THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL
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JNO. S. MANN,
Enaciim
EDWIN DASKEI.L.
rivcary TO TIM PEOrl.r...
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COUDE;IISI'OIIT,FHILYAY, A - IAIICI4 1, 1854,
Cam'' C. W. Ellis, Esq., will deliver a
Lecture before the Coudersport Library
Association next Wednesday erning.
Subject—Human Happiness,
Tile members of Eulalia Divis
ion or Sons of Temperance,' are all re-
Ipectft4ly invited Jo - attend the session
to-mOrioiv evening, as it is expected to
be an interesting one.
tzr The Elie Gazette is ding its
best to make out General Larimer a
merea-big, and thus secure his defeat
for .Clovernor should he be a candidate,
for`evcry body knows the Whigs are in
thF"rainority in the State. If General
Lari Mer is ever elected Gorernor of
Pennsylvania, it wilt be because he is
e4xnething, more and better than a tvhig,
so that hbaral men of all parties can'vote
for him. It is therefore no kindness
to hint to lutist on his being a rrhig and
nothing elze.
IWe hear, with great pleasure,
(lig arrangements are nearly completed
far calling a meeting in Philadelphia
without distinction of party to oppose
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise.
We trust this meeting in Philadelphia,
will t o the signal for a general uprising
of .the people even in hunker ridden
Pennsylvania. Friends in Warren and
McKean, is there, not life enough in you
firget up a public meeting to oppose this
Monstrous fraud
117 - The last Teru pin r and Watchman
had the following list of Lodges insti
.l.
tuted in Pennsylvania since the organ
ization of ;1:g. Grand Lodge, Dec. 28,
1853.
, .97, OrcutOs Creek, Orcutes Creek
Feuntain, Pittsfield. -
• 09, YQ gs ville, Youngsville.
.100, South Creek, Springfield.
101, CuEkewago, Crassiog,ville.
102. ---, Spring.
103,.Perseverence, Fairview.
10.1,11emperane t e Light, Mcliiian Co
30:1„Waterford Life Boat. Waterford.
10#,..kurora, Ed iuborough.
ALtar C. EmAtty, G. W. S.
Faithful Sentinels.
, Neither. of the papers of Lycoming
04 . unty have . as yet given their readers
even ati.outline of the great contest now
going on in- the Congress of. the Nation
between Liberty and Despotism. This
orestionovhich overshadows every oth
intert•st and importance, is care
fully avoided. The Editors treat their
readers like children who are not to be
trusted with anything: of importance.
Ilow long will the people of Lycoming
be satisfied with hiving rift: most im
portant f,acts of history withheld from
them by their press which is supposed
to be published far the purpose of diffus
ing light and knowledge among the
people;•
Summit Townihip.
The last Court of Quarter Sessions
f l or t,bet county erected a new township,
which is very appropriately named
..S'ammilos it contains u.ithin its bound
the highest land in the State.
This township is bounded as follows:
• Commencing at a post the southeast
corner of Eulalia township, thence east
six miles to a post in the line of Jackson
thwnship, thence by Jackson township
Taal territory attached thereto, south
. seven miles and two hundred and ninety
four perches to a hemlock in the north
dine of Abbott township ; therice west
fiy. the north line of Abbott township
rind the north line of IVharton township
six miles to a post standing sixty rods
/Nest of the southwest corner of Homer
township ; thence north seven miles and
two hundred and ninety-four rods to the
place of . beginning,embracing all of
Sweden township and the territory at
tached thereto lying south of a line
Cunning east from the southeast corner
bf Eulalia township, and all of the town
ship of Homer lying east of a line run.
ning south from said southeast corner of
Eulalia township."
A SIGN or PIIOGRESS.—A resolution
)ias beeti introduc e d into: the Legislature
or Virginia, providing that no person
conscientiously opposed to the institution
•ofslavery as it exists in Virginia. or to
Atulding negroes and mulattoes as slaves,
e ns they are now held in Virginia, or who
_professes to be so opposed, shall be ad.
