The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-01-28
From the Ciermont Courier Z.
FANNY WRIGHT.

FANNY WRIGHT, later known as OAR U.s.
mont, died in Cincinnati last week, from in.
juries received from fall upon The pavement,
last winter. She was about fifty seven years
of age. This most remarkable woman OF
genius, was q native of Dundee, Scotland,
and not ofEnglish BIRTH as some Of the city
papers have stated. Her maternal ancestors
were the Compbells, long famed for courage
and chivalry in the annals ofScottish history.
One of them general in the British army,
lost his life in an engagement on the PEN
insula, and left his fortune to Fanny Wright
and her sister. Her father, a successful
merchant of Dundee, also left large amount
Of wealth TO his daughters.-Thus surrounded
by powerful family influences and fortune,
Fanny Wright received everyseducational
advantage which Europe could afford; and
her bold genius we'll improved them. Gifted
alike with the fin est of physical and mental
constitutions, equally disciplined, she entered
upon life with prospects as brilliant as those
of any oman of the age.
She travelled over Europe. She visited
every spot consecrated by great events in the
worlds history. She obtained the fullest ac-
cess to society and courts, and was preparing
herself for achievements as useful and glo-
rious as those which have distinguished the
greatest of her sex.
At maturity her mind became profoundly
interested in the question of American Sla.
very, tiEctured with the widest republican
tendencies; she Became indoctrinated with
the opinion now recognized as Communism
and Woman's Rights, united with the most
thorough scepticism, not to say infdeiity, in
regard to the fundamental points of the
Christian religion.
Over thirty years ago she came to Ameri-
ca to propagate her peculiar theories of gov
ernment and faith. After travelling over the
United States, residing for a time in the
principal cities, and delivering to admiring
audiences lectures upon her favorite topics,
she settled down at New Harmony, Indiana,
with the little band of kindred spirits which
have long since been extinguished. There,
in association with her future husband, Mr..
D'Arusmont, she edited u monthly journal
devoted to the advocacy of the tents of the
order of New Harmony. Mr.. D'Arusmont
was native of one Of the Provinces in the
South of France, Of family distinguished
for talents, and himself of the highest schol-
astic attainments; he was an enthusiast, but
his idiosyocracy developed itself in some
novel scheme of education which he had
commenced in France, and which he had
been condemned by the authorities, and which
he was laboring to elucidate in this country
Two or more years were thus spent n
frutless attempts to establish a new order of
things, to popularize new systems of social
organization, new systems of government,
new systems of education, and new systems
religion, when diversities of opinion begat
the widest discord among the order;and the
whole brotherhood dissolved like chaff before
the wind.
Fanny Wright made another tour in Europe.
and about this time received another accession
to her fortune by the death of her only sister.
She finally resided at Paris, where she was
Joined by D'Arusmont, to whom she was
married, illustrating at last the complete,
overthrow of one of her favoritc the ories
which was a reputation of the marriage
contract. With her husband and child (Which
we believe, was born before, or about the
time of her marrage,) she returned to Gin
cinnati, and invested part of her funds in
lands adjoining that city. But her wild and
impra ctcable nature was dissatisfied with
the failure OF her attempts to ingratate her
tenets into the American people. She found
sympathy in Paris. Here, again. she
domiciled with her family, when domestic
disputes arose respecting the education other
daughter. Mr.. D'Arusmont, desired, of
course, to apply his long-loved system of
intellectual discipline, and Madame Darius
mont was equally memorable in her determina-
ton to pursue her own projects in this
particular.-She was woman whose will was
not to be thwarted; but she had imbued her
daughter with her own lofty spirit and in
vincible decision. The daughter took sides
with her father, and then broke out one Of
those infuriated broils which such woman
only could provoke.
After frequent and bitter recriminations
an agreement was made by which a portion
of the estate Of Madame D. was set apart to
Mr.. D'Arusmont and his daughter and the
former returned to America. and purchased a
large plantation, with negroes, in Tennessee
where she took up her abode. Here she
pursued her studies; prepared and published
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