Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1883-01-23
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BOOK NOTICES.
THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW for Febrtk
/ AIRY opens with a symposium in which six prom
lnent tleOlOslanS, representing as many re-
/ lgiOls denominations. give expression OF their
views uFOn the question of the ',RcNisiun OF
Crecds." Prof. AlcNdnticr WlncllelL, in an ar
ticle entitled The ENperimcnt of Universal
Suffrage Institutes profound inquiry intoflIc
essential conditions of stable pGlsillar sovern-
mcUt, which he finds TO be, substantially, Nir-
the and intcliiScAccE but these conditions, hc
msiutains. are absolutely unGttaiuRhlc under
oUr existing Political system, whore an cleo
t"Tatc either ignorant cr vicious. both, l,y
the mere force Gf superior numbers, practically
nullGcs The suftTaCCs of the better aud wiser
1 portion Gf :hc people, whose right to control
the government OF ilIe ecOminOnwcRltlIisg grOuud-
ed in the Very naturc AZ things bishop Nc
Quaid writes of ''rlle Decay of Professionalism"
and in CsSsayinE to prove his thesis makes n
I very udguit uf the admissions of protestant
/ writers. The Political Situation" Is the joint
tile OF two articles. the one by HOratiO Sey-
IHoIlr. thc other lay Geo S. Boutwell,. who Offer
;tIc.r respective views upon the causes of tho
recCnt ,cstlirow uf the Republican party. An
article ty Dr. u. 4. Sargent. on Physical Ed
ucatiOn in Colleges" treats subject of prime
importance 70 tile welfare cf the youtlls In our
higher educational institutions. Finally, there
are two articles ON The Standard on Com
pany." Senator Camden OF Mcl't Virginia de-
Tending that corpnTaiiun against its assailauts.
and John G. Nclch setting forth the reasons for
candemling il dangerous monopoly. Pub
/ II.RI.ER's MAGAZINE for February Is vory
attractive and entertaining Number. 1t opcns
with froTtisI,icce engraving from George II.
/ Buughtop's Royal Academy Picture, ''Tll1
Frozen Fountain" Mr.. Mirl Skies. our Con-
su! at Cardiff. Describes 1hc wild Welsh
/ Coast which i prutu>ely aud very effectively
Z illustrated liy Harry Fem. In the second part
of .. oTge II. BuuElltons Artist Strnlls In Hob
land We lind u',"iler and very different sutf of
descriptive article fnil q; quaint and intcrcsi-
ing pictures uG Dutch life und manners, us Eeen
in NiGtlpiiIly Zauudam End the Isle of MaTkc1.
The Illustrations 10y Bou-ltun and AhbCy arc
arli%ltfUliy picturesque. Under the title Of
''GGIIIau Political Leaders Professor lInrboif
Tu'.lc contributes = valuable article On the Ger
man arhnmrnt-iiusira;od with elective
dTaN GrH hy Re!Dl;nTt and portraits. QcOrgt
II WHIT contributes an illustrated nrticle 0I
TIL. Local Associations Of WlittiCr's Poems"
Thc two serial novels. Blacks ''Shundun Bclli'
and Miss Nuulanus For the Major" are cum
I IHu.d- Pill Robinson compares tlIc treatment
%: Sa'Uc-C.Pecial!y Of Iirds-by American
aud English p"c;s. Poems nre Contributed by
TsiizahrL! stuart Phelps und Julia G. u. DOTT.
Southern Riycrs." hy ". V. Moore. Is n very
curious and Interesting review OF the Indian
names given to southern rivers. The Literary
Rccr!G and other departments nrc full of uneE
Il and iItartatin-, matter.
WASHINGTON IIvI,G's .'CEAYoN PAPEns.''
-Thir very Prince in tbs roulm Of letters 10 at
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'igidrS of the thousands rather tlIun the diIaGt
ui The dl'guItS ii Ids cnunirymCn who take de-
light in his memory. The very beautiful FlZe-
Nir edition oi lis ''CrayOn Papers," with n
brilliant sketch af the lie uf irving by tho
poet. II. II. Stuldnrd. making volume uf OvcF
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Abe. the Bishop Of Carlisle end Vernon Lee.
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The iIagcrs.own Nc,ts, speaking of
The Mcdonald iisi-ways, few Of which
r are 10 be placed in the canal dams of