Lsit of Senators and Representatives in the Forty
first and Forty second Congresses.
The second and third annual messages and tht
special messages of President Grant, San Do
mingo, Test-oath LawlessDess in South Carolina
and others, as well all his political procana
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. Congress, with the
various votes thereon,
Full text of the thirteenth, fourteenth and IF
tenth constitutional amendments, with votes in
House respecting their validity.
| Yea and nay votes in Congress on measures az
fectng tine 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 i'll Senate and Eouse
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-second Congresses.
The amendments proposed and made to State
| North Carofua Nebraska Rhode Island, West Viz.
| GINA and Wisconsin.
? The rules Of the Civil Service Commission. and
the additional rules of the Advisory Board together
| wit 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 ont, and votes in Con
| gress as to its meaning.
| common school systems in the various States, and
| votes.
| 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 III the Legislatures OF Iowa, Maine and
| Massachusetts
| A tabular statement giving the popular and
electoral vote of each State in 1853 together with
the aggregate popular vote for the two preceding
presidential elections; the vote State elections
sentation Of the several States in Congress. and
the vote in the electoral college, byStates and sec
tons under the census Of 1860 and 1879 together
with the population of each State under the census
Of 1860 and 1870 ard its relative rank ia the family
Also a tabular statement showing the re-
ce1pts OF the government from every source for
each fiscal year from 1883 to 1872 classified under
the respective heads OF customs, internal revenue
direct taxes, public lands and miscellaneous
sources.
Also, a tabulated exhibit of the expenditures of
the government during the same period under the
several heads OF civil ssEst foreign intercourse,
dams, miscellaneous, and the amount of interest
on the public debt annually paid in those wears:
accompanied by detailed statement taken from
official sources, Of the leading items for each year
going to make mp the totals for the above leads
with table Of GOLD fluctuations exhibiting the
changes m value OF United States currency, from
the period OF its first Issue until it reached the
comparatively settled standard il now enjoys and
other int esting details connected with the-same
giving an opportunity Tor tull comparison and
an exhaustive examination of the sources of ex-
Penditure.
The work will also contain the text of the de-
cls:9n Of the United States Sppretne Court, known
An authentic copy OF the treaty of WASHINGTON
its richly stored pages.
Also, the political platforms of 1871 ard l872-in-
Guiding the 1ui! text Of those of the various
national conventions and the proceedings thereof
and the main featuies Of the RepnhcaT, ana Hama
cratic Plattol ms in many of the States inclutinn
the Missouri Liberal Republican and the Mont
gemery county, ONO, Democratic platform, known
as the new departure"
The book also contains a tabular statement of
the pubic debt OF the United States up TO July of
each year, from 1857 to- 1872 inclusive. together
with the amount of debt due at tile close Of eyery
administration since the formation of the present
SoEernment and table Of revenue reflections
glVIng me ofnGla estimates of the annual IeGuC-
ton IN internal and customs revenues bv Itg sIa
ton since the act of 1856
Also, table showing the wealth, local debt and
taxation IL each State and Territory, and another
exhibiting the comparative quantities and values
OF agricultural lands, products, ETC. in 1850 1850
ana 1870, prepared from advance sheets of tEa CON
Of 1870 -
Also, an accurate tahulated exhibit of the total
quantity OF public lands in this country-with Tie
number OF acres sold, entered fer homestead
granted for military serv. ces, agricultural col
!eges, railroads. canals, wagon roads companies
lhdiVlduaIs corporations, States and Territories
aSSIuns, Ind!anS for reservations, private land
claimants, etc; and the amount in each of the
states ana Territories remaining uns9d apd unap.
Pfopliatea toSether with estimate of the number
u CLes cdleo Tor b{ all the railroad land grants
and an estimate Of the number of acres such rail,
road companies are likely to receive. |
also the text Of the Texas Pacific and RavfaId |
ana ST. Cr0lX railroad acts considered in +ha FortE
nrst and Forty-second Congresses, with the valio1s
votes thereon. 'N'
Also the yea and nav votes 77non an tho ,oli4;,
TesoIutlons-such as on the right of accession, am
nesIy, the restoration Of the Arlington estate tn
t9 Lees a9d others-n tbelast session of the For
Congress. - - y y .Seoouu
In In addition to the above will be found large
variety of miscellaneous matter not necessaTv 70
particular ize-th9 whole forming a volume aIhso
lutely 1910 ""so
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