'uted to sir on any jury in any case
-involving a claim of freedom. This is
an encouraging indication. There is
',evidently some conscience in Virginia;
for it seems there arc so many persons
;there "conscientiously opposed to slave
-17h". that slavery is sot safe in the jury
box. These pos.tilent men with con
science must be excluded.—Boslon
Commonwealth.
Sham Democracy,
Soma
,time ego,.lllr. gunide intro
duced into the Senate of this State rer
tions in,Opposition to the Nebraska fiend
of Senator Douglas. Thew resolutions
laid over under the rules. On the 16th
of this month they came up in order,
when the following action was had on
them:
The Nebraska resolutions came up in
order; when Mr. PIATT moved to post
pone them until the 15th of March next:
He expressed a disposition to vcte for
the resolutions, but desired to await some
further expression of opinion from his
constituents.
Mr. HAMLIN, of M'Kean, moved to
postpone till - the 15th of May. Not I
agreed to by a 'vote of 14 to 17.
The original resolution was then op
posed by Mr. Kunkel and Mr. Darsie,'
and supported by Messrs. Pintt and i
Buckelew, when it was agreed to by a
vote'of 17 to 16.
The resolutions are thus postponed
till the 13th of March._ Every Demo,
crat except one (Mr. Haldeman) voted
for postponement. Every Whig voted
against it.
It will be seen' from this, that B. D.
HAMLIN, the Senator from this District,
was so anxious to . make Limself con
spicuous as an ally of slavery, 'that he
moved to postpone the resolutions till the
15th of Nlay, when it is expected that
the Legislature will not be in session.
Now, as Mr. Hamlin knows perfectly
well that a large majority of his con;
stituents are opposed to this schJme of
Senator Douglas. to extend slavery over
the Territory of Nebraska, we think his
conduct is highly censurable, We don't
understand this new Democracy, which
pays no regard to the wishes of the
people; and we insist that it is nothing
but a sham. Just look at it. Here is
one of the boldest and most audacious
frauds undertaken.that ever was broached
in Congress. Who concocted this scheme?
Not the people, but unscrupulous, [dem
be s of Congress. The people every
w e are opposed .to it, and yet the
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Administration is relying on its power
and patronage to force it through in
1 deEnce of the will of the people. And
in this work of making the National
Administration the master of the people,
Byron D. Hamlin joins. He does not
look to his constituents for instruction,
but simply inquires what the Adminis
tration wants, and that he does. The
queition arises whether the people will
submit to this insolent and overbearing
dictation. Tioga - and l'otte have al
ready expressed their unanimous oppo
sition to this bold movement to trample
on their rights, and we hope soon to see
M'Kean and Elk protest against the
repeal of the Missouri Compromise and
the dictation-of their servants in office.
Mr. Hamlin doubtless believes with
the Southern men, that the North Wi)l
grumble, a little and then submit. Said
Mr. CALDWELL, ex-member of Congress
from the Louisville District, Ky., when
addressing a meeting in that city the
other evening, in favor of the Nebraska
bill :
"Gentlemen, it is useless for m , ; to
detain you longer. My assurances frcan
Washington are, that this Nebraska 13111
will pass the Senate and [louse of Rep
resentatives by decided majorities. All
the Southern members will go for it, with
one or two exceptions, and enotigh of
NORTHERN NEN to carry it . triumphantly
through. The North will grumble, and
growl, and -protest, as she tilwayi has
done in similar cases . , but they will
finally all submit, with the
.exception of
a few miserable fanatics.; and then all,
or nearly all, of the Terri.tory of the.
Government will be open to Southern
Institutions, and the great Democratic
doctrine of Popular Sovereignty ,be
firmly and finally established."
This, freemen of Potter county, is
what is expected of you, and of
.the
entire Northern people ; this is the
reason why your members in Congress
and the Legislature pay no regard to
your wishes—because they think, though
you grumble and growl n little, you will
soon submit to anything the party may
require of you. It has been done so
often heretofore, they calculate there is
no outrage you will no: submit to. Per
haps these politicians are right, but we
see many signs of a manly independence
that is dangerous to such calculators.
All Good Men Oppose the
Douglas Fraud.
