Southern shield., 1858-08-28

Congress Tn the Second District, against the regular Democratic nomi nee, and was defeated, Gas $ matter of course,) thus philosopbically and humorously consoles himself:
 Defeated, OF up Salt River.
 "We cave."-Muggins.
 'Not in vain should such examples be-"
 [Byron.
 We,-that is to say, James A. Jones, editor of the Ouachita Herald, and late candidate for Congress, ,-are ingloriously defeated. To use a clas- sical, and entirely original expression, ''we have met the enemy and we are theirs.'' We evidently cast our pearls before swine. We magnanimously, and at considerable sacrifice of our habitual self-respect offered to serve @ people who had no appreciation of the offering. We can't help it. We didn't make the people, and are not under contract to supply them with brains. If they were wilfully blind to our merit, the fault is theirs. If they are opposed to receiving individ- ually hundred and sixty acres of land a piece, they have a perfect right to reject it-they ought to know whether or not they deserve it. If they don't want the rights of the south "preServed inviolate !" why, they may have them pichIed for all we caro.- We did our duty, and our conscience IS easy. At the enormous expense of sixteen dollars and thirty-two cents we printed a multitude of circulars sufficient we thought to elect any man-with which we flooded this Congressional District, and a large portion of the Cherokee Nation. We wrote to our friends, and to some who were not our friends, to rally. We then concealed ourseIf as well as we could at home, refusing positively to extend our acquaintance, or to see more of the public than they did of us. With these precautions we deem. ed success certain. A great many persons wrote us that we would get an overwhelming vOte-they were not de- ceived, 1t was overwhelming. Many credrlous persons told us that we should be elected, We listened to them and were deceived. But we forgive them for they made us feel very com- fortabIe-for awhile; ;; and all earthly happiness is transitory. We shall never become @ candidate again with out consulting somebody on the sub- ject first, and ascertaining whether they do, or do not desire us to run, for we are satisfied that it is @ folly to be candidate unless somebody does want you to run, and will vote for you on the strength of that desire.
 We are not without consolation.- We are not the only candidate that was defeated. There are numbers in as bad @ fix as ourself. And besides, greater men than we claim to be have been as badly beaten. Gen. Harri- son, afterwards President of the Unit ed States, was once defeated for county clerk in Ohio, and James K. Polk was beaten for Governor of Tennessee. We are in good company, and shall therefore not complain.
 There is one thing for which the people should be grateful to us. We did not bore them with long and tire some speeches as some of the aspirants did. remained "quietly at home, , and they so highly appreciated our modesty that they have given us the privilege of continuing to do so. We are thankful for small favors.
 Among numerous friends, Ex-Gov. Drew is entitled to our warmest &C., Acknowledgements. Hisintention doubt less was to assist us in defeating Rust, by procuring a large and influential of the Democratic party to vote for him. With this object in view he made brilliant canvass end- ing in no less brilliant failure. But notwithstanding he carried off con- siderable portion of our vote, we hon. or him for his laudable intentions.- Hereafter he has but to command us, and we will obey--lf it suits us to do so.
 To the FIFTEEN patriotic and chlv- airous voters, who cast their sufrages for us in PIKE county, we beg leave to tender our sincere and unfeigned gratitude. We owe them debt that Will be difficult to repay. As a slight evidence of our high appreciation and lasting regard, we propose that if they will forward us list of their