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slave power in our Government then to sack
the continuance Of that Union will no longer
be the duty of any lover Of his country, or any
friend of his race.
Meeting in Faystts County, Ohio.-Pursuant
to previous notice, the citizens OF the town OF
Bloomingburgh, Fayette county, Ohio and Vi
cinity, met at the school room on Friday, Feb
ruary is, 1854,
On motion, James A. Finn, Esq. was called
to tho chair, and DIR. H c Stewart was ap
pointed Secretary Of said meeting
On motion, DR.. H. q Stewart Rev. d, Vance,
and d. + Boies, Esq, we're appointed TO draft
resolutions expressing the public sentiment
concerning the extension Of Slavery into terri
tory now free.
Among the resolutions reported and adopted
was the following J.
Resolved, That the bill before Congress for
forming the Territorial Government of Nebras
| ka, known as the Douglas bill is . gross viola
tion Of the Ordinance of 1887 and the Com
promises Of 1920 and 1850, and if persisted in
to its final passage, must inevitably and ulti-
mately tend TO dissolution Of the Union OF
these United States
Public Meeting spirited meeting ON the
| Nebraska bill was held in the town of Felicity,
! Clermont county, Ohio on the night of the 2lst
of February, 1854.
! Speeches were made, resolutions adopted, and
| great enthusiasm prevailed.
Pubic Meeting AT large and respectable
meeting of the citizens of Delaware county,
Pennsylvania, without distinction Of party, pur-
| suant to public notice in the Town Hall, in
the borough Of Chester, on the 18th OF Febrn-
ary, 1854, to consider tho subject Of the Ne
braska Territorial bill now under considcra-
tion in Congress, the following g-named gentle
| men were appointed Cficers of the meeting:
Abraham L. Pcnnock, President; William
Eyre ir,, and Davis B. Stacey, Vice Presidents;
and G. w. Dixon, Secretary.
| THE following is the last Of q series Of reso-
lutions adopted unanimously.
Rssolved, That we protest in the most sol-
emn manner, against the passageof the Nebras-
ka Territorial bill, repeating the Compromise
act of 1920, and that copy ofthese resolutions.
| signed by the officers of the meeting be for
/ warded to the Senators and members Of Con-
gress from Pennsylvania.
| Meeting Of the Pennsylvania Free Demo-
crGtac State Committee. -Supposing that most
of the Free Democrats in this State will wish
to see some notice of this meeting in the Era,
| send the following abstract Of the proceed
ings:
in Harrisburg, on Thursday and Friday, Janu.
ary 26th and 27th ]. M Roberts, late chair
man of the committee having removed from
the State, VIM. B. Thomas, Of Philadelphia,
was elected in his stead Seth Lukens, Of
| Montgomery county, and J. Heron Foster, of
Allegheny county, were chosen to fill vacancies
on the committee, occasioned by removals from
the State. The whole number on the list Of
the committee, 90 far as appointed and their
acceptance received, was thirty tsco,. of these,
tscenty were in attendance ut the meeting
| A statement was presented of the operations
of the committee since their appointment by
the Convention, in June last, Among other
details, it was stated that the general oorres-
ponding list, begun at the Convention, had been
augmented by the correspondence of the com-
mittee, to over seven hundred names, distributed
in nearly all the counties Of the State. A con-
siderable fund was also raised, notwithstanding
the defectiyc arrangements for that purpose
insufficient, however, for all the measures de-
termined on by the Convention.
! A resolution was adopted, directing the Sec-
retary to furnish each Of the members with
that part of the corresponding list belonging
10 their respective counties, for correction and
enlargement 90 as 10 have where practicable,
from one to five names in each township
The sum Of Eve hundred dollars, for tho
year ending with June next was ordered TO be
raised, to be equitably apportioned among the
several counties, and the several members Of
tho committee were charged with the duty Of
collecting and transmitting to the Treasurer
their respective county quotas.
The officers were directed to apply portion
of the funds to the distribution throughout the
State Of suitable tracts and documents, espe-
cially having reference to the insidious policy
and present aggressive movements Of the Slave
Power, and, generally, the objects and princi.
pies Of the Free Democratic movement; and
circular was ordered. to be issued, and sent TO
all on the corresponding list, containing the
call for the State Convention, the names and
addresses Of the State Committee, and other
matters relating to State organization.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That Convention OF the Free
Democracy Of Pennsylvania, for the nomina.
ton Of State ticket and for promoting the
organization Of the party, be called to meet IN
Pittsburgh, on the first Wednesday (ths 7th) Of
June ne1t !. and that Free Democrats be re-
quested to meet in their respective counties and
appoint Delegates and likewise to attend gen.
orally, as individuals, especially from those
counties in which no appointing meetings shall
be heidi
A resolution was adopted, recommending
that the several counties organize by appoint
ing committees Of five, and, to promote concert
OF action between these and the State commit
tee, il was also recommended that the member
Of the State Committee for each county be
placed on the County COMMITTEES The officers
were also authorized to complete the State
Committee, by selecting tho most suitable per-
sons in each Of the counties not yet represented
thereon and 10 this end Free Dcmocats in tho
counties named in a letter, Published In the
Era Of January IL, (excepting Adams and
SchuylkilI) are requested to correspond with
tho undersigned and offer their services
in this capacity. Their reward viii be plenty
Of work, and good conscience in its perform
ance
Tho meeting was almost exclusively confined
TO business details, and but little discussion
took place The proceedings were character.