We have yet to hear of asinee reli
gious paper of any denomination that
.defends the infamous proposition to des•
ecrate the free soil of Nebraska with the
curse of slavery. Even the New York
Observer and the Christian .advocate
of New York, both of which papers de
fended the Fugitive Slave Bill, are out
against this new outrage, in . strong and
decided terms. •
The following extract from the North
ern Christian .Tivocate of Auburn,
New York, of Feb. 23, doubtless reflects
the sentiments of nine teinfis of the
northern peoida.
oammend the manly language of
the• .d4ocate to ,those valorous oppo.'
nents - .of the Nebraska bill hereabouts,'
who are afraid to speak their opposition
to this gross outrag4, in another than a'
half way, milk and Water tone, We are
sick of this constant cringing to the
Slave Power, by those who nib at heart,
opposed to It. 'Speak out like men
Your heart approve's of such 'language .
as this from the Advocate. Then give .
utterance to it On all suitable occasions :
TOR MISSOURI CO/4PROMISR.-By re
quest, we lay before our readers, this
week. the address of several prominent
anti-slavery members of Congress, .to
their constituents dad to the people gen
erally of the free States. It is an ap
peal to Christian freemen tq'combine
their strength for the suppression of the
'D - ouglas fraud. We 'hope the ; North
will take warning. until recently, we
could not have believed that so vile a
measure would find the least counte
nance in . our national Legislature; but
the' enactment of the` Fugitive Slave
Law, and other occurrences,- have con
vinced us that there is no depth of mean
ness
to which Congressional action may
not attain. A body that can reduce the
whole North to Slave-hunting ground,
has capabilities we shall not dispute.
A body that can do this, can do any
thing else in the line of submission to
pro slavery d:c alit a. We ate, there=
fore, prepared for whatever surrender
may happen.
Things are evidently.tending to a cri
sis. The forces of slavery are making
reprisals for the, injuries inflicted on
them by the anti-slavery spirit dominant
in these northern States, for the last few
years. They are attempting to roll back
the tide °Heeling a century, in order to
retrieve lost character and- restore the
balance of power. The strife may be
protracted, but it cannot be doubtful.
The disgraceful, murderous practice of
slavery, in all its moods and tenses,
whether of being, having, hold;ng, or
countenancing—is so utterly incompati
ble with decency and common honesty,
that no civilized people can endure it,
We must sound a retreat into the dark
ages and into heathenism, or yield slave
ry as we do other abominations, at the
bidding of reason and religion. •
On some accounts, we should prefer
a repeal of the Missouri Compromise.
It would concentrate and intsnsity the
the anti-slavery feeling • of the country
to a most wholesoine extt. , nt. The Fu
gitive Slave Law has partly done this
work, but much remains to be done.
An outrage upon Northern feelings•and
rights, like that proposed by Mr.-Doug
las, would compel those to take a posi
tion who noiv stand baking between two
opinions. Fur the sake of anticipating
a half century or so the final overthrow
of slavery, we woutd not object to some
temporary abuses.
it is only a low days since we have
entertained the least idea that this Ne
braska project, could succeed. We
thought it was a reach of folly still in
advance of our eminently progressive
statesmen. It is not safe to calculate
that those who pursue good - slowly, will
pursue evil at the same rate.. There
is no doubt but the Bill will pass the
Senate. The vote b Mr. Douglas'
amendment settles th question. Our
only hope of arresting it, is by, eliciting
such popular-manifestations as will con
trol the action, of the House.
toys in this country are servants of the
people, and are bound by every conside
ration of prudence and duty to obey the
wishes of their constituents,' so far as is
consistent with moral integrity. There
fore, if the people instruct their repre
sentatives so to do, they must, as honest
men, either resign or vote against the
Nebraska bill.
The Maine Law in Ireland:
One of the most encouraging features
of- the - Temperance movement is the
unanimity with which all Teti
men oppose the traffic in intoxicating
drinks. The power of this union cannot
be - resisted, and- the-crime-creating traffic
will be driven to hide away in secret and
dark holes, like counterfeiting and other
crimes. '
Thinlcin,g it may encourage our friends
to know how this movement is spreading,
we publish the following extract from a
letter of an. Irish friend of ours, with
the resolutions of the meetirl,g alluded to :
Last mail brought me a letter from my
brother William in Ireland. I am so
pleased with the intelligence it brings
that I am tempted to transcribe a para
graph, which you-are at liberty to pub
lish, if you choose : -
" In your fast you say that the Maine.
