Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-15
DAVID M. KEY.

| nesSee, Is native OF Greene County
| of that State, the county seat oil
which is Greenville, the home of An.
drew Johnson. Mr. Key is fifty-fonr
years old, and lawyer by profess
sion. He ranks in East Tennessee
among the ablest. From 1870 and
up to bis appointment 10 1875 by
Gov. Porter, Of Tennessee, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death Of An
drew Johnson, Mr.. Key presided a.
Chancellor of the Chattanooga Cir
cult. Key is not politician in a
party sense, but broad, liberal and
rational statesman. During b e
war he commanded a Confederate
regiment raised in East Tennessee,
and made q splendid soldier. In the
recent election OF United States Sen
ator, ovory member from East Ten
nessee in the Legislature voted for
him, and were earnest in their efforts
to secure his election. The liberal
Democrats and ex Confederate sol
diers in other arts of the State sup
ported him. OF the 100 members
constituting the Legislature OF the
State, Judge Key received 45 votes,
of which p were Republicans and "a
Democrats. Keys opponents, how
ever, appealed to party passion and
otfeotually aroused it. As an index
to the public as we'll as the private
character of Senator Key tho follow
ing extract from his speech on the
Oregon question, delivered Dec IS,
1876,in the Senate, will be read with
interest:
"SIR: 1t is time that we became
infused with more of that charity
which thinketh 10 evil and is kind.
1t is time that We should have that
confidence which would allow as to
repose trust in each other. 1t is
time for us to make cur Government
one Of law instead of force. 1t is
time that offenders be tried end
punished, and not those who are in
nooent. The wicked should be con-
demned, and not communities or
States because wicked men are in
them
La regard to the Presidential
candidates, Senator Key, in the same
speech, said:
"B fore the people of my own
State, in the canvass lately ended, |
on ali occasions indorsed the candi-
dates of the Republican party as
patriotic and honest M q, of whom
any party or country might be just
iy proud"
CARL SCHUEZ.
Carl Schurz, who has been so
prominent ia public affairs, was born
at Livlar. near Cologne, Prussia,
March 2, 1929. He was educated at
The Gymnasium of Cologne and the
University of Bonn, which he enter
ed at the age Of seventeen. At the
outbreak of the revolution OF 1848
he conducted liberal newspaper,
but being concerned in an unsuccess-
full attempt to promote an insurrec-
ton at Bonn, he fed to the Palatinate
and took part in defense of Rastadt.
On the surrender of that fortress he
escaped to Switzerland. In 1850 be
returned secretly to Germany and
effected the escape of his compatriot
Gottfried KinkIe. Mr.. Schurz came
TO this country in 1852, and soon at
ter took an active part in the anti
slavery movement in the North west.
He was an infu entail member of the
Republican Convention of 1860, and
spoke both in German and English
during the canvass which followed.
President Lincoln appointed Carl
Schurz Minister to Spain, but he re-
turned therefrom in Decent Der, 1860,
in order to enter the army. He took
part in the second Rull Run, Chan
cellorsville and Gettysburg, and re.
tired at the close Of the war with tho
rank of majoregeneral. In 1866
Gen. Schurz was Washington CORES
pendent Of the Tribune, and in 1867
be became editor of the Westhche
Post, q German newspaper published
in st. Louis. In 1869 be was chosen
United States Senator in Missouri
for the term ending in 1875 He OPP
posed leading measures of General
Grants administration, and took q
prominent part in the organization
of the Liberal party, presiding over
the convention in Cincinnati which
nominated Horace Greeley for the
presidency. He visited Europe in
1879 and a0aip IN 1879 hein0 receiv-
ed with much consideration in his
native country On bis return he
took part in the poIitic canvass of
Ohio,a and by his eloquence contribut-
ed materially to the election of Gov.
Hayes and the overthrow ofinfation.
During the recent campaign be la
bored Zealously for the election of
President Hayes, although it is un-
derstood the strongest Inducements
were offered to win him to the sup
port of NJ. TiIden.