New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-26
THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
NOW IN PRESS:
THE
OF POLITICS FOR 1879.
fIoN. EDWARD MCPHERSON, LIE. D.,

PREPARED BY
GON. EDWARD MCPHERSON, LIE. D.,
d Clerk fthe United States House ofRepresentativs
Whose political works have always been cnaraC
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
ENDOUBTED AUTEORITYo
McPhegsops Hand Book for 1872 in sariety
scope and interest Of matter surpasses al poIitica
guide books hitherto published. 1t is a work o
about $40 pages. 8vo., double column, handsomely
bound Pm durable cIotil-sze and shape very con
venient to carry while campaigning. 1t will be o
uniform style with Sir. McPhersons other politica
publications, and will form with them continuous
series, Illustrating by papers, votes and figures the
progress OF political thought and action and tne
relations OF parties to all important pubic ques
tons. 1t VIII the two years which have
elapsed since the issue Of his Hand Book of Politics
for J31o. no mauuao having been Issued by him in
1871
Besides nGe?A other invaluable political data she
! following ate embraced in IT'S
CONTENTS:
Htse Of asm1ess of the Cabinet OF President
I Grant.
Lstof Senators and Representatives in the Fostyo
| first and Forty second Congresses.
| The second and third annual messages and she
SPECIAL MESA messages OF President Grant, on San Do
and others, as well as all his political proclama-
tons and orders issued since 1870.
Full text Of the enforcement acts of 1.-The Forty
| hTst 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 fiji.
| teenth constitutional amendments with votes in
| House respecting their validity.
| Yea and nay votes in Congress on measures al.
feoting 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 Bouse
to provide for the further security of.the equal
rights of citizens
constitution of the United States made in the
F9Tty-hrst and Forty.second Congresses.
The amendments proposed and made to State
constitutions in Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan,
North Carolina, Nebraska, Rhode Island West Vir.
GINA and Wisconsin.
The rules OF the Civil Service Commission. and
the additional rules of the Advisory Board together
with action OF Congress and tie President on this
Full! text of fhg eight hour aw with opinion Of
Attorney General Hoar as to its effect, order of
PRESIDENT Grant to carry 6t OUT and 8otes IN GoQ
gTess as to its meaning.
Text Of the bill to promote the establishment Of
common school, systems in she various States and
Tile reports OF 9u3icSary Committees in tine Sen.
ate and House upOIs the right of women to vote
facts respecting this movement, including the re-
cent acton IN the Legislatures OF iowa, Maine and
Massachusetts.
A tabular statement giving the popular and
electoral vote of each State in 1885, together with
the aggregate popular sOte for the two preceding
presidential elections the vote at State elections
in 1870 1871 and 1872 the apportiOnment of Te?.re-
sentatisn of the several States in Congress and
She vote III the electoral college, by States and sec
SOns under the census of 1860 anu 1879 tOperbp1.
with the population OF each State under the census
of StaUeso S
Also faGu1ae statement slowing enc Geo
ceipts Of the government from eyeTv sonTc@ fST
each fiscal year from 1853 TO J872 classified under
the respective heads OF customs internal revenue
direct taxes gub-G lands and miscellaneous I
Also ea6ulafed exHi6is of the expenditures of
She goEernment during the same period under the |
navy department., War Department, pensions, In. |
dams, miscellaneous, and the amount of interest," I
on dhe puoIc debt annually paid in those years
accompanied by detailed statement, taken from |
official sources, of the leading items for acb wear
gong 80 make up tie totals for the above heads
WIN Table % g0I1 fluctuations exhibiting the
c Ranges in value oS United States Currency IRON
the period Of its brst issue until it reached the
settled standard il now ENJOYS and
other i1te esting details connected with the same
giving All opportunity for d full comparison and
an exhaustive "Zani.laSio0 of She SOURCES Of e..
The work wifi also contain the Text of the de.
cl5t9n OF the United States supreme COURT known |
as the legal tender decision of 1871.
An authentic GOpg OF the treaty of Washinuto,
to t4e ollnson-ClareneoB treaty VIII be found in
'9 AZ isCn ~ st I,]ti pages.
80 'L9 poiIGa 2fof'ns OF 1871 and ?872-fno
NATIONAL conyen' ions and the proceedings thereof
t 9a fo2 1eauIes OF the Republican and Demo
10 P IiOi LIS ~ many OF the States, including
,aY,er LI 9j heSuDcan and the Mont
'o+ 4 ooanIy ono, democratic platform, known
Tho book also go contains 4ab1ar s+o+ooo-. 90
he public debt of the United States rp to TIIT Of
With the moDn Of debt to due at 6a eos together
roTernment and t tl5 ioanatlon OF the present
ion n nfa gIGiai gs'lates OF the annual reduc
ion since the act of 1856 " 1es'SE''
Also. table showing the wealth focal debt and