The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-09-14
Correspondence Qrthe Je6ersonidn Democrat.
Wisconsin, Her Resources and Pros
poets.
WEST BEND, Wisconsin,l


leading from Cleveland to Chicago and the
beautiful city of Milwaukee, tho emporium
of an extensive commerce., and in company
with that vast tide Of emigration ccasoIossly
pouring itself from the Eastorn States and
from Europe, forward to the far Northwest,
wo soc everywhere in our way tho true Gle
monts of progressive might. All around
US rise tho monuments of civilization. art,
enterprise and advancemont. Tho prairos
and deep woods, in which ! expected 70 see
+ tho wildness of primitive ll!o, have heen
suddenly transformed from the hunting
grounds Of tho Red Man, to tho blossorning
folds golden harvests and happy homos OF
solid aud compact communities.
Not much being said in Eastorn journals
concerning this State, am tempted to add
u fow words respecting her condition, re,
sources aud prospects. Wisconsin is now
in the toll tidu of advancement. In loss
than u quarter of u century. sho has bnon
reclaimed from savage dominion. and sottled
by enterprsing. industrious men, with IA
celebrity 40 characteristic of Western civil.
zition. But rs rapid as has been tho i'm.
provomont of her sistor States, Wisconsin
has outstripped them all in hor giant strides
to internal wealth. 20 political distinction,
and in private and public improvement.
she was admitted into tho Union, and her
then insignificant position in population
and wealth. compared, ut this time, with
her million ct inhabitants. demonstrates
that thoro is here all the elements of varied
! growth and future greatness.
Although hUr.pumbers have been unusn.
ally swoIied by largo emigration. tho arri
walls this season arc unprecedented in hel
history 1t is calculated by sagacious men
to bo throo times that Of auy preceding
year.
To an OhioaD, this State presents quite II
cosmopolitan aspect. Hero NAV DO found
representatives from almost all the princi.
pal nations and races from tho Irish Sea to
the Cral Mountains. This flight of races
from tho Old World, has brought TO our
shores vurious phnses of humanity, from
princes in station and in intellect down TO
tho very subs,rata CT European society. II
has brought to us men endowed with the
most liberal principles and education. and
on tho other hand. ignorance fired by the
most intense prrjudicos and bigorry, ron,
dorod doubly terrible by religious fanaticism
But most of them mako good citizons and
thrifty husbandmen. Their prcjudiccs and
sympathies hero meet and comminglo. caus.
ing form of society peculiar to itself to
arise. lI0ro. as everywhere. tho American
mind is predominant. II assimilatcs what.
ever i: touches, and shapes aud moduis pub
lie affairs.
The career of this State has been con
dcmnod in no measured terms, because her
Courts have dared to cast the gauntlet of
defiance in the tonth of Federal authority.
and pronounce tho Fugitive Slave Law un-
constitutional. For this sho has no apology;
sho needs mono. She has vndicatcd the
right of hur citizens, and saved the crminr
of hUr Judges from being polluted by tho
cOntaminatng influences of that odious law
There is great enthusiasm and confidence
among tho Republicans in this section OF
the country. Tho Democratic party is dis
heartencd, disorganizad and antugonizpd
against itself, in Wow OF the tremendous and
overwhelming difficulties and opposition it
encounters. Lincoln and Hamin run in
tho Wost, liko the wilhfro on our prairios
This State will give proud majority for
bncoln. far beyond that of Fremont in
| 1856 Rock and Walwortl coun,ios, the
Gibraltar of Republicanism in this State
Will go unit Tor hun Under Republican
management, tho gigantic schemes OF FRAUD
and huancc, tho unparalleled corruption
which existed thrco years ago in tho WIS
cynsin Legislature, havo bccn wiped our.
and those legislators who stamped thom.
selves with everlasting ntamy 10y receiving
some SIX hundred thousand dollars in rail
roau bonds, nave been replaced by faithful
and lncorrnptib'o servants of tho pcoplo.
Ihroo years ago, tho prospects of this
State wore gloomy. There wero no crops.
and consequently no money. Tho State
was vast morfgagod domain. Three
lourths OF oil tho lands woro encnmbored.
Trade was Giagnant. Every KIND of indus.
try dropped beneath financial revulsion.
Morcenary capitalists OF tho East, who con-
sruclcd our rnhroads at ruinous cxpendi-
sure' neeced Inc i"fmers oil 'ho'r honest toll
lno milwaukee, a"u La crosse ha'iroad was
cons'ructeu ~ 'hree i''nes 'he usnai cost,
anu tho '"rnncrs VINO haFo MOI oi'gagod tneir
farms 10 'no'r 'u'' 'a'uo, nnu'ng that they
are hooal 10 iosG everything nave formed
thomsoFos 'hlo ioagnos WIN me dotoFh'na'
''"h 10 resist tno payment OF tnoso mort
cages 10 tho 'ast extrom'ty' lhero arc
aooo' SIX .n"us"hd OF thoso ra''road mort
sns's 'n .no o,a'o' ING momon''us quos'
! .on w"e'hor 'noy spai DO pa'u or not
'hrea'ons 70 swallow up party 'nes and
parry u'su"o.'ons' sue" 10 i's "hagnIuue'
ino sou VI 'n's Stn'" Is very rlch ana
P'"u"c,Fc' Is OF o'aek' 'oamy' or OF
c'ayey 'moS'oho' anu IN s"mo sections, OF
sanuy "a'u'e' Every pof'ioh oi IL is i'm,
Pregnalen WIN ono OF inc most essential
oie'he",s VI proh'ahio agriculture IL Is