Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-04
MEETING OF THE Pennsylvania FREE DEM
OCaATIC COMMITTEE.
VALLEY FoReE, Pa. Dec. 81. IL

VALLEY FoRsE, Pa Dec, 81, 1853.
10 the Editor of the National Era:
As the Era is read by many who do not see
the local Free Democratic papers Of this State,
wish through its columns 10 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 to the resolution Of the Con.
vention OF lst last June, is to consist of three
members from each of the counties of Allegha
ny, Daurhn, Montgomery, and Philadelphia
and one from each Of the other counties in the
State. Up to the pres emit time, the information
obtained by the Committee has enabled them
to carry out this plan for all the counties ex-
cept the following, VIZ: Adams, Berks, Bed
ford, Cambria, Carbon, Centre, Columbia, Cum
berland, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Jeffer-
son, Juniaa, Mifilin, Monroe, Montour, North
cumberland, Pike, Schuylkill and Sullivan.
In some oil these few names have been fur
nished TO the Committee, but no communca-
ton has been received from the individuals
themselves, except in perhaps single instance
In the others no names have been ascertained
though there are, doubtless, FREQ Democrats
in nearly all Of them. IL is, therefore, suggest
ed to any such, in those counties, that are will
ing to aid in completing the organization Of the
State, that they meet the Committee ut Harris
burg and register their names, counties, and
pose Offices, with the Treasurer Of the Commit
tee, and thus give an opportunity of filing such
vacancies as may still exist.
Our friends will doubtless ace the Importance
OF filing up the committee, and likewise of a
general attendance of all its members at this
meeting. II none of the counties above named
should furnish members, there will still be Al
counties represented by SO members. Ii these
should generally attend, it will DO more i'm
portant State meeting than any which has yet
been held by the party in this State, and will
20 lar to give us an existence, living, acting,
and growing in every part Of it.
As the State Temperance Convention meets
at the same time and place, there will be in
this circumstance strong inducement for Free
Democrats, who recognise prohbitory liquor
law as part Of their State platform, to attend
and give their countenance to that demonstra-
ton in its favor.
These meetings will also afford us the fur
Their advantage OF showing to Temperance men
the false position in which they place them
selves, while. they support party which has
reviied us for adopting unreservedly the meas
ure which they Themselves profess to make par
amount to all others; or, on tho other hand,
while they support 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 no
worse accusation than that they oppose the
enormous and unconstitutional aggressions Of
the Slave Power
The Free Democratic and independent pa
pers of the State, in order to further the object
Of this communication, are requested to give it
place in their columns, or call the attention
OF their readers to the subject
c. p JONES.