Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 66 Hayes, Rutherford Birchard 1822 1893 United States President (1877-1881) Hayes, R. B. (Rutherford Birchard) State of the Union Addresses Reading ease score: 37.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by James Linden. HTML version by Al Haines. "State of the Union Addresses" by Rutherford B. Hayes is a collection of historical speeches delivered by the 19th President of the United States, covering the late 19th century, specifically during his presidency from 1877 to 1881. Through these addresses, Hayes discusses pressing national issues of his time, including the aftermath of the Civil War, economic recovery, civil rights, currency reform, and foreign relations. The speeches serve as an important reflection on the political landscape of post-war America and the efforts to restore unity among a divided populace. The opening portion of "State of the Union Addresses" begins with Hayes's message to Congress on December 3, 1877, where he expresses gratitude for the nation's peace and prosperity. He emphasizes the importance of fully pacifying the country following the Civil War, particularly regarding the treatment of formerly enslaved individuals and the need for their civil and political rights to be firmly established. Hayes outlines the challenges faced in this restoration and praises the recent progress while advocating for continued efforts to ensure harmony and justice across all races in the nation. He stresses the significance of resuming specie payments and adjusting the coinage system, signaling his commitment to solid fiscal policies. Overall, this opening serves as a call to action for Congress and the American people to work collaboratively toward greater national unity and economic stability. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Presidents -- United States -- Messages United States -- Politics and government -- Sources J Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 243432 243433 2024-10-03T03:36:05.938911 2023-10-03T04:13:25.679077 text/html text/html 240471 2014-11-27T14:35:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 81753 2014-11-27T14:41:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 160969 2024-10-03T03:36:12.491910 application/epub+zip 163577 2024-10-03T03:36:09.176895 application/epub+zip 150080 2024-10-03T03:36:07.951923 application/epub+zip 329003 2024-10-03T03:36:14.965850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320006 2024-10-03T03:36:11.748898 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276616 2022-09-03T05:27:15.388787 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233368 233332 2024-10-03T03:36:05.568921 2023-10-03T04:13:25.416071 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 233672 2014-11-27T14:35:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 80407 2014-11-27T14:41:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19919 2024-10-03T03:36:15.088866 application/rdf+xml 16657 2024-10-03T03:36:08.487906 image/jpeg 4081 2024-10-03T03:36:08.217927 image/jpeg 161304 2024-10-03T03:36:05.961919 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia