Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1849-04-17
Extract to the Editor, dated
w Asu1HcrnN MnroL IL I

DEAR SlR:-Thls being the natal day
Of the tutetar Saint Of Ireland drop you
line, TO inform you, that the same has
been celebrated here as usual, by the
sons Of Hibernia in respect to the memo
ry of st. Patrick, with their wonted har-
mony, so consonant to the virtue and in.
tellIgence Of our adopted citizens. An
lrshman's heart is always right, altho'
at times, his head is not exactly, as cool
and collected in debating his course of
action, as his heart and hand are ever
ready 10 meet the wants Of the stranger.
The immense crowd congregated in
this city, TO see the induction Of Genera
Taylor into Office, on his assumption Of
the duties, as the head Of this great ma
ton, have in the main departed from a.
mong US, always accepting the few office
seekers, who remain TO cruciate to the
, bitter end. those in power to give them
places. We have few Of those left, al
though many have departed; not howev
err ION their ray rejoicing" bu. sad
and silent, vowing vengeance on those
who refuse them office.-Some persons
think the government was established to
give them office, and that on change Of
Presidents, we must have as conse-
quence, change Of the operations of the
executive This would be pretty state
Of affairs truly, and would lead 20 a per-
feet chaos in business. If we admit there
IS some room for argument sake, yet
Tor Improvement there can be no inst
cause, for indiscriminate transmutation
ofwhigs for democrats, nor democrats for
whlgs,-theoretical men. are of no use
IN the public departments; practical men
are those who render unto the govern
ment the guild pro quo; consequently,
those OF them who depart dissatisfied,
must not be unmindrul of the difficulty
the Head of Department experiences
in making his selections for office.-And
for every one selected ten nay t,centy are
dissatsfied.-So in lavoring one twenty
are offended.
The extra Session Of the Senate will
terminate on Friday or Satu rday next,
and have no doubt the members will re-
joce to be relieved from their labor
There is something abhorrant TO the
sensitive mind Of Senator, to be called
on to say soft with his head, so much for
Buckingham''-so soon after the termi-
nation. ofa laborious Session Of Congress,
that wonder 10 myself, how they are a.
bic to do such hard and trying Sc vice,
in such good humor and fellowship T
The seat Of the gallant Shields Of Hi
nols, has been declared vacant, and the
Senate has decided that he was not eIigi-
BILE to seat in that body when he cas e.
lected by the Legislature Of Illinois.
shall be happy to know in the rejection of
Gen. Shields, if there is not sslatent
hope" some "fond desire,' on the part Of
some Senators, 10 punish the gallant SOL
dler for his actions in the late War, which
many Of them, (who took sides against
him) condemned, and refused their coun-
tenance to the bitter end.-They may be
constitutional sticklers for the rights of
the Senate, yet, some Of them had no
constitutional sympathies for the rights
Of their bleeding country in time Of war;
and 1 therefore, doubt their patriotism as
much IN the one case as the other. Gen.
Shields was sirteen years in office, before
being elected Senator; Representative,
Auditor of Public Accounts, Judge Of the
Supreme Court Of Illinois, Commissioner
Of the Land Office, Brigadier General in
the US. Army, and Governor Of Ore-
gon. All those Offices were filled with a.
bllity unsurpassed; and while in the Ar