Piney Woods Planter

Gen. R. T. Lytle.—Some maxim maker has said, and truly too, that love of truth is always connected with virtue. If this be true, and who can doubt it, those who disregard truth, we must conclude, are devoid of virtue. Some blinded by party prejudice, seize on every flying report and propagate it as truth: oft, too, in the absence even of every shadow of rumor or of truth those contemners of virtue, these base slanderers give currency to the hints and suggestions of their own foul feverish imaginations when they think they can create or sustain party prejudice, or by that means serve party purposes.—

Those, who, either by the position they occupy, or the disposition and talents they evince, become favorites with the people, and aid in the support of popular measures or oppose those who are contending for exclusive privileges, are the subjects of the unprincipled attacks, the malicious slanders and foul calumny of the federal press. We have a striking illustration of the truth of the above remarks in the case of the gentleman whose name heads this article. A man who has filled many places of honor, been favored by the suffrage and support of a free and enlightened people. A man, who, even from his political opponents wrests the most honorable acquittal from the foul abuse heaped on him by the more unprincipled of a sinking and desponding party.

The Cincinnati Whig, a bitter Federal print, gives the following flat contradiction to the charges of its brother papers, (to the Advocate of bank federalism and foul slander, of this place, with the rest,) that have, with so much eagerness, sought to destroy the fair reputation of this gentleman, for party purposes. But hear what the Whig, that is published in the same place where he resides, and that has always opposed Mr. Lytle, says:

"Several of the whig papers have, of late charged our worthy fellow citizen, Robert T. Lytle, Esq., with being a defaulter to the government for forty thousand dollars; and the Pittsburg Advocate of the 30th October, in remarking upon who will probably be elected United States Senator by the administration party, and objecting to the election of Mr. Lytle, who has been nominated for that office, says, he is a defaulter to the amount of $40,000."

Now, we wish to inform the editor of the Advocate, and all others, that Mr. Lytle is not a defaulter to the government for one cent, and that his accounts have been fully and honorably settled.

"Owing to Mr. Lytle's confiding and liberal character, always trusting too much to the honesty and punctuality of others, a balance appeared against him for a short time, on the books of the government; but directly after this balance was ascertained, and so soon as Mr. Lytle could effect a full adjustment of his accounts with the public officers at Washington, all demands against him on the part of the government were promptly settled, and Mr. L. has now full and honorable acquittance.

"This much we consider due to justice, as well as to Mr. Lytle—who, though a political opponent, is a most worthy and talented gentleman, and whose election to the United States Senate, would, we believe, be more acceptable to the people of the state generally, than any other administration man."