Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-30
A Voice from Home. {


| The following voluntary and highly Aattel
ing notice of our present candidate for Count
Judge is from the Cannelton (Ind. Reporte,
Of May I'd, 1867, at which time Mr.. H. wa
on visit to his old home. Lest our Demo
cratic readers may doubt the genuineness G
the compliment paid him, it is proper to stat
that the Reporter is Democratic paper, an
therefore not likely to "soft-soap'' aprominen
Republican: .vsi ..s .,--. 5 .,a.s
"We were happy to meet our old friend ant
former fellow-citizen, Thomas Hanna, Esq, a
home, a few days ago. He had just returned
from Iowa, of which young and vigorous Stat
he has become citizen, having removed ther,
with his family in the latter part of 1856. i Il
was peculiarly gratifying, if we could judge
from appearances, to all Mr.. Hanna's ole
friends thus to renew this friendly salutatior
with one SO worthy of their esteem and good
wishes. a- ..a-
"Mr. Hanna has been citizen of this
county for upwards of twenty years, and,
during that time, gained for himself the envi-
able reputation of an honest man, an able,
faithful and upright public officer, and model
citizen. For about six years he was connected
with the Office of Clerk of Perry county-the
first two years as deputy, and the remaining
four years as Clerk, and during the entire
period gave eminent satisfaction. His accom-
modating spirit, and the courtesy OF his gen.
eral conduct, won the good will of all who had
business with him. He proved himself a
trustworthy servant of the people, and they
honor him. His experience in legal affairs,
in the administration of estates, in executing
wills and trusts, and the various commissions
of our courts, render his removal real loss
to our county. We always regret to see such
men as Mr.. Hanna leaving us, for their places
are hard to fill. Besides being a first rate
man, he was first rate farmer, and thriving
one, too.
"Mr. H. speaks in the highest terms of the
country to which he has removed, and we
have no doubt but that his prosperity will be
augmented thereby; at least, we hope so.
May he grow rich, wise and witty, and may
his shadow never be less"
Since the above was put in type, we have
received the Cannclton Reporter of the 18th
inst, from which we clip the following notice
Of Mr.. Hanna's nomination. Such an
emphatic and unqualified endorsement Of the
man, coming, as it does, from a political
opponent, is the highest encomium that could
be bestowed upon him, and ought to be
'ntirely satisfactory to any one who may
hesitate to support him because he is a new
resident, and comparatively little known to
the people of the county:
"We notice in an Iowa paper that our
former fellow-citizen, Thomas Hanna, ESQ.,,
has received the nomination for County
Judge, for Muscatine county, Iowa. Although
differing from Mr.. Hanna in politics, we can
not withhold our hearty approval of the man.
Mr.. Hanna is we'll known in this county,
where he lived for many years, filling many
offices of trust and honor, the duties of which
ne always discharged with fidelity. OIL
integrity, sound practical
sense, and courteous manners, his constituents
N Iowa, if they are fortunate enough to elect
aim, will have no reason to reproach them
selves far having cast their sufrages on an
Unworthy man, and they may rest assured
hat the affairs of the county in his hands will
never be neglected nor injudiciously man
lged."