The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-01-06

An 1n0epen0ent C0n0Q8tee
Our readers (says the Memphis
Eagle will remember circular pub
lished in our columns from Mr.. James
A. Jones, candidate for Congress, in
Arkansas, in opposition to Mr.. Rust.
Jones was defeated by some six or
seven thousand majority, and upon as
certaining the result came ont in his
paper, the Ouachita Herald, as follows:
DEFEATED, OR UP SALT RIVER.
1--WE cave"-Nuggins.
"Not in VAN should such examples be"-Byron.
We-that is to say James A. Jones,
editor of the Ouachita Herald and late
candidate for Congress = are inglori-
ously defeated. To use classical and
entirely original expression, tive have
met the enemy and we are theirs" We
evidently cast our pearls before swine.
We magnanimously, and at considera-
bic sacrifice of our habitual selfrespect,
offered to serve a people who had no
appreciation of the offering. We didn't
make the people, and are not under
contract to supply the people with
brains. If they were wilfully blind to
our merit, the fault is theirs. If they
are Individually opposed to receiving
hundred acres of land apiece, they have
a right to reject it; they know whether
or not they deserve it. If they don't
want the rights of the south "preserved
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 do
lars and thirty-two cents we printed a
multitude of circulars, sufficient to elect
any man, with which we flooded this
Congressional G district and large por-
ton of the Cherokee nation. We
wrote to our friends and to some who
were not our friends to rally to our sup
port. But they didn't rally. We then
|. concealed ourselves as well as we could
at home, refusing to extend our &C
quaintance, or to see more of the public
than the public did of us. With these
precautions we deemed success certain.
Many persons wrote to us that we
should get an overwhelming vote; they
were not deceived, it was overwhelm-
ing. Many credulous persons told us
we should be elected-we listened to
!, them and were deceived. But we for
give them.-sar they made us feel very
comfortable for awhile-and az e;si &c X ny
happiness is transitory. We shall never
become candidate again without con-
sulting somebody on the subject first
and ascertain whether they do or not
desire us to run; for we are satisfied
that it is folly to be candidate unless
somebody does want you to run, and
will vote Cor you on the strength Q!
that desire,
We are not without consolation. We
are not the only candidate that was
defeated. There are numbers in a!
. bad fix as ourselves; and, 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 count,
! clerk, in Ohio, and James X. Polk wa
: beaten for Governor of Tennessee
: We are in good company and therefor
shall not complain.
There is one thing for which the peo
. pie should be grateful to us. We di'
! not bore them with long and tiresom
: speeches as some of the aspirants did
! We remained "quietly at home," an,
: they so highly appreciated our modest
- that they have given us the privilege Q
; continuing to do SO. We are thankfu
:, for small favors.
Among our numerous friends, ea
!. Governor Drew is entitled to ou
|, warmest acknowledgements. His il
n tention doubtless was to assist us
! beating Rust, by procuring large an
- influential majority of the Democrat
!. party to vote for him. With this oil
- ject in view he made brilliant canvas
a ending in a no less brilliant failur
q q But, Notwithstanding, he carried off
:, considerable portion of our vote, "
- honor him for his laudable intention
a Hereafter he has but to command I
!; and we will obey-if it suits us to
ty so.
y To the fifteen patriots and chivalro'
y. ~ voters who cast their suffrage for US
!, Pike county, we beg leave to tend
+. our unfeigned gratitude. We ov
II them a debt which will be difficult
+ repay. As a slight evidence of o.
- high appreciation and lasting regar
n we propose that, if they will forwal
al us list of their names, we will ser
g them the Herald for life-at the usu
" price, So per annum, invariably in a
vance.
In conclusion, we desire permissit
re to remark that the small experime
ey we have just made is eminently sat
tn factory. Whatever aspirations we m;
I'd have had for glory are entirely subdue
nd The pursuit of seat in Congress "u
ms der difficulties" is one in which '
ss7 have no desire to engage. We a
rs. satisfied that we carry with US into !
ry tirement the best wishes of genero
OF though ungrateful people, and are &C
nd tent.
We ~ There Is town out in Tex;
". in which it is said there is but o
sw grave, upon which is written the f