The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-07-01
EDM ARp 4. HANNEGAA.

The facts as 70 the killing Of his brother
in-law, Captain Duncan, By Mr.. Hanne
gan, ARE already widely known. 81
flanagan had beea member cfIhe Leg,
islature, both Houses Of Congress, imbas.
sador 10 Prussia, and might have been hon
orcd and useful in every relation of life.
but for his fearful devotion tol liquor, which
has long rendered him a terror and dis
grace to bis friends, and has at length
probably led him 10 fe!on's doom. John
Wentworth, who served with him IN Con.
gress, thus comments on bis case in the
Chicago Democrat:
Every man who has seen Mr.. Ilanne-
gan when under the influence ofliquor, as
we have, Can believe The above. Aud ey.
cry one who has seen him. and lived at The
same bose With him aud bis family, as
We have. when be was total abstinence
man Tor months together, will indeed pity
him. When sober. he is as pure, as Up.
right, as kind and as generous man a.
there Is in This country. With bin there
can be 10 middle sisie He Is br0te
when drunk. When sober. be will Gem.
pare in al lhe element. of goodness with
any man living. But be cannot drink
without getting druak.
Mr.. Hannegan entered the lower House
OF Congress many years ago, perfect,
temperate man; aud, in point Of talents, III
'egriiy and popularity, bis prospects were
IS fiuiicrng as those 81 any Young man In
the Uniied States. But Washington fash
ions and habits were too much for bin. -
Dissipation drove bin 10 private life. III
ed,became temperance lecturer nc
an exemplary member ofihe church. lii.
eShorisiions in times Of great regiyals are
said to have eGualled those oiihe most elo
quent diyines living. ~ length, his Of.
habits we're fergotten. and he was sent Il
ibc Senaie. lie took his seat an exempls
~ Son 2! temperance aud christian. 3 II
again, The temptations were 20 great 70
BIN. His struggles with himself were Of
gaBtic. and the assistance of one u nature
MODEST Of women, his wife, secured 70
him the sympatLies Of every b3dy. But h,
would have bis sprees, aud he lost his re
election. Like niost politicians, he lief
Office miserably poor Al the close Of hi
term, and Of Dir. Polk's administration, /,
keep 30 popular aud 50 good man iron
ruin and despair, although it came out b
Gen. Talfor's Term. the Senators uuani
,noasly, Wings and Democrats, signed
call i1r Mr. Polk 10 send BIN to Pras.ia
and he was sppoinied 10 that mission
His unfortunate career there is well kno. n
Since bis return we have heard Goihiuy D
him until this unfortunsie affair.
We have seen many young man ente
Congress perfectly temperate, and leave !
totally ruined; but We never knew on
who had 10 many Efforts 10 save him. q
intellectually, as MIR Hannegan. w
haze nov in our mind three in cur owl
term who have killed themselves. Mr.
flanagan has tried to do so several times
but be lived TO kin his wice's brother. the
best friend, save his wife, he had ID II,
world. That he wishes he was id poo
Dancan's place, we have 30 doubt. Wha
mn awful comucnt this is upan the evil Ell
fects of inlemporance! Il ~as The frs
drop that ruined Hannegsn. lie is nov
about the middle age Of man, and may e.
live 10 be Il very useful maB; bat there i.
grea. probability iha; he will commit 81
eide.
And get, Incredible os il may appear
the writer of The above IL one Of those VIII
oppose aii legislative action on Temper
ance, sud N iusain ii 10 be an evil
ron be- s2bl4ca by moral suasiou - IL
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