New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-05
THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN,
NOW IN PRESS:
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HANDBOOK OF POLITICS FOR 1872.
NOW IN PRESS;
PREPARED BY


HON. EDWARD MCPHERSON, LII d.
Clerk ofthe United States House ofRepresentatves
Whose political works have always been eharac-
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 ali classes and all political parties By whom
they are freely used and quoted as
UNDoUBTED AUTHORITY.
McPhersons Hand Book for 1872, in variety
scope and interest of matter surpasses all political
guide books hitherto published. 1t is work of
about 240 pages 8vo., double column, handsomely
bound in durable cloth-size and shape very con
venent to carry while campaigning. It will be OF
uniform style with Mr. McPherson's 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. 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
special messages of President Grant, San Do
mingo, Test-oath, Lawlessness in South Carolina,
and others as well AZ all his political proclama-
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 heir validity.
Yea and nay votes in Congress on measures af
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
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 ILLINOIS,, LOUISIANA, Michigan,
North Carolina, Nebraska, Rhode Island, West Viz
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
Full text of the eight hour law with opinion of
Attorney General Hoar to its effect order of
President Grant to carry it out, 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
cent action iq the Legislatures OF Iowa, Maine and
Massachusetts.
A tabular statement giving the popular 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 1872 the app0rtiOnmeEt of repre-
sentation of the several States in Congress- and
the vote in the electoral college by States and sec.
tions under the census of 1860 and 1879 tOgether
with the population OF each State under the census
Of 1860 and 1870 and its relative rank ia the family
also tabular statement showing the re-.
eeipts 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
sources.
Also a tabulated 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
mans, miscellaneous, and the amount of interest
IN the public debt annually paid in those years;
accompanied by detailed statement taken from
official sources of the leading items for each wear
going to make up the totals for the above heads
With table of gold fluctuations exhibiting the
,he period of It's first issue until it reached the
comparatively settled standard it now ENJOYS and
'ther int eating details connected with the same
giving an opportunity for full comparison and
IN exhaustive examination of the sources of ex-
oenditure.
The work will also contain the text of the de-
'ision Of the United States supreme Court, known
IS the legal tender decision of 1871.
An authentic copy of the treaty of Washington
md the ohnsonCarendon treaty will be found in
is richly stored pages.
Also, the political platforms of 1871 and 1872-fn.
lud1ng the full text of those of the varous
lattOnal conventions and the proceedings thereof
md the main features of the Republican and Demo-
ratio platforms in many of the States inoIuIinr
he Missouri Liberal Republican and the Nom.
emery county, ONO, Democratic platform known
3 the new departure"
The book also contains a tabular statement of
he public debt of the United States up to July of
ach year, from 1887 TO 1872 inclusive together
With the amount of debt due at the close of every
administration since the formation Of the present
oEernment; and table of revenue reductions
lVmg the official estimates of the annual reduc-
ION IN internal ana customs revenues by legisla-
ion since the act of 1866.
Also table showing the wealth. local debt and
aXat1on In each State and Territory, and another
Xmbltmg the comparative quantities and values
agPlGuItlral lands products, etc, in 1885, 1850
nd 1911 prepared from advance sheets of the cen
Also, an accurate ta6ulated exhibit of the total
uaintity of public lands in this countrv-wit1i +ba
lumber OF acres sold, entered for homestead
rahteo for, military services, agricultural col.
gees railroads, canals wagon roads comnaniae
Individuals corporations States and Terf4fories'
syIums, Indians for reservations private land
alnants etc; and the amount in each of the
ropriated, together with estimate of the number
acres called for By all the railroad land grants
'ad companies are likely to receive
Also the text of the Texas Pacific. and BAYFIELD,
ad ST Crolx railroad acts, considered in the Forty
Otes thereon.
Also the yea and nay votes upon all the political
STANDARDIZATION as on the night of secession am
esty, the restoration of the Arlington estate ia
ie Lees and otheTs-in the last session of the For
,,nrst and second sessions of the Forty.second
ongress.
II addition to the above, will be found a large
lriety of miscellaneous matter not neressaI rq
4s whole forming a volume abso,
INDISPENSABLE TO 7 HE POLITICIAN OF EVERY
PARTY
no desires to be thoroughly informed upon all
e e issues OF the day-so July and s. Systematically
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