New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-22
THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
NOW IN PRESS:
HANDBOOK OF POLITICS FOR 1879.
PREPARED BY

HON. EDWARD MCPHERSON, LII. D.,
ClAr, the United States House ofRepresentatives
| Whose political works have always been charac-
terized by such thoroughness, accuracy and impair
| tiality 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 AUTHORITY.
McPherson's Hand Book for 1872, in variety
scope and interest of matter surpasses al political
| guide books hitherto published. 1t is a work Of
| about 240 pages 8vo., double column, handsomely
| bound in durable cloth-size and shape very con-
| venient to carry while campaigning. 1t 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'
| lions. 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 CT 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, Lawles5ness in South Carolina,
! and others, as well all his political prOCama-
| tions and orders issued since 1870.
| Full text of the enforcement acts Of the Forty
| first and FOrtyseCond Congresses, and the Ku
| Klux act of the Forty. second Congress, with the
| various votes thereon,
| Full 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 af-
fectng the tariff and taxation, including the action
| on tea, coffee, salt coal. etc
Votes on the several era propositions OF amnesty
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
| constitutions in illinois, Louisiana, Michigan
North Carolina, Nebraska, Rhode Island, West Yir
| gina 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
Fun 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 to its meaning.
| Text of the bill to promote the establishment of
| common school systems IN tbs various States, and
| votes.
The reports of Judiciary Committees in the Sem
| ate and House upon the right of women to vote
| under the fourteenth amendment, with additional
| facts respecting this movement, including the re-
cent act ton in 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 apportiOnment of repre-
! sentatiOn of the several States in Congress- and
the vote in the electoral college, by States and sec
lions under the census of 1860 and 1879, together
with the population of each State under the census
of 1860 and 1876 and its relative rank ia the family
| Also a tabular statement showing the re-
n for
each fiscal year from 1859 to 1872, classified under
the respective heads Of customs, internal revenue
| sources.
Also, tabula,ed exhibit of the expenditures of
| the government during the peTiod, under the
| several heads of civil list foreign intercourse,
| Navy Department, War Department., pensions In
| dams, miscellaneous, and the amount of interest
| accompanied by 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. nom
the period of its first issue until it reached the
comparatively settled standard it enjoys. and
other esting details connected with tile same
| giving opportunity for full comparison and
! an exhaustive examination OF the sources of ex-
| The work will also contain the text of the de-
| ci8iOn of the United States Supreme Court known
| as the legal tender" decision of 1871.
An authentic copy of the treaty of Washington
and the characterization treaty will be found in
Also the political platforms of 1871 and I872-fn-
!
! national conventions and the proceedings thereof
and the main features of the Republican Demo-
| cratic platfOl ms 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 up to July of
| each year, from 1851 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 reduce
| ton since the act Of 1866
| Also, table showing the wealth, local debt and
taxation in each State and Territory and another
| exhibiting the comparative quantities and values
| of agricultural lands products, etc in 1850 1860
and 1870 prepared from advance sheets of the ceE.
! sus of 1870.
Also, an accurate tabulated exhibit of the total
quantity OF public lands in this country-with the
| number Of acres sold, entered for homestead,
| granted for military services agricultural col
| individuals, corporation arFitories
| asylums, Indians for I'd ad
| claimants, etc. and the
| States and Territories remaiDin5
! prOpriated, together with estimate OF
of acres called orby 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 Bayfield,
and ST. CrOix railroad acts considered in the Forty
first and Forty-sec0Dd Congresses with the various
| votes thereon.
Also the yea and nay votes upon ali the political
resOlutlOn5-such as on the night of secession
nesty, the restoration Of the Arlington estate to
the Lees and Others-n the last session of the For
| Congress.
Iii addition to the above, will be found a large
variety of miscellaneous matter not necessary to
particular ize-tha whole forming a volume abso-
| INDISPENSABLE TO THE POLITICIAN OF EVERY
PARTY
Who desires to be thoroughly informed upon all
the Issues OF the day-sO fully and Systematically
indexed that he can almost instantly turn to any
one of them
Price SO so,
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