Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-09-18

opposition to Mr.. Rust. Jones was
) defeated by some six or seven thou.
sand majority and upon ascertain
ing the result, came cut in his paper,
tue Ouchita Heral as follows.
DEFEATED OR UP SALT RIVER.
/ ave cave" NJ u 5gins.
"Not in vain should such exam
pies be. "-[Byron.
We-that is to say, James 4.
Tones, editor Of the Ouchlta Her
aid, and late candidate for Congress
ARE ingloriously defeated. To
use a classical, and entirely original
expression, ''we have met the enc
my and we are theirs" We evil
IDENTIFY cast our pearl before swine.
We magnanlu,ously, and at a CON
siderable sacrifice OF our habitual
self-respect offered to serve a peo-
pie who had no appreciation of the
Offering. We didn't make the peo-
pie, and are not under contract to
supply them with brains: Ii they
were wllfully blind to our merit,
the fault is theirs. If they are op-
posed to receiving individually a
hundred and sixty acres ct: land
apiece, they have a perfect right to
reject it they ought to know wheth-
er Or not they deserve it. If they
don't want the righrs Of the South
"preserved invioIate," why, they
may have them pickzed 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 8 lnul-
ti.ude Of circnlars-sutticient, we
thought, to elect any mar-with
which we flooded this Congression-
al District, and a large portion Of:
the Cherokee Nation. We wrote
to our friends, and to some who
we're not our support. But thsy,E
didn't rally. We then concealed1
ourselfas 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
That we should yet an oyerwbelm-
ing vote-they were were not de-
ceived, twas overwhelming. Many
credulous persons told us that we
should be elected we listened to
them and were deceived. But we
forgive the:z:, for they made us feel
very comfortable--for while; and
al earthly happiness is transitory.
We shall never become a candidate
again without consulting somebody
N the subject first, and ascertain,
ng whether they do Or do not de-
ire us to run j; for we are satisfied
hat it is folly to become a candi-
late unless somebody does want
,ou to run, and will vote for you On
he strength of that desire.
We are not without consolation.
Ne are not the only candidate that
vas defeated. There are numbers
n as bad a tx as ourself. And be
ides, greater MEN than we claim to !
,e, have been as badly beaten s
Yen; Harrison, afterwards Presi-
lent OF the United States, was once
Iefeated TOR County Clerk in Ohio /
nd James K. Polk was beaten for ,
Governor Of Tennessee. We are in /
:ood company, and shall, therefore,
ot complain. -
There is one thing for. which the ,
eople should be grateful to us
Y did not tire them with long and |
resom speeches as some OF the as
irants did. We remained 'quiet-
: at home,'' and they SO highly ap-;
reciated our modesty, that they !:
ave given us the privilege Of G Il |
nuiny to do 50. We are thankful {
" sinful favors. /.
To the FIFTEEN patriotic and chi =
alrous voters who cast their sutfra- :
es for US in P1ERcE-CoUNTY, we :
eg leave to tender our sincere and :
nfeigned gratitude. We owe them +
debt thatwill be difficult to repay. =
Is 8 slight evidence Of our high
ppreeiatiou and lasting regard, we
ropose that If they will forward us
list Of their names; we.wlEl send :
lem tue Herald for life-at the !
sual price, So per annnm, zz1va'sa-
bly, IN advance. ..ss. >.. {
In conclusion, we desire permis:
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