Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-09-01
Radical Prospects North and South.

The correspondent at Washington of the
New York Herald, writing to that paper under
date August %, says:
All the advices received here recently from
the South represent carpet baglsm as on Its
death bed. With the exception OF Florida and
South Carolina all the Southern States are con-
coded as certain to 60 for Seymour and Blair
The Radical organization in the reconstructed
regions are dwindling away rapidly, and defec-
ton has reached their very strong hold with
such alarming results that the carpet bag heroes
see nothing but ruin ahead. They have dis
covered their great weakness in the very spot
where they looked for an impregnable tower OF
strength. The negroes whom theyrelIed upon as
their right arm Of power have become disguised
and proclaim that the white Radical Is great
err enemy to them than the white rebels who
were lately their masters The most intelligent
blacks, therefore, have determined to join hands
with their old masters and thus drive away the
carpet bag adventures from the South to their
native element. This reputation of Radical
ism by the colored citizens is overwhelming the
Republican leaders of the South, and con-
seouently they are beginning to realize that they
have been caught in their own trap. Several
shrewd Republicans who have just returned
from different parts of the South admit that
Sambo has turned the tables upon them COM
pletely, and that now their only hope ofsuccess
is in the North. This last hope seems not to
have very firm hold of them either, judging
by the manner in which they write to their
here from different States in the East and West
by Radical stumpers and managers is of the
most Responding character. They admit that
Pennsylvania, Indiana and Ohio are lost to
Grant and Colfax beyond redemption, and one
of them declares that Illinois will go the same
way unless the strongest efforts are made to save
it. Logan's defeat as Congressman at large
from the State is spoken of as certain, but the
electoral ticket it is urged, may be carried by
clever engineering. The most sanguine Re-
publican l have seen here from Colfax's State
only figures up Republican majority Of three
thousand in Indiana This Republican is one
of the most shrewd and influential politicians in
the State of Indiana. In fact the impression is
very general here now that Seymour and Blair
will be elected by very decisive majority, not
on account of any great popularity of their own,
but because the people of the country are de-
termined to have a change anyhow.
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, August 2S.-General Meade
visited the President aud Secretary Schofeld
to-day, and then left for visit to the North.
He says she is sure the southern people mean
to do right.
There was brief Cabinet meeting to- day,
Messrs. Brewing, Evarts, and Randall being
absent.
The President and Secretary of War referred
Hon. William Campbell, Of Charleston, S. c.,
who comes to secure assurance of safety for the
citizens of that place, to the orders Of Generals
Buchanan and Meade, and the opinion of the
Attorney General. Both the President and
Ooorot,,x, c,,p,,,o With fbo ohiootc Of Mr.
Campbell mission, but can do nothing more
unless an emergency arises
The Sixth infantry, a part of which is in the
Indian country, will be concentrated at Charles
ton.
General Rosecrans has returned here. He is
the bearer of no address from the southern
generals, and does not know that any such ad-
dress is contemplated. His visit to General
Lee and the other Generals was on his motion,
and without counsel from any person or party
His intercourse with them was cordial and
pleasant, and conclusive to his mind that the
southern generals were no impeachment to re-
storation and reconciliation.
A special treasury agent leaves here soon for
the northern ports with view of reducing the
number of men and the expense in collecting
the customs.
THE TENURE OF OFFICE LAW.-The uncon-
sttutional legislation of Congress is resulting as
it might have been expected to result The
tenure-of- office law was intended by an evasion
of the Constitution to deprive the President of
his constitutional right to remove officers. Mr..
Evarts gives formal written opinion as fol-
lows
''ATToRNEY GENERALS OFFICE,
''WAsHINGToN. August q, 1863
Zion. Hugh McCuloch Secretary Of the
Treasury:
''Sir,-I have considered the case of John H.
Anderson, collector of internal revenue for the
fourth district of Virginia, sufficiently to find
that it is doubtful whether, under the peculiar
provisions of the tenure Of civil Office act, he
has yet been removed from that office, although
it is stated that he has been for some months
an inmate of the penitentiary. l advise, there
fore, that the President execute a formal act
removing Mr.. Anderson from that Office, pur-
suant to the resolution of the Senate advising
and consenting to his removal. X
''W. NJ. EvARTs.
Attorney General
Thus this man remained in office although in
the Albany penitentiary, until by proclamation,
of date August 26, he was formally removed.
MUSICAL PRODIGY.-Willie Cofman, the
wonderful music prodigy, from Norfolk, passed
through this city yesterday, under charge of
his father, en- route to the White Sulphur
Springs. He is but little less than a miracle.
He is only two years and nine months old, and
yet plays on the piano in a manner incredible
even to those who see and hear him. He per-
forms the most difficult pieces after hearing
them only once or twice, and is so small that
he is compelled to use his elbows and wrists as
we'll as his fingers in striking the keys. We