The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-08-14
THE D'ARuSMoNT CASE.


Is woman OF remarkable presence-an
Amazon in physical struclure-but evi
IDENTIFY in the decade Of lie. She has lis
tened with remarkable attention to the
prolracted but able and ingenious argument
OF the adverse counsel, although palpabIy
suffering from severe bodily infirmity.-
Mr.. d'Arusmont, the defendant, we be.
lIeve, is al this time in France.
This IS a suit instituted by Fanny Wright
d'Arusmont against her late husband lor
almony. In the course Of the pleadings
on Saturday morning, Judge Tiden, coun.
sci for the defence, went into deeply in
tcrestng history Of this remarkable woman
She is the daughter of Dundee merchan,
in Scotland. She received large patri
nonial inheritance from maternal uncle,
Sir Archibald Campbell, who died on the
field o. honor and Of victory" Having
early imbibed some peculiar views relating
to society, politics and religion, and find
ing the United States better field for pro
mitigating her views, she came hi,her in
1918, bringing with her, and investing in
this country, large amount of property.
Soon after her residence here she became
interested in the condition Of the slaves at
the South. Numerous publications were
made explaining her views upon this i'm
portant subject. Not satisfied with this
instrument in the prosecution Of her plans
she stock the stump" traversing the prin-
cipal cities Of the Union, making speeches
and ora,ions in defence Of her project foI
the eradication Of slavery, and finally set.
tied in Tennessee, where she purchased
about thirty negroes and took them 10 ST
Domingo, where she made suitable provis
ions for them. She soon afterwards be-
came interested in some school of Socia alsts
If which We believe that Robert Owen OF
England, was the great head This school
was afterwards, from some cause, removed
to New Harmony, Indiana, where Robert
Dale Owen, the son Of Robert, was enga
ged in the new experiment, and there she
established press, Of which Robert Dale
Owen was the conductor. This expert
ment proving failure, the type and ma
terials were shipped to New Orleans and
from thence to New York, where it was
supp sed better field was opened for the
successful uliimation Of her schemes. Tha
Ipaper was called The "Free Inquirer" anc
has long since vanished from the newspa.
porial world. All OF the various projects
Of this extraordinary woman however, TEN
pered as they may have been with benev
olent and sef-sacrilicing disposition, have
proved signal failures. This, we believe
is the summing up Of their history.
Ia one of Fanny Wright's visits to Paris
she made the acquaintance of her late hus
band, Mr.. D'Arusmont. Between then
there must have been powerful intelec
,uaI sympathy. Mr.. D'Arusmont, it ap
pears, like his wife, had early imblbet
republican tendencies, and had come to iht
United States as early as the year 1903
aud had here legally declared his intention
to become permanent resident lie wa:
the son Of Judge of one Of the provincial
courts in The south of France, and scloI
of one Of the old feuda families, and Of th'
reigning and influential political aristocra
cy. He was educated for the profession
the Law, and is said to possess extraordln
arv attainments. Uuder Fanny Wright
patronage, long before the celebration o
their marriage, Mr.. D'Arusmont, who wa
on temporary visit TO his family in France
returned to the United States and palticipa
ted in the pursuits to which we have made
reference. He returned to France IL
1880, and in the same year was married
to Fanny Wright in Paris, by one of th'
municipal officers of the city. Genera
Lafayette was present at the nuptial cere
monies. One Of the papers filed in th'
present suit by Madam D'Arusmont, state
! that the chief cause of this remarkable al
lance was a disposition on her part +
make an honorable pecuniary provision t
Mr.. D'Arusmont, who was without mean;
After the marriage, the parties came
The United States. Madam D'Arusmon
itinera,ed in the prosecution OF her origin
al plans, and her husband was occupied i
the management Of their estate, and in sh
evolyement Of some plans for the educa
ton of youth, which he had commenced II
France, but had been compelled to abandon
from the annoyance Of the police. Unde
the patronage of Mr.. Macclure, man Q
fortune in Scotland, Mr.. D'Arusmont pur
sued his experiments in celebrating an
putting into practical operation his theor
Of education. Pupils were secured, an
the school was opened in Philade'pha, wa
afterwards removed to New Harmony, an
finally 10 Paris, where letters patent wer
ara n,ed by the French Government, an
The school was placed on permanent ba
sis. Mr.. D'Arusmont has devoted lon
life to these educational pursuits, and Il
we believe, ut present engaged in bis Ia
vorite studies.
One daughter, now under the guardian
ship of Mr.. D'Arusmont, is the result
this singular marriage. The domestic bis
tory Of these parties, and the immedat
cause leading to the separation have no
vet been reviewed in this argument.
does appear, however, that a DIVISION
Tho Joint property was made at the time
separation. Some of the income OF bot
parties is divided from the bonds and mor'
| cages in New York, an estate in sco'ian'
t one in Tennessee, and an investment 10 0
near Cincinnati The defence claims Una
the plaintiff, now praying for allmony: ma
A., b.d sat off 10 her an income OF tw