Law would be • just the thing . '.for Ire
land. ' In this opinion I heartily concur
with you, and with-this letter I send you
the resolutions passed at the first Maine
Law meeting in Ireland. There is an
air of determination about them which I
have failed to see in American resolu
tions of a similar character. The meet
ing was held in: Victoria Hall, Belfast,
on the 9th inst., (January,) and the-house
was crowded.
Our organization is' called The
United. Kingdom Alliance,' and is simi
lar to your Carson League. It held its
first meeting in Manchester, England,
October 20, 18.53, and resolutions were
drawn up and adopted embodying the
spirit of your Maine Law."
So you sea that the Irish people ara
n — ot so far behind as tt; great many of
your - anti-Irishmen in Coudersport sup
pose them to be. The conduct cf JOHN
MITCHE4L will be taken as an insult -.to
the-liberil Irish Nation. _Depend upon
ii, - he — does not" Speak the sentiments of
the Irish in Ireland. The truth of this
may be corroborated by Townsend's, of
Ohio, speech before the House two years
ago. He does—and I blush to write it—
speak the sentiments of the Popery ert
stared Irishmen of America:-the Dim
oerats who are led by the nose by
31 . GeE, of the .imerican Celt, and
01)osocinus,,of the Boston Post, and
others. Yours,. etc., * • 4 ,
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MAINE Llquort LAW
At a nutherousaud influential meeting.held
in Victoria Hall, on Monday evening, the 9th
inst., at seven 'o'clock; for the purpose of inau
gurating the Belfast Auxiliary In the United
Kingdom Alliance for the total and immediate
suppression of the Liquor Traffic,
The MAYOR in the Choir, •
It was moved by JAMES llAunoros, Esq., of
Dublin, and seconded by the Rev. C. J. :WM:
Es-mt, and resolved—
"That the prime end 91 social ]cg elation
ie to seenie the ntmoSt protection to this Citi
zen, against. all destructive acts and demorals
izing agencies in the COM monwealth."
Moved by Rev. 1.). and seconded
by Captain srts sett, stud resolved--
" That the traffic in intoxicating liquors r tut
a beverage; is always and inel itably pro
ductive of immense injury to the social and
material interests or the nation."
Moved. l.;y the 'Rev. W. M. O'llastos:aud
aecouded the. "Rev. Mr. Beets, and re
solved—.
"That this meeting regards the liquor-vend
ing establislunents of this country as'n source
of temptation,-and a nursery of crime, incom
patible with the advance of society in the path
of 'true Civilisation, and earnestly call on all
patriotic citizens and enlightened statesmen
to aid id the work of the total and
ate 'suppression of the traffic in iutoiieutiug
liquor."
Moved by the Rev. W. Joussrox, and sec
onded by R. Actrx, Esq., and resolved— .
"That this meeting cordially approves of
the object and constitution of. the United
‘Ringdom Alliance fur procuring the legislative
prohibition of the traffic in intoxicating bever
ages; and resolVes to form a society, and
accords. to that movement its hearty sanction
aud. support." .
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.—The Editor
of the Era has sent us his Daily. It
is very neatly printed, on excellent pa
per, contains a large amount Of reading
matter, and is bold in the advocacy of
freedom in these perilous times; which
cannot be'said of any other paper pub
lished in Washington. if any - in this
region want a daily published at the
National Capital, we advise them-to take
the Daily Era by all means ; and they
should even be willing to make a little
sacrifice if need be, to support, a free
Daily at Washington, where one is
needed so much. And all should re
member that subscribing and paying for
the Weekly helps the Daily.---/J:yo
misig County Mirror.
We look upon the
. establiShrnent of
the Daily National Era, as a most for
tunate event for the cause of Liberty.
