Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1858-10-01
miscellaneous.
A Slight Beat-Talinr It Easy.


We would give good price, says the
Virginia Sentinel, for such genial
temper as MIR. James A. Jones, Of Ar
kansas. He wantedto go to Congress.
He therefore ran independent The
Democracy had about seven thousand ma
iority in the District. That majority
was cast against him. Now listen to
Mr.. Jones' bon homn,ie, as he discusses
his defeat in his paper, Che is an editor,
of course, } the Ouachita Herald. His
lfhanss to the fifteen gentlemen of Pike
county are very funny. They remind
one of TIE one man who voted for Fill
more, in some backwoods county of Vir-
ginia:
DEFEATED, OR UP SALT RIVER.
We cave" -,Jim MiHigan.
i" 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 inglorlously
defeated; to use classical, and entirely
original expression, eve have met the
enemy and we are theirs" We evident
ly cast our pearls before swine. We
magnanimously and at considerable
sacrifice of our habitual self-respect, of
fered to serve people who had no APP
probation 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 wlfuliy
: blind to our merits the fault is theirs.
If they are opposed to receiving indi-
vidually one hundred and sixty acres of
lanG apiece, they have 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 "presereed
inviolate," why, they may have them
pjch|cd, for all We care. We did our
duty. and our conscience is easy.
At the enormous expense of sixteen
: dollars and thirty-two cents, we printed
multitude of circulars, sufficient, we
thought, to elect any man, with which
4 we flooded this Congressional District,
and large portion of the Cherokee Ma
ton. We wrote to our friends to rally
a to our support. But they didn't rally.
We then concealed oursclf as well as we
: could at home, refusing positively to OK
a tend our acquaintance or to see more of
4 the public than the public did of US
a With these precautions we deemed sue
cess certain. A great many persons
. wrote us that we should get an over
/. IWheming vote; they were not deceived
it was overwhelming. Many crcdu-
u lous persons told us that we should be
!, elected listened to them and were
u deceived, But VIC forgive them, for
they made us feel very comfortablc--for
C a while; and all earthly happiness is
IS transtory. We shall never become a
y candidate again without consulting some
: body on the subject first, and ascertain
ing whether they do or do not desire us
e to run; for VIC are satisfied that it is
n folly to be candidate unless SomeJody
does want you to run, and will vote for
s you on the strength of that desire.
II We arc not without consolation. We
II arc not the only candidate that was de-
IS fcated. There arc numbers in as bad fix
as ourselves. And besides, greater men
than We claim to be, have been as badly
d beaten.
= Among our numerous friends, ex-Gov
J, Drew is entitled to our warmest ac-
acknowledgements. His intention, doubt
c less, was to assist us in beating Rust by
+ procuring large and influential majority
Of the Democratic party to vote for him
y With this object in view, he made brill
y liant canvass, ending in no less brill
liant failure. But Notwithstanding he
b carried off considerable portion Of our
. vote VIC honor him for his laudable in
] tentions. Hereafter he has but to COM
t mand us, and we will obey-if it suits
D us 10 do SO.
{ 70 the fifteen patriotic and chivarous
0 voters who cast their SURFACES for us in
S Pike county, VIC beg leave to tender our
f sincere and unfcigned gratitude We
owe them debt that will be difficult to
: repay. AS a slight evidence Of our high
r appreciation and lasting regard, we pro-
Y pose that if they will forward us a list Of
j their names, we will send them the
! Herald" for lifc-at the usual price,
{ SO per annum, tarariatiy in advance.
, In conclusion, we desire permission TO
/ remark, that the small experiment wo
8 have just made is eminently satisfactory.
Whatever aspirations VIC may have had
/ for glory, arc entirely subducd The
, pursuit Of scat in Congress, "undor
difficulties" is one in which We have no
desire to rc-engage. We are satisfied
that We carry with US into our retire
ment the best wishes Of generous,
though ungratoful people, and are con
tent.
/ GARDENlSG FOR LADIEs. Make up
your bois carly in the morning; scp the
buttons ON your husbands shirt; and do
not roLe up any grievances; protect tho