New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-11


HON. EDWARD MCPHERSON, LII. D.,
Clerk fthe United States House ofRepresentatives
Whose political works have always been charac
te1ized 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
UNDOUBTED AUTE GRITTY.
! MCPherson's Hand. Book for 1872 in variety
scope and interest of matter, surpasses all political
guide books hitherto published. It 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.. MePherson'5 other political
publicatiOnssand 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 Hand Book of Politics
for 1870, no manual having been issued BIZ him in
1871
Besides much other invaluable political data the
following are embraced in lis
CONTENTS:
List of members of the Cabinet of President
Grant.
Lsit of Senators and representatives in the Forty
first and Fort second Congresses.
The second and third annual messages and the
special messages Of President Grant on San Do.
mingo. Test-Oath, La wlessuess in South Carolina
aud others, as we'll all his political proclama-
tiOns 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-secOuu Congress- with the
various votes thereon,
Fail text of the thirteenth, fourteenth and ff
tPPDtl COnStI +iOnal amendments Wit in,
House respecting their validity.
Yea and nay votes in Congress on measures af-
fectng the tariff and taXatlOn 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 HOuse
TO provide tor the further security of the equal
rights of citizens.
The various propositions of amendment to the
constitution of the United States, made in the
F0rSy-tirst and Forty-second Congresses.
me amendments proposed and made to State
North Carolina, Nebraska, Rhode Island, West Eir.
ginja and Wisconsin
The rules OF the Civil Service Commission ana
the additional rules of the Advisory Board together
with action OF Congress and the President on this
subject.
Full text of the eight hour law. with oninion of
Attorney General Hoar as to it's effect, order of
President Grant to carry it out, and votes in Con
gress as to its meaning
Text of the bill to promote the establishment of
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 aud
ssachusetts.
A tabular statement giving the Dopular and
electoral vote of each State in 1868 together with
the aggregate popular vote for the two preceding
presidential electons the vote at State elections
IN 1870 1871 aud 1872 the appOrtionment of relre-
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 States.
Also a tabular statement showing the re-
ceipts of the government from every source for
each fiscal year from 1889 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 period under the
several heads of civil list, foreign intercourse
Navy Department, War Department., pensions In.
oLt tne pup15e utot annually gald IN those years;
accompanied by detailed statement, taken from
ohclaI sources OF the leading items for each year
gong 10 maze up the totals IOr the above heads,
with table Of g0li fluctuations exhibiting the
changes in value of United States currency from
the period of its first issue until it reached the
comparatively settled standard it now ENJOYS and
other int esting details connected with the same
giving opportunity for full comparison and
an exhaustive examination of the sources of ex-
p6uditure.
The work will also contain the text of the de- !
cls:0n OF the UGlted States supreme Court known
as the legal tender decision of 1871.
An authentic copy. OF the treaty of Washington
n
its richly stored pages.
Also, the political platforms of 1871 and i872-in
ciudlng the full text of those of the various |
natlonai conventions and the proceedings thereof
and the main features of the Republican and Demo.
cratic platform in many of the States, including |
the Missouri Liberal Republican and the AIrnf2 |
gomery comfy, 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 IGf
each year, from 1857 to 1872 inclusive t0Gatbar !
with the amount of debt due at tile close Of every
m N al lion ca +1,fA4
government, and a table OF revenue reductions |
giving the official estimates OF the annual reduc- |
ton il internal and customs revenues bv legisIa.
ton since the act of 1856.
Also, table showing the wealth, local debt and
taxation IN each State and Territory and another
eIiioitlhg the comparative quantities and values
u agricultural lands, products, etc. in 1856 1860
md 1870 prepared from advance sheets of the cen
Also, accurate tahulated exhibit OF the total
quantity OF public lands i'll this C0uatry-with the
llmoeT OF acres sold. entered for homestead
granted tor military services, agricultural c0l-
eyes railroads, canals wagon roads companies
noiiv!doaIs corporations, States aud Territories
SylUm5 indians for reservations private land
.aLht'hts; etc; anu the amount in each of the
'tates and Territories remaining uLs1d and unap |
'roprlated, together with estimate of the number
u acres called Tor by all the railroad Land grants !
md an estimate of the humber of acres such rail,
Dad companies are likely to receive.
Also the text of the Texas Pac tie and BavfeId |
no ST. Croix railroad acts considered the Forty.
rst and Forty-second Congresses, with the various
Otes thereon.
Also the yea and nay votes upon all the poIitiesl
esolutions-such as on the right of secession am.
;esty, the restoration OF the Arlington estate to
he Lees and others-in the last session of the For
y -hrst and second sessions of the Forty second
congress.
IN addition to the above will be found large
aFety OF miscellaneous matter not necessary TO
4rtIculal ize-the whole forming volume abso,
Itely
TO THE POLITICIAN OF EVERY
PARTY
no desires to be thoroughly informed upon all
ne issues OF the day-so tn ~ aad Systematically
ldeXeq That he can almost instantly turn to any
Price So so,
Post paid to any part OF the country.
Copies for sale by JAMES a, GRESHAM, No %
amp street. sa3
CANTON MATTlNGS.