The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-05-24

CARL SCHURZ.
newspaper, which was too advanced
pressed. He joined the army Of the
Revolutionists, and fought well, but
with his companions was finally over
come by the royal army and forced to
hy the country. He came into great
prominence by his courage and skill
i'm rescuing Prof. Kinkel from prison
and safely conducting him to a refuge
in England. For while he led wan
dering life. supporting himself as a
teacher and q writer for the newspa-
pcrs. and finally followed the rest of
his liberal colleagues across the seas
to America. settling at Watertown.
Wis. In 1857, five years after his ar
rival in this country. he was nominal
ed on the Republican ticket for Lieu
tenant Governor Of Wisconsin and was
defeated. He was q delegate to the
famous Republican Convention Of 1860,
President Of the United States. Dur
ing the campaign which followed this
nominations Sehurz came to the front
us an orator of wonderful ability and
ersuasiveress." He mastered the Eng
!isn language, and he threw into his
speech not merely a classical elegance
Of diction but warmth and forceful-
ness that We're all-convincing. Wher-
ever he went he reused to enthusiasm
his German colleagues and brought
them solidly TO the support Of the Re-
publican nominee. They were all in
tolerably opposed to slavery. and.
therefore, naturally Republicans.
1t was Schurz's ambition to return
in triumph to the country which had
prescribed him, as Minister to Prus-
sia. but this was SO manifestly impoitic
that President Lincoln changed the APP
was not allowed to remain at Madrid
very long, because Lincoln had need
Of his services in the army. The Ger
mans formed a very considerable part
Of the Union forces. and it was neces-
sary that they be we'll represented
Of Sigel's theoretical knowledge of war
he was yet failing very decidedly to
give satisfaction in the field, and 1T was
necessary to have some German to re-
place him. In April, 1862, Schurz was
commissioned q Brigadier-General Of
Volunteers and June II assumed COM
mand Of q division in Sigel's Corps,
with which he took part in the second
Bull Run. 1t became necessary to re-
tire Sigel and Schurz was promoted
to Major-General, March IA, 1868, and
commanded a division in the Eleventh
Corps at Charlottesville. While Schurz
had personal courage and zeal for the
cause. yet he had no heart in learning
the science of war. Like many other
orators and politicians, he rather de-
spised the technique OF soidiership and
took no pains whatever to perfect him
self in the details and routine of the
art Of war. He was egotistic, self
no end Of trouble both for his superb
ors and his interiors. He was in tenn
porary command Of the Eleventh Corps
at Gettysburg, in which position he &C
quired no credit, although he had an
opportunity to greatly distinguish him
to the West but cut no figure in the
operations, became involved in disputes
even with the Secretary Of War, and
was relieved Of, his command. He tried
| afterward to get assigned to duty, but
the officera toawhom his services were
offered looked upon him askance, and
he was long time in Washington un.
assigned to- duty. His influence with
the Germans was so great. however
that he had to be retained upon the
rolls. He finally resigned May 9, 1865
and returned to the practice Of the law
but his bent was journalism, and he
| became the washington correspondent
of the New York Tribune.
| His egotism and pride Of opinion be.
gan to draw him away from the Re-
publican Party. and President johnson
sent him South as a Special Commis.
sioner to investigate the condition OF
the negroes. In 1867 he went to st
liche Post. and was Temporary Chair
man Of the Republican National Con
vention in Chicago In 1858. which nom.
mated Gen. Grant, for whose election
he worked hard. In January. 1858
he was chosen United States Senator
for Missouri for the term ending If
1875. He drifted into opposition to Gen
Grant. ana the Missouri Germans fol-
lowing him. delivered the state over
to the Democracy. The next step wal
the formation of the Liberal Party"
(which nominated XsranA GzaAlex eoz