The Wheeling Daily Register

[From the Richmond Dispatch.]

Doctor Presbrey Dropped.

Dr. Presbrey, late Supervisor of Virginia, West Virginia, and the Territory of Columbia, has been dropped as one of the supervisors under the law diminishing the number of supervisors from twenty-five to ten. This took people here somewhat by surprise. It was known that Mr. Boutwell regarded the Doctor as one of the most capable and reliable officers amongst the supervisors, and it was thought that Boutwell's friendship and approval would carry him through. But the President was inexorable, probably under the pressure of Senator Lewis' inordinate hospitality to the supervisor. Here Dr. Presbrey is generally regarded as having been a faithful officer—one of the best the Government had. But in the Personal Government now maintained at Washington personal considerations, and not merit, rule the judgment concerning the eligibility of men to office. The corrupt contract between the Executive and Congress, under which the dispensation of office is controlled by Congressmen as a reward for their acquiescing in the wishes and supporting the policy of the Executive, is doing a world of injury to the public service and spreading corruption broadcast over the land.