The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-01-23
DUBUQUE:
DAY::"::JANUARY 23, 1850.
The Age of Chivalry.

The resolution of Senator Bradbury on the
subject of removals from Office has put the Cab
met organs at Washington into an attitude of
alarm, i'll perfect keeping with the position in
which they find themselves placed by this res
oution.
It will be remembered that General Taylor
and his supporters ''proscribed prescription for
political opinions during the campaign which re-
suited in the election of the present Executive
The same doctrine was distinctly avowed in the
Inaugural address of Gen. Taylor, and it was
confidently asserted that no removals should
take place unless for cause. And now that re-
movals have taken place, and that worthy, COM
pctcnt and honorable men have been made to
give way to the political friends of Gen. Taylor,
is it not right and just that the prescribed parties
should have the privilege of enquiring into the
cause Of their removal-that their official acts
should be tested by the declaration of the Presi-
dent on his assuming the rcins Of government,
and that if proper cause existed for the remov
al, the President should be relieved from the po-
sition in which his own acts and declarations
have placed him.
Is not this enquiry due to the present as we'll
as the late A Administraton-duc to late as we'll
as present otficc-holdcrs Why then does the
Cabinet tremble with alarm-why shrink from
the judgment founded upon their own law p
Conscience stricken at the cheat practiscd upon
the American people in their pledges and prom
iscs, rebuked for their insulting affronts upon
this people, the Cabinet and government organs
are new rctreating before the searching enquiry
OF the peoples scrvonts and fearing the effects
of an undisguised avowal of their deeds, they up-
peal to the chiralry Of the Senate and, invoke
for Gen Taylor the privilege accorded to Kings
in the "Hcroc Age of Knights and Ladies.
The Republic, of late date, in article hav-
ing reference to the predicamcnt of the Cabinet
in the anticipated adoption Of Mr.. Bradbury's
resolution-says: awe are told that in the wars
of chivalry, it was customary when there was a
King in the field, for the enemy to demand by
trumpet, in what part of the camp he was post
ed, that they might avoid firing upon the Royal
Paviloa.' Well, but suppose the King was
chivalrous enough to enter the lists of battle with
his Knights, did the laws of chivalry shield him
from the spear of his antagonist or, did he trust
his defence to his own strong arm and his sword?
Gen Taylor has entered the lists, his own trum-
pets announced his position and his readiness
for the contest, and should he now claim an ex-
emption from the rule of battle, the laws of chiv-
airy on which he seems to rely, will brand him
as coward to the code Seriously, Gen. Tay-
lor, his Cabinet and supporters must be badly off
for expcdents when they resort to the laws of
chivalry for defence of their conduct in viola
ting the laws of honor and morality We trust
that the Senate has proper regard for it's own
dignity, for the honor and rights of the late Office
holders and for due appreciation of truth, to
investigate into the cause of removals in the spir
it of MIR. Bradbury's resolution and according to
the rule laid down by Gen. Taylor in his inaug
ural declaration. And should the laws of cAiv-
airy prevent them from crossing the Threshold
of the royal pavilion in their investigation, let
the precedents of royalty be carried further and
make the heads of the ministry suffer for the
misdeeds Of their soverei gn.