, 1876-06-24

t;orcr,I. "fur ;allIn' and u,cr;fn irr. +, ry,s'r
ilr h:ttIcs u WInetr.trr, Fisi,c:'s Till, a,ni
tttla7 Cfnrk," n TAX" rank from tlrt. 10, 1854,
anil VA hr.yetcd Maj"rt;rncra1 "ir gallant
and ,i:st.n!ts!ed Fcryircs trtIE tlIr ra'nEnfgn'
n 1Jtl, In Nuht Virginia. atul particularly IN iIc
,mtttn q Fishers J''l and Cedar Crcclt."
!'rior 70 these prnFn0t'ont lie had commanded
fTtgalc fur over two wears, niI} WIS then com.
'na'Hifng division. In tile ct,irse of his mr.
Autt!s services, itur hDrses Ind bccn ellot un-
urr him, nttl he Ind iutn wnAN1cll fnur t.rncs.
illt alva'rcI1ent wiH never nught, md dif,
earned. Of ht military sharar'ur, one ono i1 VIII,
served with him in nrarly nil Ills campaigns i,as
written a. follows:
f'en. 1lares was onc Of the most gallant soldier.
shat e. EYER s drew sword Mare than tn'r years scr
opportunity 10 Observe that M hrnset or more
lnshiI,4 md entcrp.ta!ns commander is rcr,
wDcru he led.
Another, who was associated with him IN i,a
ar'hy, spcakinK of his military traits says:
lls proved himeef mt only gallant soldier. hns
m"d"l of'lc:f. We had opportunities NJ rIn-c nh.
scr.atun nf him In vIrgIEiu. and fnlnd him cool,
ref, possessed. and thorough In the discharge Of
nross i" NH 70 thof"sy IT, IT.:
gentleman III thai q The olccr In tine III war. T1c
dc'Iot'c tawer tl'tideny placed In his hands c"tls
norecs,"n from n''nsc. To his Interiors III rank
ten ilaYcs VA, esrr kind. paticnt. nnd cun.idcs.
ass; He ~. in t!'e anr.t sensc Of the teru. the
only fur hi. airIrt loyalty 10 hin auperiur., hut is
rnIanry N battle and activity In Tho sirclnsgc d!
every duty. howcs"r fmrilons or artlnous.
F1,tsT suUnEsrtON or A POLITICAL. CAREER,
How isc was cFt!,nntctl by bin .rgoi,s Is sF,ow,
on tn. Goth uf April, 1855. 1t This time liz
lighting In tile valley was uycr, arli MI cxprdi
tiutl NILS organized, nfmul 1a,MW strong, to
move against I.ynchLurg. Urn. Hayes lad 1bcrn
selected t" command this expcslltiu',, which was
intended AZ n.le of several co-eteratiye move,
inents nga!nha ten. Lee'h rear, hut wns rendered
unnecessary by Ills surrender. .Antle,tatin.
the separation from them u the!r old enna,Nl
er, the OhlD, kanawhas, md all other Ohio mcn
III the valley, wltf'nnt his knowledge, held a
given, ind unanimously adopted the following:
Rtsoirtd, That f'cn. l1aycR. In addition to pos.
qnulify him In cn,lnrnt degree fos thief Mal.f.
trate OF tho great state 0f Ohio. j. rDcr unsur-
3,asscd foF patriotism and bravery, he having
ton fsuul Major in Of the Ohlo regiments to his
present position.
The first suggestion Of his nomination fnr
Governor vas strHnsly dlsfav'ret by the Ucner-
81, wl'a put luetus upon the movement tt,
that direction ~ SOON as hu heard ot 1t. lie
greatly preferred to rufnain In the military Scr
ylcc as long Us tile Rebellion lnstc,i, aud 10 ~,
iitlcal promotion wa. any temptation to him h'
leave II while tie triumph Uf the national nrns
was Incomplete. During tic autumn Of 1861 lie
was no.nInatcs! for Congress By the Republicans
uf thD Second District, and direstly aftCrwarl rc-
cciycd letter tmrostunlng him to come home
md ulake the canvass. Gen. Hayes replied "
this letter "a fulluws:
In CANr. --YourB of-th received. Thanks,
hare other bu.fnces Just now Any man wlo would
leave the army at this time to elccioneer TO. Con.
grrss ought to be sealpcd. Truly yonrs,
II. u. HATES.
field to co-'pcrate With hts friends in securing
Ills political prcfertncnt, he wus handsomely
elected, defeating Juscplt e. Butler, the Demo-
crat!c candidate, NY Iliaiority 0i a,a55.
.lThe subsequent poltirai career TT Gen.
Hayes has already been given ut length in our
columns--Ep. TRIBUNE,