The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-10-23


The Generals Headquarters are pleasantly To-
Gated on the side of a hill about a mile out OF
town. He occupies tent forming the apex OF
triangle, along which those of his staff are ar
ranged
His wife and daughter were sittir in the tent
with him, apparently intent on the business IN
hand, whatever it may have been. Mrs. Fre-
mont, it should be remembered, is a "whole
team, 10 use camp phrase, herself, and takes
as much interest in the affairs of his department
as the General does himself. She is his private
Secretary and confidential adviser, and don't
believe lie ever makes a movement or puts forth
an important document without her knowledge
and consent. She is woman OF strong individ-
uality and uncommon vigor of intellect, force OF
character, power OF viii, and independence OF
thought and action. She inherits all the original
and striking traits which characterized her faith
er, Thomas ii. Benton. She has undoubtedly
furnished good deal of the power which has
enabled Fremont TO climb to his present eeva-
tion.
In personal appearance, Mrs. Fremont cannot
be considered handsome, but has a marked and
impressive face. Ii is large, full, with high
cheek bones and with rather masculine cast.
Her eyes are grey, think, and very intelligent
and vivacious IN expression. Her hair, If | mis-
take not and ungallant il is in 10 record il,
: considerably tinged with gray. In form she
is large and heavy; larger | should say, and hev
ier than her husband, whom, the reader is doubt
less aware, is quite a small man. She and her
daughter were both dressed in plain black.
Miss Lille Fremont, who, i believe has seen
about seventeen summers, is much smaller and
slighter in figure than her MOTHER but resembles
her somewhat in features, though decidedly more
feminine. She has light complexion, gray eyes,
and very sweet and amiable expression. The
lower part of her face recedes rather too much
to form good profile; otherwise l should call
her good looking. She is said to make up in in
telligence, however, what she NAV lack in this
respect The camp is named after her. She
and her mother have quarters just up on the hill
| above and the latter, who does not waste any
superfluOus time in sleep, has on one or two oc-
casiOns since their arrival made h., appearance
at the Generals tent before he had vet walked to
consciousness Of the secession rascaities of this
| wicked world.
| Fremont has a son also with him, Is or 10
years of age, who sports his Juvenile staff uni
form and cavorts on his spirited black pony.
| He struck me rather An unsophisticated and
not very bright looking youth.
/ After little, Mrs. and Miss Fremont and the
General came out, and while the two former sat
down by the side of the tent and Mrs. F. went
to reading newspaper, (she reads the papers
regularly and takes deep interest in whatever
s said of her husband) the General strOiled
along on the grassy slope and chatted with the
officers. The scene was calculated to relieve
" grim-visaged war" of some of his sterner and
more forbidding aspects.
Since saw the General for the first time in
Washington, some three months ago, his haiI
and beard have grown rapidly gray, and his face
which was then full. fresh and so youthful in ap
pearance To surprise me, has become thin
wrinkled and haggard. II my eyes do not de
ceive me, and do rot think they do, he look:
at least ten years older than he did then. Til,
pressure of great responsibilities, exhaustinl
mental labor, and the harassments arising iron
the Vaccinations of his enemes-of course
refer only to those who are actuated by persona
or political motives, and not those who honesil,
object to him as not the man for the position
have left deeper and more palpable impress
upon bis countenance than have ever observ
ed in anv public man within so brief time be
fore.
Happening to be introduced to him, tOun
him affabe and unaffected in manner, and yer
frank and free in expressing himself. lie assun
es none of the lofty airs which some have attrt
uted to him, nor is there anything princely in hi
style OF living here. On the contrary, it is yer
plain and simple. 1t is the experience Of thos
who have had an opportunity OF Judging, tha
he exhibits none of that prejudice toward col
respondents, whater the political complexion
: the papers they represent, that characterize
many of the newly -fedged as we'll as old officer
in the service, and he has shown a wngne:
to extend to them al the facilities in his pOwe
Ii NAV not be amiss TO add, as matter of sin
pie justice, in regard to the statement of his pa
atial style OF living, and naccessiblity, that tn
, house he occupies in st. Louis is not SO fine
: ! several in Cincinnati, and that being owned b
the heirs of a relation of Mrs. Fremont, and O
fered to him already furnished and at a very 10
rent, he took it in preference to the Arsenal,
: anybody else would haze done under like circun
. stances. As to the guards with drawn swort
in 'front.' the former OF course no more tha
all our Major Generals have; the swords WEI
! chosen in preference to the musket and bayon
not in good taste should say, but still not
ing more than matter of taste after all. II
!, ., alleged inaccessibility, imagine, was mainly
u persons seeking appointments, and in a few 9th
, instances where the complaints were well foun
: ed, the fault was probably due to subordinate
many OF whom assume a vast deal more cons
;. quence than their superors, and make il the
1t special business to bluff persons seeking in:s
views, and throw all the obstacles possible
! their way. But so far as | have observed Fr
! mont and his staff, there is more real demOcra
y among them in one day than can be found in L
!, army at Washington in a week.--Cor. of G;
y Gazette.