Indiana State sentinel., 1846-07-23
COMMUNICATIONS.
General Robert Hanna.

1t appears to me strange, that the people of Marion
county should place Gen. Robert llama in the sl,ua
tion of political Gle leader, after bcins informed Of
the political Inconsistencies that have marked his
career since his residence here Gen. Hanna is
kind friend and good neighbor, and | have nothing
TO say against him personally; but | appeal to both
Democrats and Wings whether be is a man that can
be politically trusted Whether he did not, on two
occasions at least betray the confidence of hundreds
of the people Of Marion county, violating pledges
in reference to the election of Noah Noble to the
United States Senate
II so happened, that on two occasions when Noah
Noble a candidate for United States Senator,
Gen. Hanna, by the aid Of Democratic voles had
ceeded in being elected the Legislature on both of
which occasions he led hundreds 10 believe that he
would vote for Noah Noble. The friends of Gov.
Noble have always attributed his defeats mainly to
the exertions of Gen. Hanna, not that he pos
sessed any extraordinary influence in the Legislature
but in consequence of his being the Representative Of
the same county in which Gov. Noble resided, and
protesting to belong to the same political party.
1t is true that Gen. Hanna was mainly elected by
the Wings in 1870; but what was his course after
his election! He served one session, and then be-
candidate for all the important appointments
in the hands of the President for Indiana. His first
great push was for the Post Office. Douglass Ma
guire, A. w. Russell, DR.. Mothershead, Samuel Hen
derson. and many others, were told to stand back.
am a State Senator, said Gen. Hanna, and must be
provided for He came home from Washington and
induced Capt. Cain to resign, with the understanding
that he, Gen. Hanna, could be appointed He, low
ever, failed in this, but made arrangement with
Joseph NJ Moore, that enabled one to be Postmaster
and the other Marshal of the State. This created
vacancy, which resulted in the election of MIR. West
Democrat, whose vote made q Democratic L. S.
Senator. After the death of Gen. Harrison, Hanna
became flaming Tyler man. approved of his veto of
the United States Bank, went in for the annexation of
Texas and Tyler for the Presidency distributed the
Life of Tyler very literally, and presented one the
State Library. This spring he said TO the Wings,
you know last year that the Democratic ticket sue
cecded by one hundred majority: put my name at the
head of your list. and my influence with the Demo-
Gratis will carry the whole ticket: you know. gentle
men, that nearly every Democrat in the county, IN
1885, with view of defeating Noah Noble for Sena-
tor, voted for me, and many of them viii do it again.
[ have been very liberal to Democrats you know
and many of them think am as good a Democrat as
any of them. That was good Tyler man when
the Wings called him traitor,-that | was not an
old school Wing, but only Harrison man, the old
General and myself being cronies under the territorial
government: besides, you know that made the con-
stitution and many will vote for me on that account.
And about the time that the Mexican war came on,
he also told them: Now, says he I am sixty years
old / am too old to be either an officer private;
but being an original Tyler-T Annexation man.
will play the hero; I'll write to Gen. Lowe that my
physical and mental energies not impaired-that
have a great thirst for military life; but unfor-
tunatey, my age prevents me from going TO the
tented field, and he must act the Major General in
my place: | having given notice to the Adutant
General that l sixty years old, and debarred by
law from serving either an officer or a private.
This military letter, however, must keep from the
Quakers and AbOtionists, well my Texas prin-
ciples, for can tell them You know, having little
remorse of conscience on such occasions, that | am
against the war, although military chieftan myself
That it may not be considered that l have done
injustice TO the political character Of Gen. Hanna,
herewith append the opinion Of S. V. B. Noel, while
Editor of the Indiana Journal, in lS3S,-Mr. Noel
now being Whig candidate for Representative.
WING,
Bur NO HANNA MAN.