The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-08-05
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s. Gssrngg, Superintendent Of tho Branch Mia
at Chado'te, North Carolina"
And the InteIigencer should have added
---s' il place Of Cot. Joba ii. Wheeler
renorsd."
II ever there was clear case of pro,
1ription for opinion sake, this is one. II
canno, be pretended that Col. Wheeler /.
not capablc oil discharging The duties Of
the office be has hitherto held ia The Mint
-.-or, TINT hs has not beea fauhfui aud
honest public officer. We ahalleage con.
tradietion, that 10 the discharge VI his du.
ties III The Mint, universal satisfaction has
been gisen and no one has over uttered a
word 10 the contrary publicly, here, OK
eepi some hungry oniee-soekers sought
his removal that they might GET oiiice.--
Nor can il be with truth asserted that
Gil. Wheeler has baau removed for ne-
glceting the duties Of his Office and inter.
lsring inelections. While he has on all pro.
par occasions, we believe, expressed his
firm adaercuce 10 Democratic principles,
be has, to our knowledge, scfupalously
avoided entering the political arena as a
partixan elcctioarsfer. Why, :hen, has
be been romotedl Simply, because be
was Democrat, and Bis office was desir-
ed as reward ID m active political parti-
zan who had done good service for FEEDER.
aI,sln IN the . hard cider orgies IL is40.
But 81 this removal, we shali speak more
ha.0atter.
0f Col. Gathers qualifications for tic
oiice OF Superintendent Of the Mint, We
can say nothing. In private life he Is i
gentleman, bat we question Whether, in
tic discharge Of the duties IL his now Of.
dce, h. eau, or VIII steer rs clear 1T par
tiAaa interference in elections ais hts pre-.
decesscr has done. -Heekisa5arg JsGtr
sgalaa.
Poor Col Wheeler, We pity thee; IN
Tie sincerity of our soul NO pity thee. In
ibis altemat Of the JeFsvsaaiaa to manu-
ectnre Little capital out Of the rato tna-
teyiai, md excite the COMMUNICATION Of The
pablic, ha has been siagalarly unfortunate.
We sAink lie Coloael himself will repro
bate ihc elariag ialsehoods, put forth 50
iinpudcnily By this iaco ioco Editor. Weak
aul vain ~ the C0l0nel is, Wv baIiese that
lie can We, feel The ISLANDERS heaped'upon
bis character by tins party tool Let ne
examine II lilllc in detail. Commencing
the second ss6lence lie says, " if ever there
vas clear case II prescription fer opin-
ion sake, tbs Is ong." Lord, how thn
world is gisea to lying Whoever in this
county cared for The politleal opinions Of
Col. HLelerf Do mol all know that bis
opinions were perfectly harmless ! Who
could he Influence BY his opinions, OF who
ves fool esengh to be led al his beck l.
Why, every one is perfectly aware that his
lafaeaee extended 10 no one then why
remove him ioF opinions sake, wben'hey
we're 50 harmless
intho second place, the Editor says, that
"heannot be- pretended, that Cot. WnEEt-
ra rs not capable Of discharging the duties
Of the office which no held IN the Mint. "
Its really amusing TO see such sentence
10 print, when every individual in the COM
munity. il fully aware of lis incapaeIiy to
properly discharge the functions Of his OF.
hce. Under his management the Branch
Mint has sunk into state almost useless ;
and yet this small potato Editor Of the
Jesersoaiaa pronounces him competent
II the Colonel has ever perusea the arIl-
Gle, il certainly caused the blush Of shame
to mount his cheek.
III tho third place, this mighty defender
Of the Colonel, valiantly breaketh forth in
the following beautiful and warike decla-
ratlon: awe challenge contradiction, that
IN the discharge Of his duties in the Mnt,
universal satisfaction has been given, and
no one has ever uttered a word to the con
trery publicly, hero, except some hungry
Office seekers sought his removal, that they
might not The Office" If the author of this
perspcuous sentence could feel the DIS
grace that lying attaches 10 the character
Of an honorable man, he never would have
uttered ii in the face Of this community.
The Colonel will not thank him for making
him look so superlatiyeIy ridiculous.
Again, this worthy says: Nor can 1t
DC with truth asserted, that Col. Wheeler
has been removed for negleeting the duties