Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-03-28
NATIONAL DANGER AND SECURITY

We copy the following paragraph from recent
correspondent of the New York Evangelist who
is understood to be gentleman of literary dis
Junction, not accustomed to exaggerate facts. At
the same time we invite attention to the two sue
ceedlng articles, suggesting, in connection with an
able ministry, the grand remedy for such evils
W Y. Iciegyuph.
"Having travelled in Europe pretty extensively
in the years 1884, and observed the state of So
ciety there; having seen, especially, much of the
populace ofthose countries, the JaS peupie and the
cdnaWe, and witnessed the great desire of multi
tudes of them to get to this country l am satisfied
that unless measures be taken BY u.s. at least 70
modify the character, if not to check the amount
OF emigration, we ruined. ] look upon this as
all but morally certain Many of these wre,ched
people, ignorant, shiftess, filthy, vicious debased
beyond measure-look upon this as the land of
promise for such characters they. Various
schemes advertised to induce emigration to
other parts othe world; to Australia by the Eng
llsh; to Alglers by the French &C.; but the great
drift is to the United States. Here, the knavish
and the factious know there is soldiery no arm
ed and vgiant police; and the vagrant and the
starvellng look upon us as fine field for begging
And the despotic governments of those countries
burdened with so much crime and pauperlsm, the
fruit OF their own policy, and willing to see orr
popular institutions subvercd, have a two-fod mo-
tive for transferring their worst subjects 10 u.s.
The authors of your report on Charity and the
Almshouse, dwell mainly on the great pecuniary
burden OF supporting so many fore On paupers.
But the expense of subsistng them is not the only
burden to which this unrestralned immigration is
likely TO subject u.s. 1t will soon be necessary for
us to maintain large military force, or at least
large armed police, to keep down riot, and to secure
life and property. Discerning men on the other
side OF the water, observing what sort OF elements
we are receiving into our bosom, predict such ne
cessity as near at hand"
national SECURITY. Why should we tremble
with forebodng of evil to our beloved country.
when we possess the nallible means of rendering
her prosperity durable as the lumnares of heav.
en-, and abundant as the waves of the sea? And
why should our time be spent, and 9 forts COM
paratlyely wasted, in partial and diaory applica-
ton OF these means, instead of an immediate and
universal effort? The Bible and the sacred SAB
bath in every family Of the land, would be the salt
of the nation and the light of the wo.d. The ex-
perlmentis emineny practicable, and the result is
certain and why should the work of sef-preserv-
ing mercy nger? Why should not the whole
nation awake to its real danger, and make full
proof of the power of the Gospel to save-not by
governmental oid-but by the voluntary efforts of
philosophers, and statesmen, and patriots, and
Christians? Why trim the poisonous upas, when
the axe may be laid at its root, and its circumfer-
ence of desoaton be filled with trees of righteous
ness? Why tamper with diseases of which so
many nations have died, when the mercy of Hen-
ven has provided One Tree, whose leaves are for
the healing Of the nations DIR. Beecher.
PoLTIcAL WIsDoM.-A At meeting lately held
in Boston, one of the Secretaries of the American
Tract Society described the spreading inlu-
ence of the Colpcrie,u enterprise on the destitute
and neglected population of the country A states
man, one of the most distinguished for sound judg.
nent as well as popular eloquence, who was pres
snt, expressed his deePened impression of the
great importance of the work, and made liberal
donation for its support He said he now saw more
distinctly than ever before, that political degenera-
" had reached far deeper than the surface that
ignorance, immortality and ireligion were indeed
he most dangerous enemies of republican nstitu-
ions-that the perpetuity of these institutions and
he future prosperity of the nation, alike demand
he most vigorous and liberal efforts to enghten
he immigrant population, pouring in upon the land,
With their foreign prejudices, and foreign views,
without the Bible or even the ability to read that
,est Charter of liberty. He was fully convinced
hat to form the character of sound PATRIOTS and
rood citizens foundations must be laid in the NOR
i nature of nan,-that religious instruction must
,e carried to the doors and hearths Of the masses
# the people.-.N Y. Express.