New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-28
LETTERS UPON HUNGARY....No. II.
ny NR. BRACE.


To the Editors Of The n. Y Tribune:
spoke, in my last, OF the tobacco law, rs
one instance of the Austrian disagreement IN
Hungary. As SAID then, believe the revenue
which Austria VIII gam from this will be very
small. compared with the ultimate loss to her
own interests.
In one place through which passed, IN Heves
Comltat. where there had once been i've nun
dred tobacco planters, there are not noN h'e'
In every village they gave the same account al
the dIminution OF the tobacco crop. visited
very many gentlemen who had not only gwen up
raising tobacco. but had also resolved 10 leave
off tie bsbi, of smoking, when the new law
came into OPERATION on the first OF July. Num-
hers had pledged theusc never TO smoke the
mineral tobacco" as II Is called, after II mas
passcd INTO the Commissioners hands ana II
was sand that even then the royal ofhcefs were
| Obliged to label their cigars Hungarian to'aC-
| co e. tobacco not delivered INTO the hihus
Of the excise onicers-ln order 20 make II saa'ie
| yerymany told me they meant 10 hold out against
the tax. as we I'D against the tax on "a' IN our
| Pe,clut,cn. "lf was bad enough paying Aus
,ria's debts" they said, but such an annoying,
| onpressIve tax as tins was lntOlerable.
must confess | almos, doubt the abiliy OF
the Hungarlans to give up their old haoii' even
for such patriotic motives. sui, II all shows
the feeling of the country toward theif ne"
government.
The next step OF tine Austrian Ministry, IN
Their course of taxation, was TO lay heavy duty
on all uine made IN the country
In Tokav. where the most valuable vines are
nroduced. the duty was 2 gulden per elmer,
1about cents gallon,) when the price was
only a gulden. or a duty OF about 30 PEI cant on
nfodict of the soil In another town, lying
farther south, where was, tney estimated the
tax al even IS per cent
Besides this, the cultNator must pay further
tax of per cent on the ground OF his whey ard.
All this OF course, comes exceedingly hard on
an impoverished population, and the Bauer
especially, leel 1t, as they have always been IN
the habit OF raising their own VINE, and have,
naturally, very little ready money.
The results OF this, too. are beginning to De
apparent Peasants abandon the cultivation Of
the vine, rather than incur such expenses, and
hetake themselves for spurious drink 10 the vile
plum brandy (ShgowltL) which Is manufactured
IN the country.
The large vine planters have reduced their
VINEYARDS to considerable degree: and very
manv OF the gentlemen have given them up, ioI
the present, altogether
But this is not. bv any means, all the taxation
Every house pays a by no means moderate sum-
and the garden has It's tax, also. Though the
the duties on the borders are normally raised,
many of the exports yet from Hungary INTO Aus
tia must pay a heavy tribute, IA the way OF tax
alton Numerous other articles heap up the
amount Of taxes, and as a climax, comes the
pol.-tax OF a dollar and a halt, through the whole
male population.
In considering these various measures OF the
Austrian administration, Il would not be lust 10
pass over some IN another direction, which are
claimed a. highly beneficial TO the country
These limit themselves 10 the improvement OF
tn. roads and the postal communication A.
have said IN previous letter, consider these
improvements 10 have been very mueA eAag-
ceraied In by-roads, m roads IuHnlng across
the country, IN Improvements within the cites
there are no mark Of Austrian labor. But ~ the
Two great military roads, Zone running from Pesih
10 Slebepburgen. through Grosswardeln, AMI The
other from Pesih 10 SLegedIn, IN a southerly d.
rectlcn. something IN the way OF Improvement.
has been done, through the forced labor OF the
peasants Il IS true. TOO, that on these TWO roads
the post runs somewhat more speedily than u
used t. thou.h whether thl~ increased seieniy
Is AZ all componsatcc for by the rlSA wach ev-
erv letter ,ncurs Of passing through the hands OF
TIE Chiei OF Police. j. another question. i he
truth - IN whaf.yer can All m IRE military &C.
cupAf.on at the courtry-in connecting iorresses
WIN HIGHWAYS. ia building tits ID posi IN he
cIti,> an eu.uanr al,rfs around fhe citatel>-fne
AuStrIaus are active enough. out ip an. o-f-r
more useful direction. cCu.d no. So TIA, they
weTe.
The question. after a.!. O. mcsi l'Cr1s- - IS
I'D tfti.n lands. Comes ur - lL.> pp.nt-N -,
has the Austrian administration galncd ia Han
gar, from all i4ls policy How Go the various
pari!es and Interests NI'hn the !and stand now,
with rtiautn O. ans taiulp Struggle