In 1858 , he was admitted to the Wisconsin bar and began to practice law in Milwaukee . In the state campaign of 1859 , he made a speech attacking the Fugitive Slave Law , arguing for states ' rights . In Faneuil Hall , Boston , on April 18 , 1859 , he delivered an oration on " True Americanism , " which , coming from an alien , was intended to clear the Republican party of the charge of " nativism . " Wisconsin Germans unsuccessfully urged his nomination for governor in 1859 . In the 1860 Republican National Convention , Schurz was spokesman of the delegation from Wisconsin , which voted for William H. Seward . Despite this , Schurz was on the committee which brought Lincoln the news of his nomination
1860 Republican National Convention
1860 Republican National Convention
Carl Schurz