The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-17
The Celebrated Fanny WsIsht, Madame
D,ArusmOnt

INTERESTING SKETCH OF HEE LIFE-INCIDENrs Ere.
Frances Wright dAIusmont, whose death occurred
in Cincinnati on Tuesday last born In DUNDEE Scot
land on the 9th of September, 1895. Her fathers Ia
mlv ORIGINALLY came from the northern Highlands, and
were sxtcye property holders as far back a, lsoo The
father of Frances Wright left an orphan at IN early
age and pa bis in the best academies OF Perth
and Edinburgh, and the Univcrsity OF Dublin, AFTER
which he travelled for years Az this early age he
was a corresp spondent Of Adam Smith, DR. Cullen, and
other diftipguished men Of science and letters Her
mobe- sprapg on The father side. from the Campbells
of InyeraIv and the s.uats Of Loeb Ave and By her
motber,s si6c from the lettered arstocracy OF Eng
land. Her brother the well kno~p General
william Campbell, the companion OF Malcolm In
III s,o,.ssv to Persia After the death OF her
parerts Frsnces Wright taken, while quite
child to Eraand snd raised as ward OF Chancery BY
maternal aunt Surrounded at all times by rare and
extensive Libraries and commanding Whatever masters
che desired tho applied herse to various branches OF
science and the study Of modern letters and the arts sne
,ar,v showed very rquiring mind and once, after ask
,r come questions and being checked by shrewd mahe.
matican and physician who observed that her question
vas dangerous she replied Can truth be dangerous ~
IL IA thouaht so WAS the reply On chat occaaon she
a,d in her biography she learned two things viz thai
truth had still to be found aud that men were AFRAID Oh
to At the age OF twenty she went to scotand where
she passed three years the summers sho IN visiting
tbs and lovands and the winters In study In
1878 she embarked from Liverpool for New YORK ana
received into the first circles Of fashion and respeots
buitv appearing at the parties Of the late Dr. David
Uosack Col John Trumbun, the artist and otner iSm'
| lies Of distinction.
In reply TO remorstrsnce OF her uncle FOR nav
| ;po siyen America the preference over Italy ana
Gre,ee which he recomme nded to her. she said Ths
sight Of Italy uncle prostrased under the iesden
tosytrs CT Austria would break heart" HIS reply
that hc was the child her father and must have
,ob.rsed her views and principles in the blood Tas
nature OF her Impressions resolved during her frs
olance at the cherished country Of her young ennus
asm appear in the volume published on ner return y
Evcand in 1920 under the name OF aViews Of Society
| and Manners In America" This work Was highly euio
evd exhibited admiration Of democratic prnci pies
While In this county she wrote splendid Tragedy csu
cd Altorfp the scenes Of which were laid In sHtzsr
land and had many beauties and peculiaries partcu
ay with regard to coDiuss iss shs..ntsr 2, s IN ss MA,
namely that OF "Altorfn In the spring OF lS2l, sh
| wade 4 wilt TO Paris where her intimacy commence
with General Lsfsy ette ffom whom pressing invita-
ton had previously sought her in England - the autha
work necessarily poss sing Tor him peculiar ntsrs
confidence Her residence Ia France was prolonged 70
three Years. While In raris che bscans acqusinte
} | with Madsme de- Neuyille and Gonerd BERNARD sn
had witnessed during three consecutive days rom %
cfrsrianentssy violence whIch closed With the expu
sion by armed todiery Of the upright ana issue
, Manuel from the representative body: lo2e -
turned to this country In company with Latyesse ~
subject OF slavery strongly sttraced nes
Havsl.d nearly al throush the Vaaoa v@s"s W