It is the desire of the good people of the whole country that sectionalism as a factor in our politics should disappear...'

Tilden the Governor of New York. His temperance policy also paid political dividends strengthening his support among Protestant ministers. In October after a decisive battle at Bear Paw Montana Chief Joseph surrendered and General William T.

Hayes kept his pledge not to run for re-election. After his second term had ended he resumed the practice of law for a time but returned to politics in 1876 to serve a third term as governor. Congress from 1865 to 1867 as a Republican.