Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-02-10
CARL SCHURZ IN THE SENATE.

Among all our citizens Of foreign orr
gin. Gen. Sehur8 is one Of the most re
markable whom Europe has ever sent to
our shores. He was born near Cologne
in Prussia. about forty years ago. The
revolution Of 1913 found him student at
the University of Bohu. He left bis
studies to take part IN the prevailing re
publican agitation as the editor Of a news
paper That duty he abandoned to enter
the military service, and took part in the
memorable defence of the great fortress OF
Rastadt against the troops OF the German
COME deration. On its surrender, he
made his escape through sewer, and
found safety in Switzerland. His friend,
the celebrated Godfrey Kinkel, having
been confined in the fortress Of Spandau,
on a sentence of twenty years imprison-
ment for political offences, Schurz set him
free with ingenuity and daring almost
without parallel in the history of such
ESCAPES The preparations for this event
occupied three months. During that
time Schurz remained in disguise in Berlin
Finally, one stormy night in November,
Kinkel's cell was broken open, and he was
brought to the roof of his prison, whence
he was lowered by ropes to the ground,
and fed with his audacious deliverer.
Having accomplished this purpose,
Schurz went to Paris and afterward TO
London, and finally came to America in
1852. Here he passed three years in the
study-of the law in Philadelphia, after
which he settled in Wisconsin, Thence
his reputation as public speaker began
to spread abroad and soon in all important
political campaigns, his aid was sought by
the Republicans in every part of the
country. In 1861 Mr.. Lincoln appointed
him Minister to Spain; but after the re-
bellion had assumed large proportions,
he came home to take service in the army.
He was first made Brigadier General,
and on June II, 1862, took command of
a division in the corps then under Gen
Sigel He was promoted to be Major
General for distinguished services, and
fought in the Army of the Potomac until
after the battle of Gettysburg. He went
with his corps to the Army of the Cum
berland in October, 1868, and continued
with that army uutil near the close of the
struggle, when he was ordered under i'm
portant detached service.
After the war, Gen. Schurz was for a
year or two in Detroit as the editor of the
Post a journal of much talent and infu
ence, in the English language. and which
still maintains the character he gave it.
Thence he removed to st. Louis to be-
come the editor Of the West iche Post
one of the most influential German papers
Of the West. This event will now be
followed by his election to the Senate, an
honor which has but rarely been conferred
upon citizens of foreign birth. aE+
Gen Schurz uses with equal eloquence
and effect the German or the English
tongue. After Wendell Phillips, We
suppose he must be pronounced the frs
orator of the United States His style
Of speaking is easy, unaffected, simple
and conversational, with occasional sallies
of wit and humor, an bursts of eloquence
which electrify the hearers. AS a mem
Der of the Senate, he will be subjected
to a severer test than he has ever had tC
bear in addressing promisuous assemblies
and we shall watch his career there with
interest sympathy and confidence