The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-10-23
From the Jefferson City correspondence Of the cincn
uatti Gazette. c
Cen. Fremont, his Wife, DaugIl.
ter and SON.

ter and Som.
The Generals headquarters are pleasantly
located on the side Of hill about mile
back Of town. He occupies tent forming
tho apex Of triangle, along which those Of
his staff are arranged.
Ills wife and daughter were sitting in the
tent with him, apparently intent on the busi-
ness in hand, whatever it may have been
Mrs. Fremont, it should be remembered, is a
"whole team, ITO use cant phrase, herself,
and takes rs mnch interest in the affairs ofhis
department as tina General does himself
She is his private Secretary and confidcn-
tial adviser, and I don't believe he ever
makes movement or puts forth an
important document without her knowledge
and consent, She is woman of strong in
diyiduaiity and uncommon vigor of intellect,
force Of character, power Of will, and in.
dependence Of thought and action. She in
hcrits all the original and striking traits
which characterized her father, Tom Ben.
ton. She has undoubtedly furnished a
good deal of the power which has enabled
Fremont t. climb to his present elevation.
In personal appearance Mrs. Fremont can
not be considered handsome, but has mar
kel and impressive face. It is large, full,
with high check bones and Of rather mascn-
line cast. Her eyes are gray, 1 think, and
very intelligent and vivacious in expression.
Her hair, il I mistake not, and ungallant as
il is in me to record it, is considerably ting
ei with gray. In form she is large and
heavy larger, should say, and heavier
than her husband, whom, the reader is
doubles aware is quite a small man. She
and her daughter were both dressed 10 plain
black ass
Miss Lille Fremont, who, believe, has
seen about seventeen summers. Is much
smaller and slghter in figure than her moth
e- but resembles her somewhatnin 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 a good profile; otherwise should call
her good looking She is said to make up
in intelligence, however, what she may lack
in this respect. The Camp is named after
her. She and her mother have quarters just
up on the hill above, and tho latter, who
does not waste any superfluous time in sleep
has one or two occasions since thei arrival
made her appearance at the Generals tsnt be,
fore ne had yet walked to consciousness Of
the Secession rascalities Of this wicked
world.
Fremont has son also with him, Is or 6
years ofage, who sports his juvenile Staff
uniform and cavorts on his spirited black
pony. He struck me as rather an unso-
phistcatcd and not very bright. looking
youth.
After little Mrs. and Miss Fremont and
the General came out, and while the two for
mer sat down by the side of the tent and
Mrs. +. went to reading newspaper, (she
reads the papers regularly and takes deep
intere.t in whatever is said of her husband,)
the General stro led 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
hair and beard have grown rapidly gray, and
his face, which was then full, ,-fresh and so
youthful in appearance as to surprise me, has
become thin, w,inkled, and haggard. Ifmy
eyes do not deceive me, and do not think
they do, he looks at least ten years older than
nc did :hcn. The pressure Of great respon-
sibilites, exhausting mental labor, and the
harrassments arising from the Vaccinations
Of his enemies of course | refer only to
those who are actuated by personal or politi-
cal motives, and not those who honestly OBJ
ject to him as not the man for the position
have left deeper and moro palable impress
upon his countenacc than have ever obser.
yed in any public man within SO brief time
before
Happening to be introduced to him,
found HIM affable and unaffected in manner
and very frank and free in expressing him
self. He assumes none Of the lofty airs
which some have attributed to him, nor is
there anything princely in his style of living
here. On the contrary, It is very plain and
simple. 1t is the experience Of those who
had an opportunity Of judging, that he ex
hibits none q that prejudice towards cores
pondents, whatever the political complexion
Of the papers they represent, that characteri.
zes many oftlle newly -fedgcd as well as old
officers ip the service, and I've has shown q
willingness to extend to them all the facilities
in his power.
II may not he amiss to add. as matter o!
simple justice, in regard to the statement Of
his palatial style Of living and inaccessiblity
that the house he occupies IN St. Louis ID
not 80 ineas several in Cincinnati, and that
being owned BY the heirs Off relation ol
Mrs. Fremont. and offered to him already
furnished and At very low rent, he took il
inprsferencs to.ths Arsenal, as anybody else
would have done under like circumstances
As to the guards with drawn swords in front