The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-15

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Music apreHled "a him bu' In the pfoaree-
sion there vas none " he actlvtty he loved.
lie derided to adnri the profession of toU-
tlca
While IN was teaching around London,
where there we're ~ that tiine many literary
efilea, Schtr2 met Marguerite Meyer, who
came from Hamburg Her father ives n
manufacturer ~ walking sticka. Miss
Meyer was dark eyed, anectiOnate and I'm
pnlsive. Tn romantic stories o. Schury's
revolutionary eSperience appealed strongly
TO her. was understood that her father
and fetnilv disa pproved of her choice and
that tho wife had 20 undergo many trials
on that account until tho time came whom
SchurI's career in this country made him
Q proper sort Of sop-in-law for q wealthy
family.
lie came TO this country Ia 1852 and settled
In Philadelphia. lie worked hard and ne
read hard He watched the progress of
German immigration 10 this country and
he saw hs chance In II. He read Amer
lean history. studied the law and went thor
oighly over the best models OF English
speech. For years he travelled with Burke
and Webster in his trunk. The German
vote Of the future doomed very large 10 the
young politician.
Wisconsin then was becoming decidedly a
German State. Schurz went to Wisconsin in
1855. He bought some land at Watertown
and later moved to Milwaukee and practised
law. He appeared upon the stump, speak
ing in the German language. The German
population OF Wisconsin welcomed Sohurz
heartily, respecting him for his devotion to
the liberal cause in Germany. The public
Iian,tcaiop nf fha nraaf ialta which the
Kansas Nebraska bill had forced was on.
cred in the Lincoln Douglas canvass OF
1858 in Chicago.
The speaker was then only 20 years old.
but his knowledge was full and facile, his
style strong and animated: hts argument
pointed and his wit apt. Mr.. Schurz found
his opportunity in those DAYS. He grew
in strength from ~succinct and searching
analysis, his simple and vigorous COM
p~arlson and his swift and searching logic.
He argued against any middle course in
the slavery question. He spoke some
times in English, sometimes in German.
The swinging Of the powerful German vote
party was largely attributable to the power-
full impression Schurz made. BY the time
Of the inauguration Of Abraham lincoln
he had risen high and was looked upon rs
a mar worth reckoning with.
President Lincoln made him Minister to
Spain in 1881. His acquaintance through
out Europe and his intimate knowledge Of
European politics. with the advantages Of
his ofice as a post OF observation. made
Ii pc ssihle for Mr.. Schurz to get a clear idea
| of what was the actual and probable attitude
| Of foreign Governments toward the. civil
war. In December, 1851, he got a leave OF
absence and returned 10 thisc country. In a
| speech delivered in this city March 0, 1852,
be urged the necessity Of emancipation Of
the slaves, beth as a defence against Euro
pean Intervention and as the only haas for
lasting peace.
He was made a Brigadier- Gerernl OF
Volunteers in 1852 and took part In the
second battle Of Bull Run. under his old
commander of Prussian revolutionary days,
PranZ SiRel. A year later he was COM
| missioned Major-Geueral and led the
Eleventh Army Corps at Chan oellorsville.
He took part in the battles Of Gettysburg
and Chattanooga, having temporary com
burg.
President johnson appointed him a
special commissioner in 1885. sending. MN
through the put to report on pontloai
n social conditions. HIS report was an
important factor IN shaping tne pot icy
result Of a three months careful inspee-
ton Of the Atlantic and Gulf States. He
strongly urged the maintenance OF national
supervision in the South until the state
G Tbv nolioy sd ooala be Sy COMFY consre ss'a and im.
| tO poftS
posed on President johnson was IN accord
anoe with the principles advocated by Mr..
Schurz, who strongly opposed the instant
reesta blishment of State Governments on
the basis Of ante-bellum suffra &c. the i'm
mediate admission of Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress and the r~eorganiza-
ton OF the militia OF the southern STATES,
holding that the policy. would lead In time
to the continuation OF slavery n a
different name.
He was Washington correspondent OF the
New York Tri6unei in 1885 and 1855 and IN the
latter year moved to Detroit and rounded the
| Detroit Post. The next year he moVed to
| st. Louis and became editor OF the ~. LOUIS
Westhche Post. -.
As temporary chairman OF the republican
national convention in 1893. in Chicago, he
recommended an amendment to the plat
form advocating general amnesty. II was
adopted. In 1859 he was chosen, United
States Senator from Missouri and served
in the Senate until 1875. The SECOND stage
Of his political career began with hls term
in the Senate. his first open difference
| with his party came with the submission
70 the Senate of the treaty for the annexa-
tion OF Santo Domingo. He fought against
annexation with all his might. He con-
sidered the step proposed a rash adventure
in the direction Of expansion, involving
the nation in complicated foreign relations
and against orderly and beneficial develop
ment. He was largely instrumental in