New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-13
FURTHER FOREIGN NEWS.
RUSSIA.
The Ruaxia (Onspirney.

The huo3lan
IA T,,Sns translates be following Interesting deal
.neerusnz the Russian conspiracy hieh has iust been
fRsrs,ed
II appears thst the plan II the conspiracy was
formed by very young nan, NICHOLAS hasenhins'
who has the title Of honorary councillor On mo ~
a condemned. Betrayed by one Of the numerous -
former. that are kert in large Numbers by the Rus
san Police, whenever i suspects any hos'ne iN',A
tons Ksschkins was arrested, then tsksn % Wv
Cabinet Of the Gar, who received MN "i'n :"
unexpected kindness and stfsoIiiy'
aYou are young, NJ Kaschkins, and you nave
another excuse still better, said the magnsiiin''u'
Emperor. "Under oolx Of politics you have "sn-
ed az conjecture, 10 sstisfy the desire Of ven
seapc. excited by what you consider the unjust
condemnation d your father. The power which
retains him in Siberia cannot be legitimate in the
eye Of good SOD. and comprehend the imProdsnt
anger which has placed you ia nay hands. But ]
shall nos abuse the terrible power which ! have
over you, and If your repentance shall suggest 70
you confessions which may justify an absolute par
don-f you viii disclose the details Of the conspi-
rscy the names Of your acc0mphces everything
may be forgotten Your future prospects shall not
be compromised your liberty shall be restored to
you and 30 forth
"Sir" interrupted NJ Kascbkise, do ma 60 any
farther, and above all correct your mistake. No
desire Of vengeance has inspired me with the
thought Of bringing your dominion to an end ~
our family. the condemnation Of my father Is re-
gsrded asa title Of honor For myself DO Dot
feel that can add snythngto the glory with which
il has crowned our name, unless should be able
TO do something for the snnhilation OF your race
and ID your degrading authority
There were witnesses 10 the conversation who
cried cut in real or affected horror. The Emperor
alone preserved his sang froid. This young man
il mad" he said. f." II Is not prison bu; hospi'
tai that he requires
II is. In fact, a mad house 10 whioh. Kasclkme
has been sent. But of these Inadmen, thank God
the race is not lost in Russia. 1t has long been
perpetuated. and We even find Il as far back ~
1855 at the date Of the conspiracy TO which
MOuranea has given bis name.
II is known that in defiance OF the imperial stat
u.es which had abolished the punishment Of death
it was pronounced against several Of tho conspirs
tors, snd by refinement Of cruelty, an Infamous
punishment was chosen iorihens, and one contrary
TO the national usages Those who were put TO
death were hung.
Two Of them. one German. the other Rus
sian,--the enc philosopher and skeptic. the other
a believer and tinctured with the mysticism al
which the Emperor Alexander gave some speci-
mems more or less IN earnes-arriyinB together at
the place Of puushmoni were hosted together at
tn. fatal post. The sxecutioner. who was new 10
his task, had made bad preparations. The two
ropes broke almost al the same moment.
I'D country g. cried out the German Pesrb
"they don't even know how to hang e. Thank
God - gravely responded the mystic Ryheh' 81
shall die twice for our holy cause"
BY all that we know of these heroic victims
and we know scarce one IN a hundred eau
Judge what noble souls what lofty intelects what
sublme devotion. have persisted under the fatal
yoke OF Muscovite despoiism For the unknown,
as well al those whose names have come to us, res
cued by chance from the oblivion into which they
were thrown, let us preserve the reverence which
is their Just due Every day gives us fresh assn
rance Of tho truth long ago pressged and declared
that to die OF suffer for the liberty OF one people, IS
to die or suffer for that of tho whole world