New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-25


The whole was exceedingly economical, as
every part Of the Administration bore It's own
expenses; and most OF those who served, dld IL
gratuitously. for the honor or for The excitement
OF political life. Each petty Administration, OF
course, knew exactly the objects on which II
laborod and could ieglslate accordingly. All
this. halowed so by time, and so useful IN Itself,
the Austrians swept away at stroke. Inc
Judges were dismissed, and foreign soldiers took
then nlace. The " Representatives" became
slcek Commissioners from the GROWN, who
cane 10 these dlstan. villages TO pick as much
as possible rom the poor inhabitants The Sow
errors and Administrators OF the whole country
were foreigners, not speaking the language, am
knowing very little Of the character OF the
people Bohemians and Austrians filled, and I'll
now, all the high places of the land, for there
is scarcely Hungarian, Of the most Con
servatlve" school, who will accept single place
since this course Of administration has begun
and hese govern the nation as II they were
ruling their own degraded serfs Everything Is
brought under the clock-work police system OF
Austria and instead Of the people OF the VII
lagos managing their own affairs, they are ALL 10
the smallest particular, made dependent on the
military authorities Of PeSth, or the Ministry at
Vienna.
If any one VIII imagine our whole system OF
internal government, our town meetings, our
County Courts, our Common Councils our cleo
tons, our trials by jury, our State Assemblies
all carried away az one blaSt-and hoard OF
foreign soldiers--as alien from US as the span
iards, for instance-suddenly placed over US
governing every word and motion, they VIII APP
preciate precisely the situation OF Hungary since
the Revolution. Such a thing as PGssePorteS
or permits, to move here or stay there, to own
q towing piece, or carry a sword, had never
been heard Of in the land. The new code
changed all that and now, no man Can STIR
from one district TO another, or shoot the crows
on his corn, without 4" permit The Tree, sur
ring, unresting political lite Of the people, has be
come merged into the still, stagnant pollcerule
Of the AustrIanS.
All this change, of course was very expen-
sive. In place Of the local governments-econ-
omlcal, watching every expense and managed
mostly by =" voluntary otilcers-everythinS IS
governed from distance by expensive arrange
rnents, and by well-paid officials. This differ
ence Of cost, of course, must come out OF the
hard oppressed people. Not satisfied with this,
the Austrian Government has gone still further,
and made AN attack on the Protestant Church OF
Hungary. The last feelings which Govern
ment will usually wish 10 arouse against Itself
are the religious feelings of people. The Aus,
TRAN Ministry however, have not dreaded-and
in 1850, HAYNAU published decree by which
the old Constitution Of the Protestant Church
a Constitution which it has held separate from
The State for five hundred years, alike Though
times of LOYALTY and rebellion-was completely
shofn of its privileges, and by which the whole
Church was N danger OF becoming mere IN
stIument in the hands of the Austrian Police.
The schools, too, which this Church had refused
to unite with the State. even under the tempt
ing offers of Kossuth's Ministry, this admins
tration has forced under the control OF the Gov
eminent.
OF course it was to be expected that the Aus
TRANS, after conquering Hungary would seek 70
change its remarkably free internal Government.
But whether such sudden, entire blottng out
of the old Government, and such an unprovoked
attack on the rights, Guaranteed by three solemn
treaties with the House OF Hapsburg) OF the old
Hungarian Protestant Church, was a ludicious,
YES, safe course for themselves is another ques-
ton Something of the result ofthis policy Will
be seen, as | 90 on. Accompanying all these
measures there have been going on continually
various petty attacks. most of all calculated to
embitter the national feelings. The old Hunga-
rian songs have often been forbidden. The
wearing the nationa costume was made cTllnl-
nal olense indeed, knew In Pesth OF little
sehool-boy being arrested for wearing one of the
blue, sprigged Hungarian Jackets and national
cap The Hungarian coors cannot be shown
except by stealth.
Very naturally, the effects of these regu!a-
tons are precisely opposite 20 what the Aus
TRANS intended The old glory OF the nation,
len, is remembered with all the more affection,
IN that 1t is crime TO speak OF 1t. The dear
old colOrs, cast out 10y their conquerors, are
worn on the dresses OF the ladies, and arranged
in flowers and leaves on the hats OF the peasants.
The songs OF the country are sung at the re-
mote cottage FIRE sides. or in the secret gather
ngs In the villages, with an emotion which
they never would have dreamed Of before.
Besides these measures, laws were passed
removing every thing which could separate
Hungary from Austria. The postal communlca-
,ion the duties the municipal laws, were made
common with those Of Austria Nothing re-
NAMED to separate Hungary from the Empire,
except the hedge of police-restrlctlon which the
Government had placed around II. Alter this
steady and wel-conducted attempt to blot out
all which could remind Hungary OF ITS Past, the
next great step was TO contrlve means Tor squeeZ-
ing the utmost possible revenue from the land
Tins was 10 be expected. The debt OF the Aus
TRANS was many hundred millions (horlns) ihey
had cOnquered-thOugh by foreign ada large
and rich Province, and with the expense TO them
selves of some hundred and fifty millions. The
question of finances was question OF lie ana
death 10 them With their views OF the matter, II
was 10 be expected they would seek TO eXtort
every penny possible from the unfortunate coun-
try Whether on the whole, a heavy taxing oil
Hungary was the most )udiclouS course Tor their
OWN interests, will appear better hereafter
There were MANY circumstances at TINS time
which would render a high taxation especially
disagreeable and oppressive to the Hungarians'
They had never been used TO 1t. | have men
toned before how very economically the whole
machinery of Government was carried on. SIM
liar frugality was exercised IN raising revenue
from the people Nest of the principal supplies
for Government came from the crown lands ana
the mines, as well as from certain monopoAeS III
salt and other articles allowed to the King. The
direct taxes were comparatively small. fenyes
calculates them at about l2o0,o0o forms, or
nearly S60O0,0O0. Schultz and the Aigems'"e
Zctuag, in It's articles on Hungary In 1919, makes
them about 100000 horins per annum. But, on
the whole. tenyeS may be considered the most
careful statistical author who has yet written on
Hungary. and his estimates may be accepted. Six
mi lions of dollars In taxes per annum for ma
ton numbering l5,O0O,0o0, and for land exceed.