Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-06-21
The Republican Candidates.
RUTHERFORD BIRCIIARD HAY

III llIl.EI OitD BIR(llARD HAYES.
We take the following sketch of the re-
publican candidate for president from an
- independent > source, it being from the
Boston Herald, and written last . tobcr,
Just after his thr,l election rs governor of
Ohio.
General Rutherford b. Hayes. governor
elect of Ohio, is Il man in all respects.
worthy e the high honor that has been
conferred on him. He is 4 native of Ohio.
and descended from ancestors who emf
grated from Brattleboro, VT, to that state
about II Years ago, when the state was al
most Il wilderness. and upon the borders
of civilization. His f;,thcr dying when he
was quite young, his youthful training de-
VOWED upon his moih'r. who, although
her resources We're ,cant, managed by the
ri of Il brother. >ardls BirchArd who re-
sided III the northern part of the state, to
keep her family together The mother
was an intelligent and accomplished
woman, and. of course. contrivcd that her
only son should have all the educational
advantages in her power to brstow. ~
the boy grew. he developed ~udiouS
habits. and in due time entered ut KENYON
60 leye whence he graduated with honor
ut the close of the regular term of study.
Shortly after he cho-e the profession of
lhc law for hi, life. work, and fitted him
self for its duties ut the law school of Old
Harvard ut Cambridge i'll this state. He
entered upon the practice of hi~ profession
at Cincinnati, where he soon rose To Dis
tincton n~ an Industrious. hlyh-mlndcd
man. Il wise counsellor and u talented ;,d-
voca)r. and callv in his career he received
| the appointment OF city solicitor IN rtco--
| milton Of his merits.
/ The war of the rebellion found him in
! the position of earning. by hard and faith
/ full work. the good will AMI confidence of
/ his fellow citizens, ~ we'll Il bread for his
growing family. which. br Il happy mar
riare to-. Kentucky lady Of great good
sense and refinement, rs we'll rs comeli-
~i,ler:tblv. The tlst ;all for volunteers
found him ready. and he entered upon the
West Nirrinia c:tmpaiyn - major OF the
sd Ohio with Eo~crrHn- t"r colonel, and
another West Pointer, So, nmon, Il lieu
ttnluf-colontl He soon rOs,. to the COM
mlnd of his regiment, was transferred I"
the army OF the Potomac, and participated
To the fall in the success and IcNersr-, the
that lonr-tndurrd heroic host. He was
seriously wounded 1t Antict:ln, a rebel
bullet breaking his arm. bat happily re
covered without perm tn''nt INJURY ana
when peace WAS achieved lie WIS wei
coined back To home and friends a> " Brig
adicl-t,cneral Hayes, 4 tide gained not
by courtesy OF carpet attendAnr" IT WASH
in4t"n but by downright hard work.
While in camp. towards the close OF tn
war, he was selected hy the republicans OF
the second Ohio congressional district az
is candidate. in opposition to G"org" H.
prndlrton, and his reply to the committee
who notified him OF his nomination. ask
me- him to come home and clc-uOnerr lol
himself in his district. j. characteristic OF
the man. and contributed. no doubt, To his
deserved popularity and success At the sab
>cuucnt election. Ii ran thus: