The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-07-17
From the Special Correspondence of the Times.
Visit Of the President to Gen. McCIeI-
lan,s ARMY.

From the Special Correspondence of the Times.
Visit Of the President to Gen. McCIeI-
lan's Army.
HARRIsoN's BAR, James River, July ..
The event of yesterday was the, to
the most of the army, unexpected vis't
of President Lincoln, who arrived at
the Landing in the afternoon, III the
Aeriel, o steam transport, having lett
Fortress Monroe at O'Clock In the
morning. He was soon discovered by
the crowd of Quartermasters, Surgeons
and soldiers near the Landing, he sit
ting and smiling serenely on the after
deck of the vessel, and was greeted
with repeated cheers, and it was speed
lily told through the camps that Mr..
Lincoln had come to have look at the
army, who knowing but that something
significant was In the visit. Gen. Me-
Clellan, with portion of his staff, met
the President at the Landing, the party
riding soon after to headquarters, from
which directly there issued an order
for an immediate review of the troops.
After short conversation with Gen.
Mcclellan, of an entirely unofficial
character, the party started ont to re-
view the army, the cool of the early
evening favoring such ceremony.
The President drove in carriage to
the headquarters of corps, and there
mounted, in turn riding along the lines
of each division. He seemed in excel
lent spirits, and his conversation with
the different Generals, expressed his
pride at the gallant conduct of the army
and of its leaders. The soldiers, as he
rode before them, We'd in their cheers
with the roar of the cannon, which
belched forth their stately national sa-
lutes, as he approached each several
division, giving the head of the nation
such a welcome as to assure him that
be was among friends, and men not so
exhausted by the fatigues of the recent
awful days as to be unable to give full
rotundity and volume to the tone of the
vociferous greeting. Mr.. Lincoln rode
at the right of Gen. Nc Clellan, holding
with one hand the reins which checked
a spirited horse, and with the other g
large-sized stove-pipe hat, which latter
was regarded with unusual interest b,
the army, as the first head-covering o
the kind seen in many months. The
President rode rapidly along the lines
bowling and saluting as he went, Gen
Mcclellan, meantime, waving his fl
tigue cap, and evidently not at al
ashamed Of the veteran army that he
was exhibiting. Stopping only to shake
hands and say single congratulatory
word to the Generals, Mr.. LincolI
passed FROM division to division, along
the whole line cheers meeting and fol
lowing him, and cannon telling theil
salutes. 1t was past shutdown, and al
late as nine in the evening before tn,
last salute and the last cheer heard il
the distance told that the ceremony O
the review was over. The whole thing
was admirably conducted, and tended
visibly to elevate the spirits of the army
Mr.. Lincoln, after little lively CONVEX
sation with Gen. Mcclellan and hi
Staff, returned to the steamer consider
ably fatigued after his long horsebacl
ride, but yet undoubtedly able to devot,
some hours to conference with th,
0oHHil11uuiHS 0CHCidi, tuO OuiuSu "
which talk, not having been present,
am not able to report, but l fancy it die
not relate entirely to the facilitating
heat of the day, nor of the pictursqu
beauty of the place. To-day the Pres
ident makes the voyage back to Fort
ress Monroe, familiar with the condi
ton and position of the army of tn
Potomac, having doubtless left behin'
something valuable in the shape of ad
vice and may be promises.
This visit has certainly great signi6
canoe in connection with the recen
great movement, and that other rapi,
journey to West Point. Your reader
can fathom its meaning perhaps, a
well as J., with this advantage, that 70
them to guess ard to think will no. b.
contraband, while the correspondent
under parole would be pretty likely t,
regret even the shrewdness of his pub
lished surmises.