New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-31

The facts as to the killing of bis brother
in-law, Capt. Duncan, by Mr.. Hannegsn are al
ready widely known. Mr.. Hannegan had been
member of the Legislature, both Houses OF Con-
gress, Ambassador to Prussia, and might have
been honored and useful in every relation Of life
but for his fearful devotion to Liquor, which has
long rendered him terror and disgrace to his
friends. and has at length probably led him to a
felon's doom. John Wentworth, who served with
him in Congress, thus comments on his case in his
Chicago Democrat:
Every man who has seen Mr. flanagan when under
the influence of liquor have believe the above
And every who has him and lived 81 the same
house with him and his family have when he has
been total abstinence for months together wilin.
iced pity him. When SOBER he Is pure, as upright
kind and generous there Ia this country
With him, there be middle state. He Is brute
when drunk. When sober, he viii compare in all the
elements of goodness with any living. But be can
not drink without getting drunk.
Mr. flanagan entered the lower House Of Congress
many years ago perfectly temperate man and, Ia
point of talents integrity and popularity his prospects
were rs fattering those of any young man in the
United States. But Washington fashions and habits
were too much for him. Dissipation drove him 10 prl-
ya,e life He reformed became temperance lecturer
and exemplary member OF the Church Ills exhorta.
tons in times OF great revivas said 10 have eluaed
those the eloquent dvines living Alength his old
habits were forgotten and ne was the Senate
lie took his seat exemplary Of Temperance and
Christian But, again, The temptations were too
great fer him His struggles with himself were q.
gantic and the assistance OF of natures nobest Of
women, his wife, secured for him the sympathes of
everybody But he would have his sprees and he lost
his reelection Like most politicians he lett office mis-
erably poor At the close Of his term and OF Mr. Folks
administration, to keep so popular and 80 good man
from despair and ruin although it out of General
Taylors term, the Senators unanimously, Wings and
Democrats, signed a call for Mr.. Polk to send him to
Russia and he appointed to that mission. Hts I'M
fortunate career there is well known. Since his return
we have heard nothing of him until this melancholy al
fair
We have seen many young man enter Congress
perfectly temperate and leave totally ruined but
never knew one who had many efforts to save hin,
so Intellectually as Mr. flanagan. We now have In
our mind three in own term who killed them.
selves Mr. flanagan has tried to do so several
times but ne lived to kill his wifes brother the best
friend, save his wife, he had in the world. That he
wishes he in poor Duncans place. we have no
doubt What an awful comment this Is upon the evil
effects of intemperance 1t was the first drop that
ruined flanagan. He Is about the middle age Of
man. and may yet live TO be very useful man but
there is greater probability that he will csmmit suicide
This tragedy will do much toward enactng the Maine
LIQUOR Law In Indiana and we can almost predict Ii
WILDE enacted at the next session of the Legislature