The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-01-15
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Fanny Wright OasvsnesG

''he Was boTn NJ Dunuet, In scotidnu, on
the sth OF September, l1O5. Al An esrly
age she was let an orphan. and was reared
ms Ward in thanccry by \ maternal
aunt. Her love for study wns developed
when she was quite child, ~ we'll ~ her
Independence Of mind
Ia 1918 she embarked from Liverpool
for New York, and was received INTO the
arst clas..s of fashion aud responsibility.
appearing at the parties OF the late Dr.
David Ilosack, Col John T,umbull, the
artist. and other families Of distinction. IN
reply to "a rcmousrance Of her uncle. be-
having given America the preferences o,rf
Italy and Greece, which 10 recommend d
she said, "'rhe sigh, Of Italy, dear W, b.
pr ,s,rated under the lead.n scepire oi
Austria. would break my heart
Tn. fruit OF her visit 10 this country WAS
work on America, IL which she -xpr.
ed the highest admiration OF its institution
and people. 1t brought her the acquaiHt
ance OF General Lafayette. on whose if,I
,aion she visited Paris, where she reside
country, in 1924, with Lafayette, with a
view to permanent residence. A TRACE
Oh. published called Al,orf, and FOUNDED
upon incidents in Swis. History, Ms muci
perhaps bs the excellent playing OF jane
" aliack, IN the principal character a. NY
its literary merits. won her consdera be-
distinction.
But til. seductions Of literary fame Coz.
no, turn her from certain great moral 5nf
social enterprises, in which she had lOrr
been Interested. and which sh. WAS res,
ed to give practical trial. She pureha, -A
some two thousand acres Of land lali r'
former. begin with land at tn" Chica, ~
, BluHs. now Memphis, and peopied 1t, v a
u number OF slave families which shs bag
redeemed These were educated IN sglI-
cultural pursuits. and III general knowl, ,e
aud promised to make = thriving colony.
when. unfortunately, the iii health Of Mics
Wright forced her to go abroad, AMI 60
leave the management of her estate ~ ig.
competent, and wastelu, hands. The o..
adjustment was consequently broken up.
aud the slaves sent to liayii.
Sh. then joined Rober, Owen. in his
communicate scheme n, New Harmon
editing the New Harmony Gazette in "a
behalf, and featuring At the principal cIlies
aud towns oil the west Her eloqueuce
aud .arnestness soon attracted almost uri
versal attention towards her. II WAS un
common at that day for women to do anF-
thing but dress babies and wash disb,s,
liar right OF their own Ia talk gu, loud.
were nightly offended They said Niih
the Turks that no homes, woman Dug to
be seen outside OF the nursery, unless SIC
had her head covered. and therefore ihss
pronounced Miss Wright no better thar sis
should Ice.
But the freedom with which this lady
spoke of matters, both IN church and state.
the cas,igstions she gave husbands for their
tyranny, and wives for submitting 10 t.,
with suudry strong hints as 10 thr possible
imperiectlous of the existing relations OF
society, were even more offensive than her
audsci,y in speaking at all and the hor
nets nests that we're let loose on her, must
have astoundrd the Young woman, with her
naturally refined nina aud elevated tastes
vet she WAS no, at all iutmiia,ed BY th.
fearful opposition raised against her and
still less by the multitude OF private friends
who were estrsny.d by hs- course. Sh.
l"cluied at Cincinnati. =, st Louis. at Bal
,imore, at i'hIlai'lps,ia and finally al New
York. A. her lectures we're free, they
were, of course largely attended, aud pro
duced the most bitter dissensions IN society
| hos. who were willing to hear her doc
trnes and who invited her to speak. were
denounced from tho pulpIts aud press in tn.
West terms, and the word, " infiel, ="
" communist" "jscobln." Tom Paine. ="
with large collateral variety OF reproAch
20. flew about As thick AZ bncAbats IN =
Philadelphia not.
We well remember the frs, appearance
of MISS Wright al the Park Theatre in
this city, where she WAS about Ia deliver
series Of discourA.s :" on knowledge" We
believe the subject was. \ fierce Storm OF
ohloquy broke upon til. heads OF ali. who
proposed to listen to her words. to see wha,
good or Ill there might he IN them The
newspapers rsved. the pulpi,s ,huodered (,
the parlors shrieked, while on the other
hand. iAmmany Hall. then the defender OF
Tree discussion, aud host of admirers
gathered from the Mechanic and other so.
eistiss, Insisted that she wxa an angel Of
light come 10 emanciPsts and redeem man.
KIND. The police siepPsd ia to keep order
between the hostile campo
Mss Wrigh, WAS tall and well formed.
but by no means handsome woman, though
her couu,ensnce MAS animated and intel
isc,ual, aud her manners graceful and Dug
nlied She spoke IN loud, clear voice.
with her manuscript, IN her hands. using no
action and making no attempts TO excite
applause by ANY tricks OF rhetoric or art
Her expressions were bold. bat not yiralen,,
and her mode of treating her subjects rs,h
~ too didac,ic, to be generally interesting
to n popular audience. Many women that
We have since heard. Mrs. Mott, Psulina
Wright, Mrs Rose, Mrs. Smith, &c. arc
greatly superior to what she was in slo
I quencs.
The excitement in regard u hsr, subs.
d-d in = few years. but the III name which
| Tammany had prcsoke! BY taking her peri
and showing the deIstso societies 10 hold
SUNDAY meetings IN he hall, c'ung % the
democratic party OF the city long while
| Il was d-rit.d ~ the inhael party by
all the "oid iog,ss Of the dag. aud even
~ to the present time. tasre ate sooas hoe
est ci,ixans who belle % tisa. an unmeohon-
able persoaage who swiass caadal sp'
pendags.
ASS errlr.ssp s'i,fhss ~. cane"