Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-08-11
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence New York World.l
WASHINGTON, August s

Correspondence New York World.1
WASHINGTON, August 8.
IMPORTANT REBEL MILITARY MOVEMENTS.
There is now every reason to believe that
the recent movements of the rebels on the
Upper Potomac and the hints of invasion
of the North thrown out by the southern
prisoners, were for the purpose of deceiving
the Administration and General Grant as to
the real designs of the Richmond govern
ment. There can scarcely be doubt that
the rebels are hurrying troops from every
quarter to overwhelm General Sherman.--
In addition to the rebel army from the
trans Mississippi region, which must by
this time have reached Hood, and the scat
tered bodies of troops from the cotton and
South Atlantic States, which have been
pushed into Georgia to save Atlanta, it is
supposed that not less than thirty thousand
of Lees veterans were hurried over the
Danville road also to reinforce Hood as soon
as it was definitely settled that there was
not the slightest fear of General Grant cap
turing Richmond or even Petersburg
Those who profess to thoroughly under
stand the military situation are exceedingly
apprehensive that some misfortune may
come upon General Sherman's army be-
cause of this reported heavy concentration
of rebel troops, not only to contest his adj
vance, but to beat him back. 1t is not to be
disguised that the situation at Atlanta is not
at all as hopeful as correspondents and unof-
fetal people try to make it appear. 1t Is
noticed here with some alarm that neither
| General Sherman nor Secretary Stanton
have made any official claim to have won
victories in the recent fights around At
lanta. '4t 1ii.t
correspondence Of The New York Herald
THE pRAFT-MR. LINCOLN TO BE ELECTED BY
A RIOT IN NEW YORK. '
A prominent gentleman from your State,
conyersipg this morning with parsonage
of very exalted official station, expressed
his apprehensions that any attempt to en-
| force the draft in New York city would be
| followed by riot of the most formidable
and destructive character-a riot to which
that of July, 1863, would be, mere child's
play. "Hai ha!' responded the official, rub
bing his lean hands together and smiling as
If the idea pleased him, .let them only try
II. sir, and see how the plan will work
why, sir, a riot that would lay New York
city in ashes would elect the Republican
ticket so easy that no other party would
know it had candidate running" What
can this mean? Is an anti-draft riot to be
provoked for New York for the sole puur-
nose of continuing in Office the present in
ii
it that any plan SO diabolleal can be In con-
temptation. loffe b..s E3sEsi
THE PRESIDENT AND MR.. STANTON. an
Evidence accumulates every hour that
certain prominent partisans of the Presi-
dent are makinga vigorouspush for Secreta-
nv Stanton's removal, and that the President
Is anxious their wishes should be complied
with. Mr.. Lincoln carefully allows Secre-
tary Stanton to know al the pressure thai
is brought, on the Executive Mansion t.
/ this end; but Is himself afraid to take th'
) strong step of formal decapitation. I'll
4 wants the Secretary to tender voluntary
: resignation;' but this is mot at all in Stan
' TONS line" as the late Mr.. Burton used t,
saw in one of his most celebrated parts.-
I stanton is working himself to death in al
4 ungratefll office, and fast growing sick Q
i an nnfruitful strife; but he will not assis
b The President by making himself a volun
e tarv scapegoat, as would be the case shoul
he tender his resignation. Let all, therefore
take notice. who think they annoy Mr.. Lir
vi coin when they assail the Secretary Of Wa
J. that they are playing directly into Mr.. Lii
/. coln's hands, and doing precisely what }
i wishes them. The more they abuse Star
N ton and hold him responsible for all erro
and disasters, the more our chuckling Pre-