Litchfield enquirer., 1881-08-18
THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW for Septem

THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW for Septem- Der opens with an article on ''The Church, the State, and the School" by Prof. Wm. T. Harris. M. J. Savage treats of Natural Ethics," showing that the principles of moral ity are rooted in mans nature, and are the products of evolution: consequently, that they are not affected by the vicissitudes of dogma or religious creeds. The Hon. John A. Kasson gives history of the Monroe Declaration" and proves that the credit of formulating that cardinal doctrine of Ameri. can statesmanship is due to John Quincy Ad- ams The Rev. Edward Everett Hale writes of the Taxation of Church Property. The other articles in this number of the Review are Jewish Ostracsm in America" by Nina Morais "The Decay of New England Thought" by the Rev. Julius H. Ward i; "Ghost Seeing" by Prof F. H. Hedge; and "Factitious History" by Rossiter Johnson The latter article is a scathing criticism of Jefferson Daviss recently publised historical memoir Fifty cents per copy. Five dollars per year. Address, ''The North American Review, New York, N. Y."
 At the Newport meeting of Civil Service Reforpers, last week, George William Curtss was chosen President and the following reso- lution passed
 By George w. Curtis-R ResoIued, That the bill introduced in the Senate by MT. Pendle- ton, of Ohio. provides constitutional, practi- and 1offa f>w fLn # abuses of the spofrs sysscr that s.sso- citations represented in the Conference will use every honorable means in the press, on the platform, and by petition, to secure it's passage by Congress.
 By Dorman B. Eaton-Resolced, That we regard it as an important part of system of competitive examinations that there should be local examinations at various points conven- tent for those who might wish to be exam ined, for the different States; these examina- tions, and the local boards by which they may be conducted, to be under the supervision of the National Civil Service Reform League
 By Carl Schurz-ResolUed That the sever- al Civil Service Reform Associations here rep- resented be invited to form national organ iZation under the name of the National Civil Service Reform League" for the purpose of serving as center of correspondence. and of | facilitating such united action as circumstan. | ces may demand. That the Executive Coul- mittee of the Civil Service Reform Associa. ton of New York is hereby authorized to act as a, provisional central committee of said League. and that the several Civil Service I Reform Associations be requested to designate one person each to be member of said provi. 1 sional central committee
 l Also by Carl Schurz-ResOIUed That we consider the organization of Civil Service Reform Association. auxiliary to the Nation al Civil Service Reform League, in every Con gressiona district, highly desirable for the promotion of our objects, and we request ex. isting associations to apply their energies and and influence to that end
 By Everett P. Wheeler, of New York:
 Resolced, That the bill introduced in the House of Representatives of the United States by MT. Willis. of Kentucky, at the last session of Congress, provides practicable and Judcious measures for the remedy of the abuse known as political assessments, and that the associations represented in this conference will use every honorable means in the press. on the l platform and by petition to secure it's passage by Congress
 | MT. Schurz offered the following as a suh. stltute for the resolution offered by F. W. | Whittridge, of New York:
 Resolced, That we are uncompromisingly opposed to arbitrary removals from office, as well as to all interference by members of Con gress with the exercise of the appointing pow CT.