It sprung into existence just in time to
oppose with untiring zeal, and match
less_ability, the monstrous fraud of Sen
ator Douglas to cheat the free States out
of all they are to receive for consenting
to the admission,of. Missouri as a Slaie
State. •
If the men who are opposed to 'this
outrage would only act with sufficient
spirit, they could defeat it. Five thou-
sand new subscribers to the Daily Era,
would do more to strike terror into the
•
the ranks of the men who are plotting
treason to liberty in Congress, than all
Ithe petitions that the mails could carry.
instead of 'this; We are astounded with
the announcement that the Editot of the
Era is not likely to receive subscribers
enough to save him from loss. Is this
the way to build up a party of freedom ?
Allow its most, independent newspaper
to languish and die ! Freemen of the
North, if you ever expect to everthrow
the Skive Power ; why, in the name of
all that is brave • and manly, do you not
pour in the subscribers to the Daily 21'a
tional Era?
The Nebraska Swindle.
Why a Swindle? Because, after
Slavery has for thirty years held its
equilibrium of political power' in the
quited States Senate thorugh the, admis
sion of Missouri and Arkansas, this Bill
defrauds freedMa of its power equivalent
in the wild and uninhabited Territories!
of Nebraska and Minsas. And because!
a compact wantonly violated is a swindle.
But the People will not be Swindled
- with impunity. A. storm is getting 41
that will whistle portentuously around
the north, east, and west corners of the
White House and make the windows of!
the Capitol give unmistakable admoni-'
tions to its inmates., This sentiment is
less exciting than emphatic. It reaches
far and is striking deep, It was not im
pulsive, for the people were at first para
lysed by the enormity of the proposition ;
but it will be enduring. And woe be to
the Representative of'a Free State who,
on this question, proves recreant,-,4've.
Jorngt,
MARTIN KOS ZTA.—Mr.kedeie, an at
torney of Chicago,lllinois, has written to
Koszta, offering to support him until he
can acquire a sufficient knowledge of
the American law to enable him to prac
tice in the Courts. This gener ous per
son also sent him 050 to defray his ex
penses to Chicago. Kowa has accepted
the offer, and left New York on Mon'
day for his western city of refuge. The
President of the Erie Railroad gave him
a free pass to Chicago.— Tribune;
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• ' For the Janina.
Politleal
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It seemetliat-eur social and political
•
principles are somewhat at variance with
the moral ones we inculcate. If a span
steals a..horse, or even a chicken, he is
presumed to be' wanting in some essen
tials of a good man. If he commits
murder, or swears falsely, we express
our horror, and, do riot hesitate to call
on the ministers of the. law - to confine, or
even execute: them ; and if we are needed
to assist the coarse of Justice, our assis
tance is promptly given. Is not this all
wrong? Ought we not -to presume that
our brother is as "humane, patriotic and
intelligent as ourselves ?" Aye, as mor
al ? What right have we -to " the con- _
ceited and dogmatical idea that we may
prescribe for any independent" individu
al. the' sort of life or conduct they ought
follow? Why should" we engage in
the disgraceful and, - pharisaical task of
urging on them our own standard of mots
als ?" Would it not. • be- better " most
diligently to mind our own business, - and
to lift to the l loudest and most pursuasive
tones, the eloquent voice of a. good ex
ample"?
If two or, more neighbors or other in
dividuals enter into a contract to rob the
third, and give him a quietus with a
pistol, or a club if he resists . ; or to pil
lage a grave, yard, or do any other hein
ous wickedness, on a small scale, we
are apt to cry out against it, and give
our only toieration to that one. of the
contracting parties, who is so dishonest
as to cavil -at or attempt to evade its
stipulations. What an eroneous idea!
"The more 'prompt and liberal, the per
formance of a contract," " the more hon.
orable that performance nt whatever cost
of feeling or supposed interest."
These lofty principles, (hin-her , than
heaven, since God only requiresjuitice
,and right,),are the pialitical “just , and
liberal." If right in politics, why not
to be adopted every where ? What
more use 'for courts and officers and
jails, unless to punish those who shrink
frojn fulfilling iniquitous cOntr;cts I
G.
Free Democratic
Silas Central Committee of Pa.
