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The national IntellIgencer Of July 27th contains
the following announcement:


"Appointment. By The President, by and 1oath
The aduice and consent OF The SenGte,-BURGEss
S. GATHER, Superintendent OF the Branch Mint
at Charlotte. North Carolina"


And the IneIigencer should have added
"in place OF Col John Fl. Wheeler Temored."


Ii ever there was a clear case OF prescription
for opinions sake, this is one II cannot be pre-
tended that Col Wheeler is not capable OF Gls-
charging the duties of the office he has hitherto
held in the Mint or. that he has not beer
faithful and honest public officer. We challenge
contradiction, that in the discharge OF has duues
in The Mint universal satisfaction has been given,
and no one has ever uttered word TO the con-
trary publicly, here. except some hungry once
seekers who sought his removal that tney mignt
get office. Nor can it be with truth asserted, that
Col Wheeler has been removed for neglectIng
the duties of his office and interfering In cleo
lions While he has on all proper occasions,
we believe, expressed his firm adherence 20 De-
mocrntic principles, he has, to our knowledge,
scrnpuIousIy avoided entering the political arena
as partzan elecloneerer. Why, then, has
he been removed2 Simply. because he was "a
Democrat, and his office was desired us reward
10 an active political partizan who had done good
service for Federalism in the "hard cider" orgies
Of IS4O Bot oil this removal, we shall speak
more hereafter.


Of Col. Gathers qualifications for the office OF
Superintendent of the Mint we can say nothing.
In private life he is gentleman; but we ques-
ton whether, in the discharge Of the duties OF
his new Office, he can, or will steer clear OF
partizan interference in elections as his prede-
cessor has done.