Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-09-15
Carl Schurz, the Republican Candidate
for Lieut.. Governor.

We find in the Madison Journal, the
following incidents in the career of Mn.
ScHURz, our candidate for Lieutenant
Governor:
CARL ScHuRz. One of our German
citizens has furnished us with some out
lines of the past career of Mr.. Schurz,
the Republican nominee for Lieutenant
Governor Mr.. Schurz finished his STU
dies at the celebrated University of Bonn,
on the Rhine, In 1913, just at the COM
mencement of the Revolutionary move
ments of that year in Germany. Young
aud enthusiastic, with an ardent sympathy
for Republican principles, he hailed that
movement as the beginning of the enfran-
chisement of Europe from kingly and
despo;ic rule. He began to labor for it,
as a contributor to the public journals
which avowed liberal sentiments. Among
others, the Dresdener Zeitung, then ed
tied by Mr. Lindeman, the present edit
or of the Zeitung of this city, was the
recipient of his fayors. Soon after, he
associated himself with the celebrated
German patriot and poet, Professor Kin
KEEL, In the publication of a Republican
paper at Bonn. She success of the new
journal, was the highest evidence of the
talent and skill with which it was conduc-
ted.
In 1919, when the Prussian army in
yaded the southwest of Germany, Schurz
Joined the ranks of the revolutionisls, and
IN the battle of Rastadt, fought as an Of
ficer of the staff of the commanding
General. Subsequently, he's took part IN
the defence of the fortress of Rastadt.-
For twenty-three days, the garrison, con-
sIsting of 5000 men, held out against
10000 assailants. With the fall of the
fortress, he was made prisoner with the
remainder of the garrison. Soon after,
he effected his escape, IN a somewhat
perilous manner, and took refuge In Swift
zerland.
On arriving there, the intelligence
reached him that his beloved teacher and
associate, Prof kinkeI, had been wound
ed in the battle of Rastadt, and been
made prisoner. From that hour Schurz
had no thought but 10 llberate his friend,
or to sacrifice his own life in the attempt.
kinllel was closely confined at Naugard,
near Berlin. The difficulties and periIs
OF the proposed enterprise might well
have shaken the stoutest heart. Schurz,
the prescribed and hunted revoIutionist, to
reach the place where his friend was I'M
prIsoned, must penetrate 10 the center Of
Prussia, and run the hazard of escaping
the lynX-eyed vigilance of the Prussian
police. But no peril was great enough
TO daunt his generous friendship, or de-
ter him from The effort. Soon after he
entered the Prussian territory, the police
got Intelligence of him and were upon
his track. He succeeded, however, in
evadlug them, and, after running the
gauntlet of a thousand perlis, this indie
faugable and intrepid man reached Nau-
gard. There, In imitation OF a stratagem
which has been handed down in song
from the days of the chivalrouS Richard
of the Lion Hears, he succeeded III ma
king kinkel aware OF his presence by
paying favortc airs upon flute IN the Vi
clnuy OF his dungeon, aud shortly after /
affected, by means that have never been .
divuged, lest the account might imphcate
persons now living III Prussia, the deiiv- /
erance OF his friend a long and peril .
Gus Journey remained to be performed il /.
order to reach the Baltic coast. Forum 7.
ateiy these fugIuves from tyranny succeed /
ed IN escaping or misleading the argus /
eyed police and. after four months of con- ,
slant labor and imminent danger, and a
stormy transit in a little schooner across /
the German ocean, Schurz and his hber-
a;ed friend trod in safety the hospitablc
shores of England.