The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-18

Rutherford b. Hayes, nineteenth preaident of
the United States, was born at Deise,yare, o.,
October 4. 1872. His early educations was OBJ
tanned in the common schools, whenca he was
sent tG academy at Norwalk, O., aus in 1887
he prepared for college at Isaac Web:-s school
at Mlddletown. Conn.,, entering Kenyosi college
in the follow ing year. While In college he ex-
celled III logic and mathematics, and wes known
as ready debster. He ente=ad the
Harrison law school in Isi3, and :: in ISIS
was admitted 20 the Ohio bar. He established
himself at Lower sandusky, now 5remont,
and in l3i6 formed law paetnership
with r. p Buckland. In November. 5siS, his
health led him 10 spend the winter u Texas,
and on his return he praciiced law Z Cincin-
natl. While there he became membe5 of yari-
Gus societies anu among them OF the Literary
Club OF Cincinnati. in whose Sleetings
such men salmon F. Chase, Thomas
Ewing, Thomas Corwin. stanley Matthews,
Moncure d. Conway and Manning {. Force
participated. On December 30, 1872. ezinarried
Miss Lucy F. Webb, daughter of ID. James
Webb. OF Chiilicothe. o. In January, zs54, he
formed a law partnership with H. ". 5'orwine,
and ". K. Rogers. In 1S5S he was ELECTED city
solicitor by the city council of Cincinu-ti TO fill
a vacancy, and in the following yeas he was
chosen to fill the same position att pop
ular election. In April, lsol. he gas de-
fegted for reelection solicitor. sogeiher
with the whole tic.et Nj Hayes has always
acted with the Wing party. and hays,lg anti
slavery principles he Joined the Republican
party as soon as it WAS organized. 5He was
chairman of a mass meeting cal ed b. lC.gai peo-
pie upon the occasion of the firing u eon Fort
Sumter. The Literary Club formed :1ilitary
company of which he elected captain,
and il is interesting to note that
his organ zatiou furnished oveE forty
officers 10 tie national army. of whom. several
lima
OF uhlo appointed Mr.. Hayes a major: OF the
Twenty -thir Oaio yo unt.er infantry. On Sep
TENDER l9 Cen Rosecraus Apuo!n;e! hIIz judge
advocate oI the department ii OaiO. Oc: 1ber To-
lS6l he was promoted to the AJAX OF liezltenant
co.oueL On Sepiemoe Der II. 1862, at the zattle OF
south Mountain. lie di-t nggiahed him .ii, but
was woundei III Ihe iett arm. On OcE)ber q.
ls64, he was appointed coiosel OF
his old regiment IN July. ls6j, &c as
sisted in checking Norgsn's raSl and
prevent ng the raiders irom recrussing tse OAio
river. In the spring os l-e4 tie distinguished
himself the operations before K!ehmo.li lie
coTnInan led ii pr gade AZ tAe fl-st bate ri Win
Chester aud al the second battle al WINCHESTER
with about iorty oi his men. Col. Haas cap
tured Il Confederate battery after hAud 90 aamt
struggle. Al the battle oi Cedar Mouuza!n he
was complImeuted by ten. Crook VINO
commissioned him hngadier general
or tie battlefield In March. i@8. ne
brevetted major genera Tor gallant
sud dist nguisded services. W4iie Gen5 Hayes
Was n The ned in Iogi he n0mlua<ea Tor
Congress 5y Il Republican district cJnveI:1.ou IN
Ohid He refused 70 take tie stump, As he felt
taat he could not abandon his post t34t was
nevertheless elected. After the war GenS HAYES
returned 10 civil life AMI took his seat II con-
ess December 1, ls6l on the reconstruction
questions he voted with his p4rt:. lie
warmly supported g resolution denOGncsug re-
pudist,ou and another commencing P.ss.dent
johnson for declining 10 accept pVesenzA He
also introduced resolutions advocating "a con-
sutusioEsl amendment easing Representation