Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1849-04-03
Extract to the Editor. dated

WASHINGTON, March nth, 1913.
Dear Sir:-As noticed in my last, Thomas \
Ewing, Esq, of Ohio, has an appointment in t
the Cabinet Of Gen. Taylor. y LsgnL
3 The papers have informed you of the Cabi.
net in full, andthose who are familiar with the
gentlemen, assume that the present caste ofthe
members are much stronger than those hrst
INDEPENDENTLY, as the Honorable Reycr. !
dy Johnson, Of Maryland, has been added to |
the Cabinet, US Attorney General. MIR. John,
son is certainly one Of the most distinguished
| advocates in the country, and will be an able
| ad junct for an adviser.
There are hosts of applicants for office still
| remaining in this city--enough to supply all
| the stations of the government ten times over
| Many will decamp. minus, before the lst A
pril, and those who are here on that day, will
be laughed ut at every corner of the street.
Your young heir Of the northwest, has one pro
minent nibble, in the appointment Of Fltzhen
| ny Warren, Of your State, to the station ofSe
cond Assistant Post Master General. in room
Of the talented and useful officer, William }
Brown of Ind ana. This gentleman being
stranger to the undersigned, Of course, you
are better Judge Of the merit he possesses
than any other. Presumng he is Wing. he
will OF course, do the bidding Of his office to
tho satisfaction Of Whiggery, having hereto
fore been found faithful in the service. Z 6,
" The unfortunate position held by Judge
4 Brcese towards Gen. Shields for defeating him'
for u seat in the Senate Of the U. States has
caused much regret among our western friends
The letter Gen. Shields indted to the Judge,
was IL! timed, and Of Il tenor highly exception.
able. But, the letter does not deserve so much
ccnsure, when it is fully understood. Besides,
lhere are mitigating circumstances, that, in u
measure, throws the onus Of its publicity en-
tirely on the shoulders OF JUG &c Brcesc. Cen
Shields, after his excitement of the letter had
worn away somewhat, solicited Judge Mangum
Of North Carolina. and Judge Dou glass of Hi
= nois 20 request Of Judge Brecse the return OF
the letter, with suitable regret. for what he
had done. At first, on the application Of the
t above gentlemen, on the part of Gen: Shields,
s Judge Brecsc consented to return the letter
and, if he had done so, the public would have
, been entirely ignorant of what had occurred
+ but on reflection, Judge Breese declined te
, comply with his promise, and published thai
G letter in the Intelligencer, with his comment:
thereon. In his comments, you can perceive
:. that he is evidently laboring under the impress
sion, that he could PROSTATE Judge Shields II
a the estimation of the people Of Illinois, by Civ
ing the letter to the public. No doubt. hut TO
y the success of Gen. Shields, there would have
been no jealousy on his part, and no ill-feelin&
would have been engendered. But two wrong
J. cannot make right-lf Gen. Shields in wri
:. ting his letter, committed wrong, and 1T
I. freely acknowledges he did; the withholding
Of the offensive letter by Judge Breese, afte
> he had consented to deliver it up, constitute
the greatest wrong Of the two. Because, If tn
letter had been given up to Senators Margun
and Douglass, the whole difficulty would hav
}. been adj usted:--whoreas, the reverse is nov
= the fact, by the action of Judge Breese; and h
- has widcncd the breach and exposed his jeaI
ousv, at the success Of the gallant shields. N
d man done better as soldier; and, ill-judg
the verdict of the people, if they will sacritc
one, so gallant os he; one who has barred hi
ID bosom to the bullet and the lance: one that ha
al blcd 50 free in his country's defence. Genera
Shields ma v have been precipitous N his cours
-. towards Judge Breese; but his regret was iu
" expressed, rot implied, in the subsequcn
e action he took, to heal the wounded honor
Judge Breese, and therefore stands fully exon
Grated Of future blame. n;
J. The Senate have appointed strong commit
&c tee to investigate his right to seat in that DC
dv.-they are Messrs Benton, Mason, Wei
'' ster, Fetch and Pearce.--I am told they wi
st have mower to send for persons and papers.
so, and they remain in session to comp etc til
ID ;nycstiea ton, General Shields case will kce
. them here month longcr:--but, the most g
- neral impression is, that the committee wi
- take testimony during the summer, and fina
. IL adjourn next week. feel some interest
~ this Question and in the decision of the Con
mlttce: for, Illinois contains no more gallar
Ia shirt within her border, than beats in the b
n.y. som of the chivalrous Shields; hence, sha
10 reoret to see the choice Of her people set aslt
" nv auv n eg}cct Of informality of cIt'zenshi
He deserves his distinction, and the hope is |
will be sustained by the Committee and Il
k. Senate. ~
VourS. tru|V. VI USCA in u.