The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-08-18

runaways, but was finally compelled 10 send
Mexican ahead to tell them the objects of
his mission. At Rio Frio he handed his
letters to Gen. Portilla, and finding he could
proceed no farther set about returning at
once. Canalzo was present, and as Kear-
ney was starting he begged that officer to
allow two Of his aids to accompany him
back as far as hacienda where he had left
his trunk and young son Of his in his
flight The scamper of the Mexicans, at
the approach Of our little body of Dragons.
is represented as having been most lu-
dicrous.
JOHN TYLER HEADING TIE WHGs-
After many abortiye efforts upon the part OF
the wings to bend John Tyler, it seems
that he has succeeded in turning the tables
upon that hopeful Party. We give the
story as we heard it,
1t seems that during the last winter or
spring a county court in Mr. Iyler's county
composed Of several whig justices of the
peace, with view to mortify and humble
Mr.. Tyler for his political sin of turning
democrat, appointed him overseer Of a road,
with the intention of enforcing the duties.
or imposing the fine in such cases made
and provided IN the statue.
The law of Virginia, it seems, specifies
no limited time for working on and repair
ing roads, but its terms declare they shall
be put in order. Accordingly Mr.. Tyler
being notified of this new honor conferred,
sat about TO discharge his duty. TO the de-
light of his patron Justices and whig breth
rem, he was very soon seen riding through
the neighhorhood summoning tire hands to
work. The joke was too good to be lost,
and many whig countenance was lit up
with smiles at the thought that the ex-Presi-
dent was at length harncssed with such Il
mortifying duty. Old John. however had
too often lodged their leaders TO be headed
by the small fry.
He commenced his labors as a faithful
public servant. The road beng very un-
dulating, he determined to cut down the
hills, fill up the ravines, and make it good
level turnpike road. Day by day he piled
himself to his work. Hills, and dales at
tested his industry. The effect of his dill
gence was not only visible on the road itself,
but the neighborng farms began soon to
show that just in proportion rs the road sue
ceedcd, fences. bitches, hedges, p!owing,
carting, and every other plantation duty
was neglected For this there was no re-
medy. The hands were all upon the road.
The Joke became in truth a serious matter.
The smiles that lately illumed exery coun-
tenance, turned into ghastly dismay. A
public meeting of the whole neighborhood
was called Headed by the august JUS
tees. they proceeded to the scene of opera
tions and begged Mr.. Tyler for God sake,
for their sake (and perhaps for the sake of
Leland) to quit working on the road and
let the hands go home. Mr.. Tyler replied
"that the lao made it his duty to put the
road in good order and to keep it in SUCH
There were yet good many bad hills TO
be cut down and ravines to be filled till
that was done he felt it his bounden duty to
arorh on. He should dislike to be present
ed to the grand jury for neglect" The JUS
tees promised to excuse him if he should
be indicted beforethem. "Hc preferred to
place himself above the clemency of the
court" The justices then begged HIM TO
resign. Mr.. Tyler replied "that offices
were hard to obtain these times, and having
no assurance that he should soon obtain
another, he could not think, under the cir
cums,ances of resigning."
1t is said he kept the hands at work upon
the road, widening, excavating, filling,
graveIling, and McAdamising for nearly
two months, making one Of the finest roads
in the Union. 1t is thought by many that
the road will not need repair for the next
century. Wonder if the wings will make
another effort to head him?
PANTHER FIGHT.-From letter dated
Newton, Jasper county, Arkansas. July S.
Mr.. Samuel Hudson went into the
woods about three miles from his house,
accompanied by his son, ten or twelve years
old, to cut bee tree, and as he expected to
find 'lots' Of honey, he did not take his shoot
ing iron with him, believing he could not
carry it and the honey too. When he got
to the tree, he commenced chopping, his son
standing eighty or an hundred steps from
him, with butcher knife in his hand-he
had cut but few moments when he heard
g noise just above him in a hollow; he look
up, and saw huge panther walking leis-
urely, paying no attention TO him. Deter
mined not to let him pass thus, Hudson took