Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-11-25
THE NORTH AMERI; AN RE-
VIEW,

For December. is specially noteworthy
for the timeliness of every ore IF the
papers which it contains. The num-
Der opens with the first inst ailment OF
study by james Anthony Froude,
the historian, on "Romaui=m and The
Irish Race in the UIiied es" Mr.
FfOude vieWs with alarm the develop
ment of the Papal system In 'tiis
country, and frafes tie necessity Of
radical changes in our n 4iio0al and
State constitutions, if we would not
have universal sufrage converted into
an engine for the overthrow IF repub
lican government in the interest If
the Roman Catholic religion. Tie
dream Of the Uitramontanes that the
Pope will soon exercise as complete au
Authority in the United States as
Gregory VII. ever exercised in
Europe, is regarded by MIR. Froude
as scarcely more preposterous or i'm
pc sible of realization than the state OF
things which actually exists-Romau
Catholics constituting the largest sin.
gle religious community in this couL-
try-wOuld have seemed TO the grand
fathers of the pres ent generation. The
Hon. George s. Boutwell, considers
the causes which indiepose young men
Of culture and ability to take an
active part in the conduct OF political
affairs. These causes are manifold
among them being the very strong ic-
ducements offered in a new country
by various other pursuits, the evil re.
pute which has came upon political
and official life from the nisdeeds OF
tricksters ond officehOlders, and SO on.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Boutwell, contends
that in no sphere Of life is there OF
portuDlty for larger or more endure
ing IL Il Ience than IN politics and gov.
eminent, and that cOnst queutIy there
can be no more praisewOrthy ambition
tor the capable young man than that
which aims at distinction through DC
lllcal service. An anonymous author
contributes an essay on The Religion
Of To-day" This writer, after survey.
ing the intellectual attitude of our
age towards the ancient dOgmas Of
Christianity, aud showing the progress
siv9 elimination Of tenets hertt fore
ieckoued among the eeseUtiais Of re-
ligiOus belief, contends that this
" downfall Of dOctriEen by 10 meais
does away entirely with religious
faith. The old, dogma ic faith will
surrey perish utterly, but there Will
still remain another faith, q faith
that the throne of the ~ 1Fal universe
will stand mistaken before all human
discussion. Prof. Ronamy Price raises
the question, "Is Political Economy q
Science" He accepts as an adequate
and accurate definition Of Science
"the fiiiation Of causes through com.
mon observation TO thiDg5 beyond"
and then declares that Political
Economy Is not science, but on ly.=.4,'
cody Of systematic kn0w!ea .Ssza Dr
George NJ. Beard c~mnaSes the
EIt9S'4e&G Stio-42h glishmen and Ameri-
xae, and corrects many erroneous
opinions on that subject which have
obtained currency on both sides of the
Atlantic. Mr. Cutbbert Mills, il the
first of series of papers on "rhe Per-
manence of Political Frees" breaks
ground for very instructive phllO-
sophico. historical inquiry touchtnz
Che political status of the United
States. The book reviews are by Mr..
John r. G. Hassard.
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