Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-09-25
AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE.

Mr.. James A. Jones, a candidate for Congress,
in Arkansas, in opposition to Mr.. Rust, was de.
teated by some six or seven thousand majority !;
and upon ascertaiping the result, came out 10 his
paper, the Ouachita Herald, as follows:
DEFEATED. OR UP SALT RIVER.
1--WE cave."- MugqinS.
"Not in vain should such examples be."-Byron.
We-that is TO say, James A. Jones, editor of
the Ouachita Herald, a late candidate for Congress-
are inglOriously defeated. To use Il classical,
and entirely original expression, 1--WE have met the
enemy and we are theirs" We evidently cast our
pearls before swine. We m~agnanimously, and at
a considerable sacrifice of our hebitual self respect,
offered to servo people who had no appreciation
of the offering. We can't help il. We didn't
make the people. and are not under contract to
supply them with brains. If they were wiliully
blind to our merit, the fault is theirs. II they are
opposed to receiving individually a hundred and
sixty acres Of land n piece, they have o perfect
right to reject it--they ought to know whether or
no they deserve it. If they don't want the rights
of the South preserved inviolale," why, they may
have them "pickled" for all we care. We did our
duty and our conscience is easy.
At the enormous expense OF sixteen dollars and
~tirty'two cents we printed q multitude of circulars,
Sufficient we thought to elect any man, with which
we Hooded 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 to our support. But they didn't rally. We
then concealed ourselves as well as we could at
home, refusing positively to extend our acquain'
tance, or to see more Of the public than the public
did OF us. With these precautions we deemed sue
cess certain. A great many persons wrote US that
we should get an overwhelming vote they were
not deeeiyed-it was overwhelming. Many cred
ulous persons told us that we should be elected
we listened 20 them, and were deceived. But we
forgive them, for they made US feel very comfUrta,
hle-fUr a while; and all earthly happiness is
& natt, w. .I,l $500
again without consulting somebody on the subjec,
first, and ascertaining whether they do or do moi
desire US to run for we are satisfied that it is fol
ly to be a candidate unless somebody does wan
you to run, and will vote for you on tho strength
Of that desire.
We are not without consolation. We are no
the only candidate defeated. There are number
in as bad a fix as ourselves. And besides create
men than we claim to be have been as badly beaten
Gen. Harrison, afterward President of the Unite,
States, was once defeated for County Clerk in Ohio
, and James X. Polk was beaten for Governor q
Tennessee. We are in good company and shall
therefore, not complain.
6 There is one thing for which the people shout
be grateful to US. We did not ore them with Ion
, and tiresome speeches as some of the a~spirants did
We remained quietly at home" and they so higl
: ly appreciated our modesty that they have give
us the privilege of continuing to d. SO. We ar
: thankful for small favors.
Among our numerous friends ex.Gov. Drew
4 entitled to our warmest nJwledgments. Iii
intention, doubtless, was TO assist us in beatin
= Rust, by procuring a large and inf genital major
+ ty of the Democratic party 70 vote for him. Wiz
h this object in view he made a b.iliant can vas
n ending in a no less brilliant failure. But, NJ
= withstandiug he carried off II BILE porto
! Of our vote, we honor him for his laudable inter
I tons, Hereafter he has but to command us, an
= we will obey-ifi it suits US to do so.
. To the fifteen patriotic and chivalrous voters VIII
. cast their s~uffrages for us in Pike county, we be
y leave to tender our sincere and unteigned graf
tude, We owe them a debt that will he difficult
repay. AS the slightest evidence Of our high az
|. probation and lasting regard, we propose that
they will forward US u list OK their names. we wi
send them the Herald tor life-at the usual pric
: SO per annum, invariably in advance.
In conclusion, we desire permission to remarl
that the small experiment we have just made
y eminently satisfactory. Whatever aspirations v
T. may have had for glory are entirely subdued. TT
pursuit of a seat in Congress under difficulties
is one in which We have no desire TO reengsge. "
are satisfied that we carry with us into our retir
ment the best wishes of a generous though urgrat
fui people, and are content.