The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-08

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upon her chair with the graceful lightness
Of a bird that. folding its wings. perches
upon the branch Of a tree. she was then
about IS years old. tall and slender. and
exceedingly well formed. Her features
we're not at all regularly beautiful accord
ing TO the classic rules. Her little nose.
somewhat audaciously tipped up, would
perhaps not have passed muster with a
severe critic. but IL fitted pleasingly into
her face with it's large. languid. but at the
same time vivaciOus hazel eyes, shaded
by long, dark lashes and arched over by
proud eyebrows. The fine forehead wa
framed in waving. gold brown hair" The
autobiOgrapher. adds that she had some
thing imperiOus in the pose Of the head.
and all her movements possessed an eK-
quisite natural charm. mo wonder that
she came to be admired a. a great beauty
and broke many hearts
VII.
About this time MIR. Schurz was made
a member Of the Board Of Regents Of the
State University at Madison. and in the
spring Of 1850 the State convention Of his
party appointed him one OF the delegates
to the Republican national convention, which
was held at Chicago in May OF that year.
The Wisconsin delegates were all Of one
mind in EavOring Seward as the Republican
candidate for the Presidency. They had
been accustomed to look up to him as the
intellectual leader OF the political anti
slavery movement. and had received from
him the battlecry in the turmoil OF the
contest. II lie well known that many mem
bers Of the convention were opposed to
Seward on account OF his supposed Radical
ism. which IL wss thought would brighten
timid souls and imperil the success OF the
party in the so-called doubtful States.
such as Indiana. Illinois, New Jersey N
Pennsylvania. What Schurz and his
friends feared much more than the tremOr
among the weak kneed that might possibly
be created by 30 courageous an act as the
nomination Of seward was a lowering of
the standard OF Republicanism by a half
hearted platform and the nomination OF a
candidate whose name might mean a con-
cession to those who we're merely opponents
Of the Democratic party but not deter
mined anti-slavery men. There was no
real a~ntagonism, however. in the Wisconsin
delegation to Abraham Lincoln. On the
contrary. he was recognized as a true anti
slavery leader. who had done the Republi-
can cause very great service. Yet. While
thew esteemed him most highly. the Wis
| consin delegates did not favor his nomina-
ton, because they were for Seward. first,
last and all the time"
Mr.. Schurz was appointed a member OF
the Committee on Resolutions hat had to
! draw I'D the Republican platform and in
that capacity wrote the paragraph con-
corning the naturalization avs by which
the Republican party was washed clean
OF the faint Of Know NOTTINGHAM. He also
| took part in formulating the anti-slavery
declaration OF the platform. in which. how
ever. occurred an u~nintentional omission
that led to a dramatic scene in the con-
vention. When the platform was read
Joshua r. Giddings OF Ohio, the veteran
champion Of the anti slavery cause. rose
and moved to amend it by inserting in a
certain place the words that the main
tenance Of the principles promulgated in
the Declaration Of Independence and en-
bodied in the Federal Constitution, that
all men are created equal. hat they are
endowed by their Creator with certain in
alienable rights, that among these are life.
liberty and the pursuit Of happiness. and
that to secure these rights governments
are instituted among men. deriving their
lust powers from the consent Of the row
armed is essential to the preservation OF
our republican institutions" No sooner
had GiddinRs stopped speaking than q
tumuIt Of voices burst forth with q stormy
clamor for an immediate vote and carried
away by the whirlwind the convention
rejected the amendment.
Suddenly from among the New York
delegates a young man leaped upon a chair
and demanded to be heard. The same
noisy demonstration OF Impotence greeted
him, but he firmly held his ground. AZ
last the uproar yielded to his courage and
silence fell upon the great assembly. Then
his musical voice rang out like a trumpet
call. Wa this. he said. the party OF free
4 dom met on the border Of the free prairies
TO advance the cause OF liberty and human
rixhts7 And would the representatives OF
that PARTY dare to reject the doctrine OF
the Declaration Of Independence Affirming
the equality Of mems rightsI After a few
such sentences Of almost detian appeal
he renewed in a parliamentary form the
amendment moved by Mr.. Giddings and
with an overwhelming shout OF enthusiasm
tho convention adopted It," h the
Dung orator sat down his name PASSED
from mouth to mouth. IL was George
william Curtis. Mr.. Sen RI bad never
seen him before. bu. after the Adjournment
OF that session went to him to thank him
for what he had done. Ike as then.
we read. "in the flower Of youthful man
hood. As he stool the re in that cOnven.
ton. towering over the ast multitude
his beautiful face radiant Nth resolut'
HervOr. his ~sinsulsrly mcls5ious voic'
thrilling with imrassioned anxiety Of pur
pose. one might have seen in him an idea
poetic embodiment OF the best Of that
moral impulse and that lofty enthusiasm
which aroused the people OF the North Il
the decisive struggle against slavery. W.