, 1862-12-22
OUR WISCONSIN LETTER.

OUR WISCONSIN LETTER.
Republican Candtdate, ". p. Nc
Indoe-The Dcmoerat1e Res9lut1ons
Hna .1taxesnsHc Ne9,1fSH;cTl1a5! Haa'an2! and Other
Especfal Correspondence OF the Chicago TrIbune.1
MADISON, Wis, Dec. 10, 1852.
In consequence of the death Of Hon. /
Luther Hanchctt, in order to keep Wisconsin
PLACES full in the National Congress, another
political campaign is forced upon us. Fortu-
nateF it will be brief, as the nominations are |
but Just made and the elections are to ha |
held IN the 30th Of this month.
Simultaneously with the announcement Of |
Mr.. Hanchett's death the name Of Hon. Wal
ter D. Mclndoe was suggested BY several
pepers to I'LL the vacancies. There was not
time, and it seemed hardly worth while, in
view Of the unanimity Of public sentiment, to
call convention Of delegates from the old
I'd ddistrict-ineludingt the western half Of the
State, from Illinois to Lake Superior, and SO
after consulting the old Congressional Com
mittee of nine united to express the general
wish by call which Mr. McIndoe accepted, to
btc0me candidate for the unexpired term in
the present Congress. Yesterday r CoYen-
ton from the 9th district, embracing the
northwestern part Of the State, was held at
Sparta, and nominated Mr.. McIndoe by accla-
nation rs the Republican candidate for the
full Term in the next Congress.
Mr.. McIndoe is L man some forty years Of
age, has been some fifteen years resident Of
the State, has represented his district two Or
three terms in the Legislature, and has becna
prominent candidate for Governor He is
resident Of Marathon county, in the north
central part Of the State, and was largely en-
gagged in numbering till the great financial cri-
sis swamped him = few years ago. He had
tie misfortune about the same time to
lose his right arm in. saw mill No
man is more widely kne=an OF more
popular in his district, and iu his
Immediate locality he will be largely
| Republicans. He is = man Of line personal
| appearance and address, is frank and open
| hearted, energetic, OF sound judgment, good
tact, sterling integrity, aud good common
sense, and is likely to prove one Of the most
efficient Representatives the State has ever
had.
! His course as United States Provost Mar-
| SHALL so managing matters as to suppress all
| riotouB demonstrations against the draft, se-
cure its enforcement and arrest the leading
| resistants, and all without the loss Of a life,
| has shown what manner Of man he is, and has
given general satisfaction.
On the great questions Of the day he is EN-
| irent1y sound He used to be q conservative
Whig, and was one Of those somewhat rcIuc-
tant to vote for Charles Dnrkce when elected
United states Senator. He has acted with
the Republican party, however, from the start,
and no man is more utterly opposed to any
compromise with traitors, or more dcspiscs
their Northern Eympathizers; no man is
heartily in favor Of using all means to crush
the accurscd Southern rebellion, and he is
earnestly in favor Of destroying its cause
slayery-as the sNrest means Of restoring the
Union. HI. e.descryes All election by handsome
majoritics, but there is, Of course, danger lest
Republicans neglect to vote, there being no
local interest to draw them out. If they real.
ize the importance Of the Issues that may be
involved they will be on hand, IS tlieir oppo.
nents always are.
The Democrats held a convention for the
9TH district, at Lacrosse OH the 10th, and pre-
tended to hold one for the ID, but the largest
part Of it Was -unrepresented. G. 8. Beptor
Of Lacrosse was put up for the full term il
the 9th district, and 4 man Of the name d
J Ferris, from New Lisbon, for the short tern
in the old I'd district Mr.. Benton is Ela1
Of considerable ability, and has been promi
ncnt as politician ut the East and in thi:
State. He edited the Milwaukee Nees somt
years ago, and was Receiver Of the Land Of1ie.
under Buchanan. lie belongs to the "w;y
ward sister, school Of Democracy, and sup
: ported the traitor Breckinridge instead .
