Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-08-26
James NJ. Reid.

| Sioux Cry, Aug. IA, 1858.
| En-. REGISTER Permit me through
your columns to mention the name of
JAMES NJ. REID of Keokuk, Democratic
candidate for Register of the State Land
Office for the favorable consideration of
the Missouri slope Democracy. Having
loug enjoyed personal acquaintance with
Mr.. REID, and knowing his worth, integri.
ty and eminent qualifications to FIJI such
an Office Of trust, it is with unfeigued
pleasure l see his name floating at your
mast head for our support, and am per-
fectly confident that, if elected. he will
not only perform his duties with honor to
himself, but reflect much credit on this
discrimination of our worthy Delegates,
wno placed him in nomination. With all
who know him, can fully endorse the
following from the Keokuk Weekly Jour.
nal W, A,F.
JAMES NJ. REED.-This gentleman is
the Democratic nominee for Register of
the State Land Office. He is native of
Union County, Indiana, and came to this
State in l845, when quite a young man.
His father is a farmer and brought his son
up to labor on the farm. He possesses q
good education which he received at the
best schools the country could afford. AZ.
ter he had finished his education, and pre-.
pared himself for profession, he studied
law with Reid L johnson at Fort Madison.
Gen. Il. I. Reid, then partner of Judge
Johnson, now President of the X. Fl. ID.
NJ. NJ. r. L., well known throughout the
country as one Of the best laud LAWYERS in
the State, is his brother. James NJ. Reid
was admitted to the bar aud prac,sed
three years at Fort Madison, at which place
he obtained an extensive practice. Dur
ng his residence there he learned to speak
the German language, which few Ameri-
cans ever DO, almost as iuentIy as his own
native tongue. He became citizen of
keOkuk about three years ago, and since
his residence here, has been engaged as a
practitioner at the bar. His practice has
been large and successful, having entrusted
to his care the business of his brother Gen.
Reid, who has retired from the profession
aud engaged in other business. He has al
ways been an active, untlincLiug and un-
swerving Democrat, and when others fall
tered, when the Kansas Nebraska question
was aglIatlng the country, threatening the
destruction Of the democratic party and
the Union he stood by that Bill ike II mar
iner at the helm OF his ship. lie wa, one
Of its warmeat supporters, and is devoted
to the doctriue Of popular sovereignty, all
ways advocating the right Of the people
themselves, in the States and Territories,
10 settle the question between freedom and
slavery, without the intervention of Con.
gress.
His integrity is unquestionable. No
man can say, in truth to himself, that Mr..
Reid las ever been guilty Of dishonor-
able trick or dishonest act, either in the
practice Of his profession, or as private
citizen. He has a host of friends in ''old
Lee, as well as i'll other portions of the
State, who are anxious for his election to
the post designated by his party and who
will rally around the standard, while he,
in connection with the present ticket, will
bear it On to victory.
We commend him to The favorable re.
ception Of the people Of Iowa, and parsic.
ularly the Democracy.