. A popular history of the United States of America, from the aboriginal times to the present day. CHAPTER LXIX. HAYESS ADMINISTRATION, 1877-1881. T> UTHERFORD B. HAYES, nineteenth President of the UnitedJ-^ States, was born in Delaware, Ohio, on the 4th day of October,1822. His ancestors were soldiers of the Revolution. His primary-education was received in the public schools. Afterwards, his studies were extendedto Greek andLatin at theN o r w a 1 kAcademy; and in 1837 hebecame a stu-dent at Webbspreparatoryschool, at Mid-dletown, Con-necticut. Inthe followingI year, he en-| t e r e d the
. A popular history of the United States of America, from the aboriginal times to the present day. CHAPTER LXIX. HAYESS ADMINISTRATION, 1877-1881. T> UTHERFORD B. HAYES, nineteenth President of the UnitedJ-^ States, was born in Delaware, Ohio, on the 4th day of October,1822. His ancestors were soldiers of the Revolution. His primary-education was received in the public schools. Afterwards, his studies were extendedto Greek andLatin at theN o r w a 1 kAcademy; and in 1837 hebecame a stu-dent at Webbspreparatoryschool, at Mid-dletown, Con-necticut. Inthe followingI year, he en-| t e r e d the| Freshman§ class at Ken-yon College,and in 1842was graduatedfrom that in-stitution withthe highest honors of his class. Three years after his graduation, he completedhis legal studies at Harvard University, and soon afterward beganthe practice of his profession, first at Marietta, then at Fremont,and finally as city solicitor, in Cincinnati. Here he won distinguishedreputation as a lawyer. During the Civil War he performed muchhonorable service in the Union cause, rose to the rank of major-. PEESIDENT HAYES. 634 EISTOR Y OF THE UNITED STA TES. general, and in 1864, while still in the field, was elected to years later he was chosen governor of his native State, andwas reelected in 1869, and again in 1875. At the Cincinnati conven-tion of 1876, he had the good fortune to be nominated for the presi-dency over several of the most eminent men of the nation. In his inaugural address, delivered on the 5th of March,* PresidentHayes indicated the policy of his administration. The patriotic andconciliatory utterances of the address did much to quiet the bitterspirit of partisanship which for many months had disturbed thecountry. The distracted South was assured of right purposes on thepart of the new chief-magistrate; a radical reform in the civil servicewas avowed as a part of his policy; and a speedy return to speciepayments was recommended as the final cure for the de
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