) Douglas in 1860. Personally and locally hi
J his Nomination is the strongest. that conlt
, have been made. Mr. Ferris is a. man I'LL
Enown'to fame, and was not nominated to b.
elected.
ton are Of the usual stamp. They agree tt
! +'support the government in the use Of al
!. legitimate means to suppress the rebellion
.. with an if; congratulate the country OIL th'
election Of Seymour as Governor Of NeV
York, c1uining that his ''deyotion q to th,
his speech at New York, on the 18th Of Octo
her last, is driving back the dark clouds Q
disunion mud fana1icism which hang over gu
country;' (can YOU imagine what tha
means y and 'denounce the suspension Of tI
writ Of haheae corpus us d most dangerou
step towards tie destruction Of our republ
: | can form Of government
, There is not word Of condemnation 70
! ihe foul traitors and demagogues who hav
, brought upon the country the ezistin
,, ), pathy for the Union men Of the South, VII
have suffered the loss Of Ill things, horrld bar
baritics, and even death itself rather tta
swear allegiance to q traitor confederacy
s not a word Of praise for those who have pei
:. lied their lives in defense of the Union; not
i l. word Of approval Of one single act Of the AG
: 1ninistration, or Of one Of its officers or ger
s erals. Caa any loyal nun cote for eaisdidaf
! scith suca pzatfovna2
: Our a5th regiment, which went up int
:. Minnesota early last fall to fight Indians, HI,
: returned to the State and reached Camp Ra1
f dali here yesterday. Its companies we1
e widely scattered in Minnesota, both nortE
e west and southwest Of St. Paul and scores {
n miles apart. When ordered South they ha
{ Just prepared comfortable winter quarter:
i They had cold and hard march some of the1
u for hundreds Of miles, to reach E9inona. Som
r OF the companies made thirty five miles da
n on their trip. They left but twelve or fiftee
a men behind on account Of sickness. Thos
e blue, but rugged and in good health. The
d will probably be here few days to refit an
}, get ready for a Southern campaign, and mo;
: Of the men will have a short fuTlHugh to Wis
II their friends. They have not seen many Il
!, di4ns nor bad any chance to fight them
s ments in the State, fully ready to take Il
!, field, the 2Sth and 50th, and 9Th and 31st, IL
le nearly 80, though not quite as full as woul
= be desirable. We believe it has been foun
II impossible since the draft troubles were OF,
o to get transportation for them South. Fro
n ! am inclined to think that jealousy amoI
d Generals, each anxious to get and to keep q
n | the men possible tor their different depar
g ments and expeditions, has far more to {
It with the holding back Of troops, as any shor
+ comings Or unwilliDgness on the part Of Il
s. State Government
n Several more Of the Ozaukee rioters we
1t released on parole yesterday and sent hom
|: ard there are now bpt fifteen left In confin
1T ment here, supposed to be those most guilt
le A new order has been issued from the a
y jutant Generals Office, about recruiting Il
N old regiments among the drafted men, in CO
D. sequence Of difficulties that have ariseu> fro
c. the rivalry Of different recruiting officers.
G. excludes them from the camps until comp
e. tered, when ten days will be allowed Il
Of drafted men to volunteer in any old organic
It. tion, after which their status will be fixed al
"a no further changes permitted! It is not pro
1e able that more than two nine month regimen
Is will be organized
1e The failure Of our arms at Fredericsbu1
IS and especially the severe losses, as report
Us by telegraph yesterday, hare produced a fe
ed ing Of sadness here, and the Teyulsion in
public mind, when it was ascertained til
Banks was not to cooperate in an attack
es Richmond, was very great. However,
he hope, that those having the direction Of alta
he know what is best.
h. After seeing what sort Of men the Den
n, crats' Gsyorite chieftain consorts with, sin
Es relieved from command in the army, We pr
or that the country may not be afflicted with
a. Mcclellan nightmare again.
he FROM THE MISSISSIPPI.