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Show NORTH AMERICAN BEVIEW. The North American Bedew for Da-cember Da-cember ia specially noteworthy for t-e limelineBB of every one of the papers which it contains. The number openB with the first installment of a study by James Anthony Froude, the historian, on "Romanism and the Irish Race in the United Sutea." Mr. Froude views with alarm the de-j de-j velopment of the papal system in this country, and foresees the necessity neces-sity of radical ohangeB in our national and state constitutions, if we would not harm universal suOrace converted i into an engine Jor the overthrow of republican government in the interest of tbe Roman Catholic religion. Tbe Hon. George 8. Boutwell considers the oauBes whioh indispose young men of culture and ability to take an active part in the conduct of political affairs. These cauaes are manifold, among them being tbe very strong inducements oflered in a new country by various other pursuits, the evil re-1 pute which haa come upon political and official life from the misdeeds of tricksters and officeholders, and bo on. Nevertheless, Mr. Boutwell contends con-tends that in no sphere of life i there opportunity for a larger or more enduring influence than in politics and government, and that consequently con-sequently there can be no more praiseworthy ambition for the capable capa-ble young man than that which aims .t distinction through political ser vice. Ad anonymous author contributes contri-butes an essay on "Tbe Religion o( To day." This writer, after surveying survey-ing the intellectual attitude of our age toward the ancient dogmas ol Christianity, and showing the progressive pro-gressive elimination of tenets hereto fore reckoned among the essentials of religious belief, contends that thia "downfall of dootrine" by no means does away entirely with religiouB faitb. The old, dogmatic faith will eurely periah utterly, nut mere win aim i-main i-main another faitb, a faitb that the throne of the moral uoiveree will stand unshaken before all human discussion. Prof. Bonamy Price raises the oueation, "Is Political Economy a Science." He accepts as an adequate and accurate definition ol science "the filiation of causes through common observation to things beyond," and then declares that political economy is not a .cience, but only a body of systematic knowledge. Dr. George M. Beard oompares the pfysiquc of Englishmen and Americans, and corrects many erroneous opinions on that subject which have obtained currency on both sides of the Atlantic Mr. Cuth-bert Cuth-bert Mills, in the first of a series of papers on""Tbe Permanence oil oliti-cal oliti-cal Forces," breaks ground for a wry instructive philosophico-bisloncal m-auirv m-auirv touching the political status of tbe United Stales. The book reviews are by Sir. John R. G-Hassard. The Korth American Review, 551 Broadway, New York. |