The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-12-14
y. s. BRANCH MINT,

- ""'1u, 40 dh ACT OF justice 10 the Su.
perlu'endent we could not refuse.
Is BRANCH MINT,
Charlotte, ". C., In Dec. 1888. {
DEAR sIR The last mail iron, Raleigh brought
me pamphlet copy Of the late Message of Gov
efnor Dudley TO the Legislature, of which you are
a member and for which am indebted 10 your
polltencss
IL does not become so humble an individual as
myself, ana one who has been so long, and is so
lar removed from The busy arena OF politics TO
comment on paper from such a source; bat when
remarks are made which | conceive unjust in re.
gdIu 10 an institution with which | am connected,
feel II doe 10 myself to notice them
The Message contains this extraordinary asser
lion, have an nsuperabe objection 10 seeing
Inc agents OF The Government, spread over the
otates, WIN The control Of money or power of any
klSd 10 operate on our habits, manners and feel.
ings, or TO influence our elective franchise. We
nave already Mint uiihout coin, an Arsenal with
cut need, Collectors and hosts of Custom House
Officers at all our ports of entry, and Postmastcrs
like The locusts of Egypt"
shall omit the fact, perfectly notorious, that
large majority of the postmasters of this State are
OF the Governors politics; and proceed al once to
pronounce the assertion that the Mint is without
CON, as gratuitous and unfounded.
BY Report, the substance of which " i'll be laid
before Congress at the present session, it will be
seen that this Branch of the Min, has, within the
course OF this year, received more than sl30,O00
IN the native bullion, from the Mines of n Caro-
Ina, The coin Of "hicb has been and is being made
FOR tho Deposltors Ia this region and elsewhere.
his 100 under the most disadvantageou. circum.
stances. Among them not the least is, a remote
position Of country, the communication Of which
With the points Of supply is at some periods Of the
year impossible, and at all periods dilalory ana
hazardous.
The remark Of the Governor is not more unjust
than II is unklnd. Even had II been true, that
from the difficulties Of our position, the thousand
embellishments attending the commencement OF
a large and complicated establishment We had as
yet made no coin, yet we were struggling through
allihese difficulties TO accomplish highly CONNER
dsblc and patriotic obJect, and exertng every en-
efgy 10 'igiye a Decentralization and u name" to
the mineral resources Of n. Carolina: The Gov-I
ernor should have given US tune for fair expert.
ment. Had his EAcellency been anxious to
present the facts, az he was 10 create an impress
sion favorable TO party views, he could have. even
10 Raleigh, ascerained at the Bank OF the Stale
OF North Cafoiina, that this Mint has made coin,
and that large amounts Of the coin of this Mint
at this time in the vaults OF that Bank; and
there loo he could have sight which might
have inspired his patriotism, the Eagle OF his
Try made more bright and beautiful BY the native
gold of Carolina
The Governor is as unfortunate IN his statement
as regards any influence that the MINT could ex-
ercse the collective franchise he is, that IT
has no coin With equal justice be could have
charged the Military Officers al Forts Macon ald
Caswell with influencing our elective fanchse
Indeed from the delicate aud scientific operations
OF Mint, It's officers aud employees are selected
for other than political purposes aud have other
duties TO perform than making grouhGIess user.
tons and mixing IN the bta~l OF politics.
In making tins statement as regards the Mint,
the Governor either perverted the facts or he did
not know them. have too much respect for his
head as well as his heart to say that he y
stated What he knew 10 be false, and can Cd De
wncD he again wanders out of his path to NIeak
Of the Mint at4his place, be viii take the pains TO
enquire more about US, of believe the remark OF
Fielding has oh,alned universal acceptsiion. that
"a nian generally talks better when he knows
what he is talking about"
am very respectfully, your freud and obi. syt
JNO. H. WHEELER,
Superintendent.