Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-04-08
A MOTHERS LOVE.

A MOTHERS LOVE.
Some OF our readers may ~recollect a thrilling
ballad which was written by Mr.. mot Mrs.1
Seba Smith on the death of a woman who per-
ished in the snow drifts of the Green Mountains
Of Vermont. That mother bore an infant on her
bosom; and when the storm waxed loud and fu-
rlous, she rent her own garments, and true to q
mothers love, wrapped them around her babe.
The morning found her a stiffened corpse. but
the babe survived. That babe grew to manhood.
and is now the Speaker of the Ohio Senate -
How thrilling must be his thoughts of that mo-
Their if he be a true and laroe-hearted man If
he could know her wishes how religiously would
he conform TO them How deep a mothers
love How many a mother is there that would
die for her son if called in Providence to do SO.
Let sons when far away on the land or on the
deep, when the eye ofno mother is upon them.
remember her love and be restrained byit from
entering the paths of vice. Let them say MOTH
ing, do nothing which a mother would not an
prove; and they will never bring down her gray
hairs with sorrow to the grave.
~" Broken hearts are supposed to exist only
in the realms of fiction by the utilitafjaps of the
present age, but there are cases where the stern
reality does exist in the midst of our CITY,
Some time since a man was sent to the State
Prison for trying the sconfidence'' of the COM
munIty to an illegal extent, but though the un-
fortunate victim of justice bore up against his
sentence with the coolness of a stole, the blow
fell heavily upon his young wife, whom he
had but recently married, and she continued to
pine away with grief, until now, only a few
hours almost, remains between her and the
grave. The father who is a physician of res
probability, residing liz Grand street, endeavonr-
I'D 4 ~ cr,,,, 3l~ ~n,1f d. -- M
daughter, but without effect. Yesterday Mr.
Stuart, clerk of the Lower Police Court, called
to see her, and though he has been used to
scenes that try mems nerves, yet he says that
he never witnessed a more affecting sight than
when he beheld the young lady, now wasted TO
a skeleton, benz gaming more the fate of her hus.
band more than her own. Her demise is expected
by her friends and relations, but her husband is
unaware of her state, and little imagines that
the deeds which consigned him to a living tomb.
have brought one, once dear to him to the VERGE
OF the grave. This simple fact possesses a pow
eltul moral. Would that it could be felt bv all
who mediate Ill secret the commission of crime.
IN. Y. San.
THE PLor TO MURDER KossU1H.-A letter
from London TO the Philadelphia North Ameri-
can, gives the following account of the plot to
murder Kossuth and his companions:
I have before alluded to a diabolical plot Of
the Austrian government TO murder the dis.in.
guished Kossulh. Count Stuvmer, it is said.
planned the awful conspiracy, against the life
of kossuth, and against several other political
prisoners. The plot was communicated to a
poor Hungarian by aFrenciman; who loaned
the former some money for the expenses of his
journey to schumla. The Hungarian was ac-
companied by fifteen persons, and he was ill.,
strlcted to llberate certain refugees when he ar
rived al Schumla but he was detained at Con-
stantinople by his passport. He visited a fami.
ly OF Hunnarians, and spoke of his intended
plans. The daughter of the master of the house
warned the Hungarian not TO proceed to Schumla.
because her l%over, a Croat, and his companions
We're engaged to murder him and other lIunoa.
rlans. The whole conspiracy was at once dis.
closed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Ii
was an Internal plot, and worthy of The associ
ates of Haynau! 1t appears that Kossuth and
his friends were to be warned that they would
be poisoned the hired a~ssassins of Austria, nhe
Croats)-assisted, too, by a sincere and innocent
Hungarlan-were to represent 10 Kossuth thai
they would liberate him and his friends, anc
after they had escaped from Schumla they in.
tended to follow them and murder every man or
the road! Fortunately, the whole plot W as dis
covered in time TO save many valuable lives
The Porte Immediately inquired into the affair
and arrested twelve Croats, who We're hired b,
Austria to accomplish the horrid Job. 1t is said
that the Frenchman who loaned the Hungarian
money was not aware of the plot.