The North-Carolina standard., 1847-07-28

After many aboftive efforts uuon The ma rt of the
wings to head John Tyler, il seems he has at
length succeeded in turning the tables upon that
nope'ui party. We give the story as we heard it !:
Y seems that during the last winter or spring,
county court in MIR. TyIer's county. compose3
OF several whig Justices of the Peace. with a
view 70 mortify and humble Mr.. TYLER for his
poilticai sin OF turning democrat, appointed him
oVerseer OF road, with the intention of enforc.
lng the dnties or impose the fine 10 such cases
made and provided in the statute. - s-leo@ -dz75
The law of Virginia, it seems, specifies no
Imited time for working on and repairing roads,
but ils terms declare they shall be pnt and kent in
order. Accordingly, Mr. Tyler being notified Of
this new honor conferred sat about TO discharge
his duty: To the delight of his patron Justices
and whig brethren, he was soon seen riding
through the neighborhood, summoning the 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 expresident was at length
harnessed. with such mortifying duty. Old
yohn however, had too often lodged their leaders,
to be headed by the small fry IA
He comm enced his labors as faithful public
servant. The road being very nndulating, he de-
termined TO cut down the hills fill up the gulies
and ravines, and make it good level turnpike
road. Day by day he piled himself to his wol H.
hills and wales attested his industry. The effect
OF his diligence was not only visible on the road
itself out the nelghboring farms begun soon to
shew that just in proportion as the road succeed
ed, fences ditches hedges, blowing, cartng, and
every other plantation service was neglected. For
this there was no remedy. The hands were ali
upon the road. The joke became, in truth, a Sc
rious matter. The smiles that lately illumed eve
ry countenace, turned into ghas,ly dismay. A
public meeting of the whole neighborhood was
called. Headed by the august Justices, they pro-
ceed to the scene of operations and begged MIR.
Tyler for Gods sake for their sakes, land perhaps
for the sake Of Ireland) TO quit working on the
road and let the hands go home. Mr.. Tyler re-
piled, "Ihat the law made it his duty to put the
road in good order, and 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 work on. He should dis
like to be presented to the grand jury for neglect
Of duty Immediately after his appointment" The
Justices promised 10 excuse him if he should be
indicted before them. He 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 assurance that he should soon
obtain another, he could not think under the cir
cumstances, of resigning"
1t is said he kept the hands at work upon the
road, widening, excaVating, filling. graveling and
NJ 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 whigs will make
another effort to head hm2