The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1861-10-24
Gen. Fremont, Mrs. Fremont and
Miss Fremont.

Geus HEemOuLt Mrs Fremont ana
Miss Fremont.
A letter, dated Jefferson City, Octo.
bor 4, gives the following account Of q
visit to Gen. Fremont's Camp:
The Generals headquarters are pleas
antly located on the side of a bill about
mile back of town. lie occupies a
tent forming the apex Of a triangle,
along which those Of bis staff are
ranged
His wife and daughter we're sitting in
the tent with him, apparently intent on
the business 10 hand, whatever IL may
have been. Mrs. Fremont, it should
be remembered, is a "wholo team" 60
use a cant phrase) herself. and takes as
much interest in the affairs Of his dc,
partment as the General does himself.
She is his Private Secretary and conf
dental adviser, and don't believe he
ever makes a movement or puts forth
an important document without her
knowledge and consent. She is woman
Of strong individuality, and uncommon
vigor of intellect, force of character.
power Of will, and independence Of
thought and action She inherits all
the original and striking traits which
characterized her father, Tom Benton.
She has, undoubtedly furnished a good
deal Of the power which has enabled
Fremont to climb to his present eleya-
ton.
In personal appearance Mrs Fremont
cannot be considered handsome, but Aas
a marked and impressive face. II Is,
large, full, with high check. bones, and of
rather masculine cast. He eyes are
gray, I think, and very intelligent and
vivacious in expression. Her hair, If
mistake not, and ungalIant as tits in me
to record it, is considerably tinged with
gray. In form she is large and heavy;
larger, l should say, and heavier than
her husband, who, the reader is doubt
less aware, is quite a small man. She
and her daughter we're 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 some
what in features, though decidedly more
feminine. She has light complexion,
gray eyes, and a very sweet and amiable
expression. The lower part of her face
recedes rathe er too much to form a good
profile; otherwise l should call her good
looking. She is said to make up in in
|telligence, however, whatever she may
lack in this respect The camp is named
after her. She and her mother have
Quarters just on the hill above, and the
latter, who does not waste any superhu-
GUS time in sleep, has, on one or two oc-
casiOns since their arrival, made her ap.
pearance at the Generals tent before he
had yet walked to consciousness of the
secession rascaities of this wicked
world.
Fremont has a son also with him, ff.
teen or sixteen years Of age, who sports
his juvenile staT uniform, and cavorts
on his spirited black pony. He struck
me as rather an unsophisticated and not
very bright looking youth.
After a little Mrs and Miss Fremont
and the General came OUT while the
two former sat down by the side of the
tent, and Mrs. f. went to reading a
newspaper, (she reads the papers regu.
larly, and takes a deep interest in what
ever is said Of her husband.) the Gener-
al slroled along the grassy slope and
ohatted with the officers. The scene
was calculated to relieve "grim visaged'
war OF some Of his sterner and more for
bidding aspects.
Since I 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 ap.
poaranco as to surprise me, has become
thin, wrinkled and haggard. IF my
eyes do not deceive me, aud do not
think they do, he looks at least ten
years Older than he did then. The
pressure Of great responsibilities, ex.
ihausting mental labor, and the harrass
monts arising from the Vaccinations of
his enemies-of course I refer only to
those who are actuated by personal or
| political motives, and not those who
honestly object to him as not the man
for the position--have left a deeper and
more pnlpable impress upon his ooun.
tonanoe than I have ever observed in
any public man within so brief time
before.
Happening to be introduced to him
found him affablo and unaffected in
manner, and very frank and free in ox-
pressing himself lie assumes none of
the lofty airs which some have aurib-
uted to him, nor is there anything
Iprincely in his style of living here. On
the contrary, it is very plain and sim.
|ple. 1t D the experience of those who
have had an opportunity Of judging,
that he exhibits none of that prejudice
toward correspondents, whatever the
political complexion Of tbe papers they
represent, that characterizes many Of tho
newly Aedged as we'll as old officers in
the service, and he has shown willing.
ness to extend to them all facilities in
his power
A New CLASS OF REFUGEEs IN CAN.
ADA.-The Montreal Herald notices the
settlement in that city Of some wealthy
citizens from tho United States. One
gentleman from Florida is there, who
fed because Of his Northern sympathies;
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