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The Daily Dispatch: December 27, 1860., [Electronic resource], Washington, Dec. 25th, 1860. (search)
in the Union, only excepting that of New York.--The great counties of Berks, and Montgomery, and Lancaster, and Northampton — Lancaster alone exhibiting a population of one hundred and sixteen thousand--would swell this force into an army more powerful than all the Southern States combined could put into the field. These, with the fighting men of the other counties of the States, properly roused and officered, could soon be made ready for any call on the part of the proper authorities. Gov. Packer, always keenly alive to the honor of his country, should act in the present exigency with unusual promptitude." Does this encourage delay on the part of Virginia? Is she scared? Then, for the comfort of her timidity. I give the reply of the Philadelphia Pennsylvanian to Forney's threat of war. The editor says: "We desire to say in the most emphatic language to this epistolary 'dog of war. ' 'Occasional.' that we do not intend to have the Abolitionists for masters at any ti