The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-07
8 Southern Gratitude y

In a recent lecture delivered 10 New York by Mr. HI.
ram Kechum, we find DEPRESSION the subjec, Of
southern gratitude, southern honor southern patriot
i'm, which copy curiosity. 1t is addressed, we
presume leading advocate Of the Nebraska territorial
bill, and reads as follows:
al" desire 10 add fra, aures to an already bril-
liant reputation by propoundng and startling idea
and thus makng himself the OF observation for the
time, let him remember tina, he may be counting the fate
him who fired the Ephessn dome, and that il is possible
for 10 be damned everlasting fame H. the
uary, he has been actuated, some say by ambitious
tves lei him stand beside The tomb Matshfed. and
hete, he with others drops the silent
mains OF buried paotsm let him reflect hat beneath him
lies dug by southern gratitude for the body OF him
who died victim the protection OF southern rights.
Southern honor hes buried in the grave of Calhoun, south
patriotism expired upon the deathbed OF Clay aud the
bells ch toled the funeral OF Webster kneed the last
sad requiem the remains of southern gratitude"
Mr.. ketchum seems 10 graduate his devotion TO prin-
c,pe by the commercial stsndard-no by the amount OF
truth and duly involved IN it, bu, BY the calculation OF
bow much il will bring il The political market The
New York Express, ony few months ago, in parox.
ysm OF anger at the South (Which has siDce ended in
chronic attack OF conscience against Nebraska declared
that the slave States should eaten their runaways
the Express would have nothing TO do with them
the South did deserve friends, &C. &c After all, how
Characteristic this is Of the body OF northern wings! Vita
them all great questions 10 be tried by the standard OF
cent per They pu, their patriotism out interest
They speculate upon Their principles and il the return
rapid and large, they become excessively indignant,
and protest that the South ba, gratitude honor
There is bitter satire the allusion Of Mr. Ketohum
TO Mr. Websler The South, 80 lar from having aban-
doned Mr.. Webster, cluog him ,ill hope died Il
northern vhiggery that asssed and deserted him
that howled bitter curses against him for bis sublime in
dependence and that wide New York Tnbune) did not
It's malgniiy when the grave bad closed
him. We thought this unanswerable history
The question Of Stale tights is no, southern question.
1t northern question We support because in
wolves principle which concern. all Americans II is the
misfortune OF The South 10 be constantly assaed by those
who deny THE principle TO her and claim IL FOR themse
In lew years the North may attacked with no less
violence, and il that should saOd b. the North
II question OF duty, OF dolIasan issue involv-
ooonsts and their echoes nave long been in The habit
OF regarding all those who stood by the South many
Spectators and after having exhausted their wrath
upon this alleged abuse they proceed to initiate il them
ture against the docrpe Of State rights We suspect,
few years win change his present tune into denunca
ton Of the se6shness and ingratitude Of abolition for
he shoud recolect that abolition Is very small party,
which il intends for i,seli alone