,W generOl meeting, of this body was
he . in Harrisburg on Thursday and
Fl-day, lit:nary fdatid 27. The ,meet
irk was held, in the Hall of the Literary
lulitute. ' • t .
he Secretary cont.(' the meeting to
or'dr, and read.a letter from J. M. Rob
e% '; resigning his place on
,the Commit-
Le: ,.1 1
and
o l t l i i o s ii p o o f st
R as 4,4 o .4e h i a l ir E m rr n et , t . , in ci co A n i s i e e - .
qu, nce of having lefi the State.
glTny, Williani B. Thomas, of Phila.
de tibia, was elected Chairman of the
C mmittee. • '
g e n r
v ino
, Seth tion of C. J
Lukens,
° re s,
Montgomery, Mt-
o n
w ''
chosen to fill the'vacancy occasioned
b u- he resignation oflJ. M. Roberts.
. n motion of Russ!ell Errett, of Alle•-
g 3 4
. .y, J. Heron Foster, of Allegheny,
I% l '. chosen to fill the vacancy occasioned
b 4 he removal from the State of J. A.
I . il
Ais, late of Allegheny.
- Fhe list of counties was called over
by.t. the Secretary. - . - The following list
shtws the present tneMlie.isCibf the Com
mittee, includirig those appointed at the
CoOvention. in June.last, those appointed
since Dec. 20 last, and whose acceptance
haslibeen receivid, and those elected as
abolie . : • •
caitiNTl ES. i lkirlitants.
Ad*s,. W. Wright,
All6gbeny, R. Errett,
J. 11. Foster;
r. N. B. Craig, IA
Beaver, . W. Scott, Brighton
Blair, . .T. R. Danis,_ Altoona.
Bradford, G. F. litirtou, Terrytown.
Burks, B. Gray, Labaska.
Malt r, - J. N. Smith, Portersv Pk
Clarion, H. Thorne,
Crawford, J. Douglass,
Dauphin,. M. M•iiiiincy, Harrisburg
Al. T. II uglistui, "
• J. G. \Vicstliug, "
Indiana, J. Gruff
Lancaster, J. Gibbons. Enterprise.
Lawrence, • S. D. Clark, —. Jscksou
Lebanon, W. G. George, Pine Grove,
Sch. Co
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Luzerne, G. Perkins, - • Carbondale:
Mercer, F. B. Ilublrard, Mercer.
biontgomeryS. Aaron, , Norristown.
" - S. Lukens, Gwynedd.
" ' C. P. Jones, . Valley Forge
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Perrc, A. Gaylor, ' Duncanunn.
. .
,W, 13. Thomas, Philadelphia
E. Lewis, •
V. E. Chase, •
Potter, H. J. Olmsted, Coudersport.
Wairen, IY. Lott, Lottsville.
Washington 8 M.Farland, • Washington.
Wayne, H•A.Woodhoture, Honesdale.
Wyoming, S. G. Smith, North Moreland
A ; statement was presented by the
Secretary of the operations of the orig
inal - committee of twelve, and of the
officers, since their appointment in June
which on motion was read, and on mo
tion' of J. N. Smith, of Butler, the report
was accepted, and }he acts and measures
taken confirmed. The statement em
braced details of the correspondence of
the Secretary, and of the results ob
tained, among which is the enlargement
of the general corresponding list, as di
rected by the State Convention, to about
700 names; scattered , in nearly all the
counties of the State; and in many coun
ties, in pearly every township. A
statement of the finances was also made,
reliable names in each township, the
townships in each Co. beginning in al
showings small balance on hand, . but a
part or. the melanin contemplated by
the Corkvention were not accomplished
for 'want of means.
On' motion of S. D. Clark, of Law-
fence:
Resolved, That the Secretary furnish
a copy of the names on the General
Corresponding List, belonging to each
county to the member of the State Com
mittee for that county, who shall correct,
extend and re-arrange the Arne, so - as to
have, where. possible, from...cme to fire_
p babetical order ;, a copy, of this corrected
list to be returned to the Seeretarir . as
early as possible.
On motion of J. N: Smith,•of Butler:
Resolved, That the sum of five hun
dred dollars be raised for the State Com
mittee for the year ending with the first
of June next : the said sum' to be appor
tioned among the counties by the Sec
retary in an equitable manner, according
to the free democratic vote for President
in 1852; the sum already furnished by
each county to be deducted from its
quota.
