The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-12-08
DEFEATED, OR UP SALT RIVER.

DEFEATED, OR UP SALT RIVER.
1--WE cave --Muggins
Not in vain should such examples be."-Byron
We-that is to say James A. Jones, ed.
tier Of the Ouachita Herald and late can.
didate for Congress-are ingloriously de-
feated. To use a classical and entirely
original expression, I'VE have met the en-
envy and we are theirs We evidently
cast our pearls before swine. We
magnanimously, and at considerable sac
ri6ce of our habitual self respect, offered
to serve people who had no appreciation
Of the offering. We didn't make the peo-
pie, 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 individually
hundred and sixty acres of land apiece,
they have right to reject it; they know
whether or not they deserve it. Ifthey
don't want the rights of the South pre-.
served inviolate,' why they may have them
picked for all we care. We did our duty
and our conscience is easy. At the enor.
nous expense of sixteen dollars and thirty
two cents we printed a multitude of circu-
lars, sufficient to elect any man, with
which we flooded this Congressional dis.
trict and large portion of the Cherokee
Nation. We wrote to our friends and
to some who were not our friends to rally
to our support.-But they didn't. We
then concealed ourself as well as we could
at home refusing positively to extend our
acquaintance, or to see more of the public
than the public did of us. With these
precautions we deemed success certain.
A great many persons wrote to US that we
should get an overwhelming vote; they
were not deceived it was overwhelming
Many credulous persons told us that VIC
should be elected, we listened to them
and were deceived.-But we forgive then
for they made us feel very comfortable
for awhile, and all earthly happiness i,
transtory, We shall never become 9
candidate again without consulting some
body on the subject first, and ascertain
whether they do or not desire us to run
for we are satisfied that it is folly to be
candidate unless somebody does want yo1
to run, and will vote for you on til
strength of that desire.
We are not without consolation. W
ore not the only candidate that was defeat
ed. There are numbers in as bad a e
a. ourselves; and, besides, greater me
than we claim to have been as badly bea
sn,-Gen, Harrison, afterwards Presidel
Of the United States, was once deseate
for county clerk in Ohio, and James
Polk was beaten for governor of Tenne
zee. We are in good company, and ther
fore shall not complain.
There is one thing for which the peor
should be grateful to us. We did n
bore them with long and tiresome speech
as some of the aspirants did. We remian
"quietly at home" and they so highly
preciated our modesty that they have g
en- US the privilege of continuing to do
We are thankful for small favors.
Among our numerous friends, ex &,
ernor Drew is entitled to GUS warmest
knowledgements. His intention Doubt
was to assist us in beating Rust, by p
curing large and Influential majority
the Democratic party to vote for h
With this object in view he made b
liant canvass, ending in no less brill
failure.-But, Notwithstanding he carr
of a considerable portion of our vote,
honor him for his laudable intent,
Hereafter he has but to command us