The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-01-12
MEETING OF THE PENNSYLVANIA FREE DEM.
0CRATIC COMMITTEE.
VALLEY FORCE. Pa. Dec. 81 1853.

VALLEY FORGE, Pa, Dec 81, 1853.
To the Editor Of TIE National Era:
As the Era is read by many who do not sec
the local Free Democratic papers of this State.
| wish through it's columns to call the attention
OF Free Democrats generally to the approach
ing meeting OF the State Committee. of which
notice appears IN another column The Com
mittee according 10 the resolution of the Con-
ventlon OF LIST last June, is to consist of three
members from each Of the counties of Allegba-
ny, Dauphin, Montgomery, and Philadelphia
and one from each Of the other counties in the
State. Up to the present time. the information
obtained by the Committee has enabled them
to carry out this plan for all the counties ex-
eept the following, w: Adams, Berks Bed
lord, Cambria, Carbon Centre Columbia. Cum
berland, Franklin, Fulton Huntingdon. Jeffer-
son. Junlata, Miiilin, Monroe, Montour, North
cumberland, Pike, Schuylkill, and Sullivan
In some OF these a few names have been fur
nlshed 10 the Committee, but no communica-
ton has been received from the individuals
themselves, eNceptin perhaps single instance
In the others no names have been aseerta;nad
though there are, doubtless. Free Democrats
in nearly all of them. 1t is. therefore suggest
"a to any such, in those counties that arc vii
ing to aid IN completing the organization Of the
State, that they meet the COMMITTEES at Harris
burg and register their names counties and
post oiilces, with the Treasurer of the Commit
tee, ana thus give an opportunity of filling such
vacancies as may still exist
Our friends will doubtless see the Importance
oil hllnig up the committee, and likewise of a
general attendance of all its members at this
meeting. u none of the counties above named
should furnish members, there will still be A
counties represented by 80 members If these
should generally attend. it will be more I'M
portant State meeting than any which h as vet
been held by the party in this State, and will
go lar I'd give Ms an existence, living, acting,
and growing IN every part of it.
As the State Temperance Convention meets
nc the same time and place, there will be in
TINS circumstance a strong inducement for Free
Democrats, who recognise prohibitory liquor
law as part OF their State platform, to attend
and give Their eountenanee to that demonstra-
ton IN its favor.
These meetings viii also afford MS the fur
Their advantage OF showing to Temperance men
the false position IN which they place them
selves, while they support a party which has
reviled US for adopting unreservediy the meas
ure which they Themselves profess to make I, ar
amount TO all others; OF, on the other hand
while they support a party which has cautious
ly avoided any endorsement of that measure
and yet refuse their support to Free Democrat
10 candidates, against whom they can bring NJ
worse accusation than that they oppose the
enormous and unconstitutional aggressions o
the Slave Power.
The Free Democratic and independent pa
pers Of the State, in order to further the objee
OF this communication, are requested to give j
place in their columns, or call the attention
OF their readers TO the subject.
c. p. JONES.
BEWARE OF COUNTERPART AND BOGUS NOTEs
We have received within the last three or ioul
weeks over one hundred dollars of counterfeit
or bogus money in notes OF the denomination
of from one to ton dollars each, and from va
xious sections, but principally from the West
whel6 they seem to be completely inundated
Win 1ueh kind of trash. Thirty dollars of Thu
ano,,nt was 10 ten dollar bills Of the Rochester