The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-11-28

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doing all in his power for the advance
ment of the Union cause. We made
a number of excellent Union acquain-
tances during our stay there, prominent
among whom cannot forbear to men
tion the name of Mr.. James w. Bell,
connected with Mr.. Tilley in business,
who afforded us every facility in his
power for the successful completion of
our business, and with his family,
showed us every attention possible,
making our stay in St. Louis compare
lively pleasant; long may they live.
We shall ever remember them and ever
stand ready with our lives to defend
the Union they love so we'll. {9ai '2illf
We arrived in Upton on the evening
of Nov. 9Th, and found the corps all in
excellent health. We are armed with
Sharpe's rifles and revolvers, have full
complement of wagons and nearly a
sufficient number of horses; at present
we are divided into four telegraphio d.
visions. Capt. E. P. Rowland com
manding the first division; 1st Lieut.
W., H. Gage, the second I'd. Lieut..
II. H. Hubbard, the third !; Sd Lieut..
E. A. Preston the fourth. Our daily
routine at present is up at $50, roll
call at 6, breakfast at Z, dress parade
at $50, drilling in the manual of arms
and other duties until noon, dinner at
IL, scientific lecture at 1:3O, supper at
dark, practicing with the signal lights
in the evening, lights out i'll the tents
and all hands except the guards retire
at 10 p. nj. regret that at present
we, are not near enough to the seat of
war 20 give you any proper information
i'll regard to the movements of the
army. The latest rumors that we have
here are that Prices army has disband-
ed, and that Gen. Hunter with the
Federal army is enronte for the North.
Capt. Taylor, the Quartermaster of
this post has received a telegraphic dis
patch from Sedalia not to send any
more supplies to Springfield as the
army had left there and was on the
road to Warsaw. This morning Q2th
inst.,) we heard heavy firing in the
west, but as yet have not learned the
cause. -i Eaa ga- e7 .t3r' 80. .eg,
A special train without previous
notice. came dashing into town from
the vest on the morning of November
Sth, bearing Oh board Major General
John G. Fremont and body guard, Of
course there was a general stampede
on the part of the soldiers for the de-
pot to see the great Pathfinder, and the
subscriber was by no means ths last
one in said stampede,l having always
had an ardent desire to see him who
was the Republican candidate for the
Presidential chair in the, campaign Of
1856. After considerable shouting by
the large crowd that had gathered al
most instantaneously about the cars,
the General made his appearance on
the front platform of the rear car and
waived his cap to the multitude, his ap-
pearance was somewhat different from
what l had expected in reading of and
thinking about him. l had always
pictured to myself prompt looking
firm undaunted man, of bold open car
riage, bronzed, with dark hair and
whiskers, the practical rather than the
theoretical predominating in his co NJ
position, born to command among his
fellows as much by physical as intel
lectual force of character. .-o -.
But in John G. Fremont as he ap.
hpeared to me on the platform of the
railroad car at Upton, | saw, man
in whom the intellectual faculties large
ly predominate..; noble lofty forehead
. with the organ of benevolence largely
developed, his hair whiskers and mus
taches were quite gray, his bearing
somewhat undecided and irresolute.
presenting the appearance of having
lately passed through great hardship'
both physical and mental. 2 f'e''
His appearance. touched sympa
thetic chord in the hearts of the peo
pie and shout after shout rent the all
with al enthusiasm that any of the rec
tape heroes of the war would have
found it impossible to have restrained
A call being made for speech he re
marked that speech would be entirely
out of place A few words, a few
words was shouted. Well boys, was
the reply, l have only to say. that
am sorry it is so that we can't be to
gether down below, pointing with hi
r;obt hand IN the southwest hut in th,