White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-11-25
WHITE CLOUD, KANSAS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2} 1855
A Philosopher in Defeat.
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bers of Congress, Mr.. james A. Jone
was candidate for Representative, in op
position to Mr.. Rust. Jones was slight
defeated-say some six or seven thousan
majority and upon ascertaining the re
suit, came out in his paper, the OxaieRit
Herald, as follows:
DEFEATED, OR Up SALT RIVER.
awe eavs.eMuesISs.
"NOt in vain should such examples be."-BHRoS.
We-that is to say, James A. Jones
editor of the Ouaichita Herald, and lat
candidate for Congress-are ingloriously
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
magaanimously, and at a considerable
sacrifice of our habitual self-respect, offer
ed to serve people, and are not under
any 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 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
'Ipreserpsd inviolate," why, they may
have them picked for all we care. We
did our duty, and our conscience is easy.
At the enormous expense of sixteen dol
lars 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, to rally to our
support But they didn't rally. We then
concealed ourself as well as we could at
home, refusing positively to extend our
acquaintance, and to see more of the pub
lie than the public did of US. With these
precautions we deemed success certain.
A great many persons wrote us that we
should get an overwhelming vote-they
were not deceived, it was overwhelming.
Many credulous 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 comfortable
for awhile; and all earthly happiness is
transitory. We shall never become o
candidate again without consulting some
body on the subject first, and asccrtaining
whether they do or do not desire us to
run; for we are satisfied that it is folly to
be a 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 de-
feated. There are numbers in as bad
fix as ourself Besides, greater men than
we claim to be have been as badly beaten.
Gen. Harrison, afterwards President of
the United States, was once defeated for
County Clerk in Ohio, and James K.
Polk, was beaten for Governor of Ten
nessee. 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 tiresome speech
es as some of the aspirants did. We re-
manned 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 ia
vors.
Among our many friends, Ex-Governor
Drew is entitled to our warmest acknowl-
edgments. His intention, doubtless, was
to assist us in beating Rust, by procuring
a large and influential majority of the
Democratic party to vote for him. With
this object in view he made brilliant
canvass, ending in a no less brilliant fail
ure. But notwithstanding he carried off
a considerable portion of our vote. we
honor him for his laudable intentions.
Hereafter he has but to command US, and
we will obey-if it suits us to do so.
To the FIFTEEN patriotic and chivalrous
voters, who cast their suferages for us in
Pike County, we beg leave to tender our
sincere and unfeigned gratitude. We owe
them q debt that it would be difficult to
repay. As a slight evidence Of our high |
and lasting regard, we pro-
pose that if they will forward us list Of
heir names, will send them the Herald
for Iife-at the usualprice, 50 per annum,
invariably in advance.
In conclusion, we desire permission to
remark, that the small experiment we
have inst made is eminently satisfactory.
Whatever aspirations we may have had
for glory are entirely subdued. The pur-
,uit of a seat in Congress under difficult
.ies'' is one in which we have no desire to
-e-engage. We are satisfied that we car
" with us into our retirement the best
wishes of generous though ungrateful
people. and are content.