The southern press., 1851-08-09
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
The D'ArusamOnt Case.

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On Saturday morning Judge Tilden resumed
his argument before Judge Warden in this suit for
alimony, in which the celebrated Fanny Wright
is complainant. She is a woman OF remarkable
presence-an Amazon in physical structurs-but
evidently in the decade of life. She has listened
with respectful attention to the protracted, but
able and ingenious argument OF the adverse ecoun-
bodily infrmity. Mr. D'Arusamont. the defend
ant, we believe is at this time in Francs.
This is a suit instit uted by Fanny Wright
D'Arusamont against her late husband for ali
mony. In the course of the pleadings on Satur
day morning, Judge Tilden, counse! for the de-
fence, went into deeply interesting history olth,s
Dundee merchant in Scotland. She received a
large patrimonia inheritance from q maternal
uncle, Sir Archibald Campbell, who died on the
"feld ofhonOr and of victory Having early
imbibed some peculiar views relating 70 society,
politics and religion, and finding the United States
better fsId her siswf, she came
in this country, d large amountof property.
Soon after her residence here she became inter-
eated in the condition of the slaves at the South
Numerous publication were made explaining her
views upon this important subject Not satisfied
with this instrument in the prosecution OF her
plans, she took the stump, traverslng the Prln,
cpal cities Of the Union, making speeches and
orations in defence OF her project for the eradica-
ton Of slavery, and finally settled in Tennessee,
where she purchased about thirty negroes and
took them to st. Domingo, where she made suitable
provisions for them. She soon afterwards became
interested in some school Of Socialists, of 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
engaged in the new experiment, and there she
established press, of which Robert Dale Owen
was the conductor. This experiment proving a
failure, the type and miterials were shipped to
| New Orleans and from thence to New York, where
| it was supr osed better field was opened tor the
successful ultimation fiber schemes, This paper
was called the "Free Inquirer" and has long
since yenished from the newspaporial world. All
of the various projects of this extraordinary
woman however, tempered as they may have been
with benevolent and self sacrificing disposition,
| have proved signal failures. This we believe, is
the summing up of their history.
In one of Fanny Wright's visits to Paris she
made the acquaintance Of her late husband, Mr..
! D'Arusmont Between them there must have
been a powerful intellectual sympathy. Mr..
D'Arusmont, it appears, like his wife, had early
imbibed strong republican tendencies, and had
come to the United States as early as the year
1905, and had here legally declared his intention
to become permanent resident He was the son
of Judge of one of the provincial courts in the
south Of France, and scion of one the old fani
! lies, and of the reigning and influential political
aristocracy. He was educated for the profession
of the law, and is said to possess extraordinary
attachments. Under Fanny Wrght's patronage
| long before the celebration Of their marriage, Mr.
| D'Arusmont who was temporary visit TO hii
! family in France, returned to the United States
and participated in the pursuits to which we have
made reference. He returned to France in 1880
and in the same year was married TO Fanny
Wright in Paris, by one Of the principal officers o
the city. General Lafayette was present at thu
j nnptial ceremonies. One of the papers filed n
the present suit by Madame, D'Arusmont, states
1 that the chief cause Of this remarkable aliianc
! was a disposition on her part to make an honor
able pecuniary provision for Mr. D'Arusmont
who was without means.
J After the marriage, the parties came TO tn
United States. Madame D'Arusmont itinerate'
in the prosecution of her original plans, and he
husband was occupied in the management Of thei
estate, and in the evolvement Of some plans, 70
the education of youth, which he had commenced
in France, but had been compelled 10 abandon
from the snnoyanoe OF the police. Under IN
patronage Of a Mr.. Macclure, man Of fortune il
Scotland, Mr.. D'Arusmont pursued his expert
ments In celebrating and putting into practica
operation his theory of education. Pupils wer
secured, and the school was opened in Philadel
phia, was afterwards removed TO New Harmony
and finally to Paris, where letters patent wer
granted by the French government, and the schoo
was plsced on permanent basis. Mr. Darius
mont has devoted lcng life to these educationa
pursuits, and is, believe, at present engaged il
his favorite studies.
4 One daughter, now under the guardianship o
! Mr.. D'Arusmont, is the result Of this singula
marriage. The domestic history Of these parties
and the immediate causes leading TO the separa
ton, have not yet been reviewed in this argument
II does not appear, however, that division o
the Joint properly made at the time Of separa
tion.---Some Of the income Of both parties is de
rived from bonds and mortgages in New York, al
estate in Scotland, one in Tennessee, and an in
vestment in or near Cincinnati. The defenc
claims that the plaintiff, now praying for th
aIimony, has already had set of to her an income
Of two thousand dollars, while Mr.. D'Ausmont'
income is but little IL any more than one thousand
dollars per annum.-This much Of this interesting
case we gather from Judge Tilden's argument o
Saturday, which will be resumed in the library
room at o'clock this morning. Judge Walker
on the part Of the petitioner follows the argmen
| of Judge Tilden.