On motion of C. P. Jones, of .Nfont-
gomery
Resolved, That the member of the-
State Committe breach county, collect.
and transmit to the treasurer the quota
of funds for that couny ; and that the
Chair designate the membe: for each of
the counties having more than one mem
ber to perform said duty l
The chair subsequently appointed,
under this resolution, Edward Lewis
of Philadelphia, Samuel Aaton of Mont
gomery, M. T.' Hughson of Dauphiu
and .1. 11. Foster of Allegheny.
The subject of the time and place of
holding,. the next State Convention, was
then men up on a resolution affered by
Mr. M'Kinney of Dauphin. After sev
eral motions for amendment, etc., and
considerable discussion, the following
resolution was passed nearly unanimous
ly, viz :
. Re-solved, That a Convention ofthe
the Fiee Democrats of Pennsylvania, fur
the nomination of a State Ticket,'and
for prcinoting the organization. of the
party, be and is hereby callett, to meet
in Pittsburg, on the first Wednesday (the
17th) of June neat; and the Free-Dem
ocrats are requested to meet in their
counties and appoint delegattl,and like
wise to attend generally as inidieurits,
es
specially from thcse counties in which
no appointing - meeting shall be heft .
The two following resolutions Were
then adopted nem. con :
Resolved, That the Secretary• issue
circular to be sent to all those whose
names are on the general corresponding
list, containing thest4l....for a State Con- .
*sention ;the names and addresses of
the State Central Committee; and such
other information in relation to thesorgan
ization of the State as may be conven
iently- embraced in it.
Resolved, That the Chairman and
Secretary are hereby authorized to ap
ply n liberal portion of the funds at their
discretion, for the purchnnd distriLu
tion - throughout the StaVe of such docu
ment, speeches, &c. as may •serve to
extend a kno!yledge of the principle , .
object and importance of the Free Dem
ocratic movement", and especially of the•
recent outrageous demands and encroach
ments.of the Slave Power.
Samuel IVlTarland, of Washington.
moved that the. Committee take up for
consideration the 10th article of resolu
tion, adopted by the Free Democratic
National Convention, held at Pittsburg,
in July. 1852, and . proceeded t 2 give
his views at some length on the princi
ples embodied in said article.
After some further discussion,
Russel Erret, of Allegheny. moved to
amend the motion, swam to refer the said
article to the next State Convention for
its consideration.
The amendment was agreed to, and
the motion adopted.
P. 0. ADDIIESS
York Springs.
Pittrinirili.
The three following resolutions were
adopted, nem. con :
Resolved, That the - members of the
Committee in Philadelphia, Montgomery
and the adjacent counties, be authorized
to act for the Committee, between the
present time and the holding of the state
Convention ; and that three of said
members, one of them being the- chair
'man or secretary, be a quorum.
Resolved, Thai the Secretary be autha
rized to complete the list of the State
Committee, ns he may obtain the regal
site information.
Curlleville
Alcadvilli•
Resolved, That the Committee rec.,
ommend that the several counties orga,
nize by appointing county committees of
fire, and one of them. not the chairman,
be a rnem4r of the State Committee for
the county ; and it is hereby made the
duty of the several members of the
State Commitiee to furnish the names
and address of said county committee to
the secretary.
On motion it was ordered that a copy
of the proceedings be furnishrd to the
Crystal Fountain; of Thrrrisburg, for
publication:
On motion adjourned sine die, at 98
A, M., Jan. 27. •
OFFICERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
William B. Thomas, Chairman, Ph il
adelphm,
C. P. Jones, Secrvtary. : Eeading, Pa.
M.T.Hughson, Treasurer, Barrtsburg.
They•say Mr. Docojs is going about
declaring that he does n't want to- be a
candidate for the Presidency at the next
election. It is ,a work of superrero
gation. He [night spare himself the
trouble. The man who engineers the
repeal. of the Missouri Compromise,
need n't feel auxiona abont his future
prospects., Benedict Amold is an ex
ample on that head.—N. Y. Tribune.