Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-09-11
WAR0&J Try.
a PHILOSOPHER in Defeat.

II GullOSopheI III OeieaG'
In the late election in Arkansas for mem
hers of Congress, Mr.. James A. Jones was
n candidate for Representative, in opposi-
ton to Mr.. Rust. .Jorc MS slightly de-
fcatcd-say some six or seven thousand
majority; and upon as, ertaining the result,
come out in his paper, the OHochita Her
~Id, as follows:
DEFEATED, OR Cp SALT RIVER.
owe cave, -. .Fuggias.
Not in vain should such examples be- :"
Byron.
Wc--thatis is to say, James a. Jones, cd
itor OF the OuachHo Hrraid, and late can
didatc for Congrcss--;rc ingloriously dc
fcotcd. TO use n cla$ ical, and entirely
original expression, we have met the en-
cmy and we arc theirs" We evidently
east our pearls pcforc swine. We magnan-
imously, and at considerable sacrifice of
our habitual sclfrcspect, offered to serve
people who had no appreciation of the of
tcring. We can thclpit. We didn'tma
the people, and are not under contract to
supply them with brains. If they were
wilfully blind to ourmcrit, the fault is theirs.
If they arc opposed to receiving individu-
allya hundred and sixty acres of land a
piece, 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 "prcscrved involate," 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
dollars and thirty-two cents we printed
multitude fcirculars--sufcicnt we thought
10 elect any man-with which we flooded
this Congressional District, and large por-
ton of the Cherokee Nation. We wrote
TO our friends, and TO some who were not
ourfricnds,t to rally Ito oursupport But they
didn't rally. We then concealed oursclf
as well as we could at home, refusing pos
itivcly to extend our acquaintance, or to
sec more of the public than the public did
OF us. With these precautions, we deem
ed success certain. A great many persons
wrote us that we should get an ovcrwhclm-
ing votc-thcy were not deceived, it was
overwhelming, Many crcdulous persons
told us that we should be elected; We lis
tened to them and were deceived But we
forgive thcm, for they made us feel very
comfortable a while; and all earthly
happiness is transitory. We shall never
become a candidate again without consult
ing somebody OH the subject first, and as
ccrtaining whether they do or do not desire
us to run; for we arc satisfied that it is
folly to be candidate unless somab
docs want you to run, and will vote for YOU
on the strength of that desire
We are not without consolation. We
arc not tho only candidate that was defcat-
ed There are numbers in as bad fix as
oursclf Besides, greater men than We
claim to be have been as badly bcatcn.-
ten. Harrison, afterwards President of the
United States, was once defeated for Coun-
ty Clerk in Ohio, and James X. Polk was
beaten for Governor of Tennessee 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 tircsomc speeches as
some Of the aspirants did We remained
quietly at home" and they so highly ap-
prcciatcd our modcsty that they have given
us the privilege of continuing to do So
We are thankful for small favors
Among our numerous friends, ex-Gov.
DteW is cnClClcu 10 our WarmcSt acknOWl-
cdgments. His intention, doubtless was to
assist us in beating Rust, by procuring
large aud influential majority of the Dem
ocratic party to vote for him. With this
object in view, he made brilliant canvass,
ending in a no less brilliant failure. But,
Notwithstanding he crrriei off cousidera-
BILE portiOu of our vote, we honor him for
his laudable intentions Hereafter he has
but TO command us, and we will obcy-if it
suits us to do so.
To the fifteen patriotic and chivalrous
vcters, who cast their suffrages for us in
Pike county, we beg leave to tender our
sincere and unfcigned gratitude. We owe
them debt that would be difficult to re-
pay. As a slight evidence of our high APP
probation and lasting regard, wc propose
shat If they will forward us a list of their
names, We will send them the Hcrold for
hfe--at the usual price, SO per annum, in-
Variably in advance.
In conclusion, we desire permission to
ye,nark, that the small experiment VIC have
iuat made ia cpiBently patipfactorv What.