New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-24

.layism 10 never to be used in speech or print.
similar prescription and similar penalties are
imposed on the writing Of the history Of modern
times, or the reign Of the Gar. Any publication
on this subject is to be submitted to the censor
ship Of the Minister of the Household, or MAJOR.
Domo Of the Palace, General-Field Marshal OF
the Russian amy. And every year brings az
least one new measure designed TO bio. out hsnt
and life. and covers Russia with ukases coococteo
in the workshop of darknfss. And thus tne O|aI
ful6ls the prophecy flashed cut by Lermon'cen
shortly before his death:
Skozai vD'u, ne sa'o 10 INC i'''"u
Jh ro haui "o INTO uaiAneS''
J podpsa; ana slsneu It's
"Byt po semu; De " So
nCya, N;kolai.p "Cz. Nicolai."
All branches Of the internal administration have
bs.n treated in the same manner Everywhere
prevails the most blind and dirty favorlt'sm and
t,lsehood. Corruption and venaty have thus re-
conquered the ground they had lost. Men OF the
most impure eharacter-deprived Of any, even the
sm,lle,t. glow of honorable f.liogs as for instance
Count Kleinmichel and General Ouoellt are the
almia hty favorites or the informing souls OF the
pler. Thus disorder ard oppression gnaw again
the marrow Of Russia. Advancing in years, the
Czsr hates 10 see around him ne faces, or to admit
them to his cabinet, ant especially those who might
exhibit tendencies or stragat forward,
honest veracity. This has above all been shown by
him in selecting Secretaries OF the Treasury
or of Finance. The old Count Cancrin who was
named to this post shortly after the ascension OF
Ncolas-introduced therein some order, some
economical notOns-restored and repenlsbed the
cash. box which remained empty after the fatal
DIFFERENTIATION, disorder and plumb ring that
Aourished openly curing the last years OF Ale1an-
der. and the Secretar, snip Of Count Guriefi.-
| Capcrin knew how to r. sst the lavish eIgencies
Of the Young Sovereign, and Nicolas often thank
fully Welded to the adviser. But when after
the death of the Count the vacant post was
to be filed, the Car very carefully looked for a
man who would obey blndly, without making in
any case the slightest remOnstrance. Such was
the Count Wrontschenko, such is his successor
! Brock, a strvle German.
The financial state OF the National or Imperial
Treasury grows worse and wore every year
However, no confusion ought to be made between
this and the real resources OF Russia. These are,
in themselves, inexhaustiole, and on them is
based the credit which the Empire, on the whole
iustly. enjoys. But notwithstanding the apparent
| state of things, the productive powers, which
Weld such results even under the most unpropti-
| conditions and the most unfavorable circum-
stances, are really as yet only in a latent state,
and cannot be evoked into growth aud true actiy-
ity. without order and liberty. On the other
hand, the fever Of lavish wastefulness increases
be erat6ed at any cost. Thus the finances be-
| come more and more embarrassed, since not all
| the resources Of the nation and OF the soil are
within the greedy grasp Of the Imperial Treasury.
| Direct taxation 10 not known IN Russia. The
nobility cannot be directly taxed, neither can the
soil nor the serfs. The latter pay only small
cspitation tax Of about a dollar head, which
income is de tiped to mant ain the 10 al admins.
tration Of the different provinces, or governments,
as they are called. But millions of this tax Ere
main for years aud Yeas unpaid-and this arrear-
age increases and extends daily. Whole provinces
must sometimes be exempted on account of real
impossibilty, resulting well from drouGh or
storms as from a bad, oppressive, disordered, I'M
| pIIncipled and irrational management ofthe genu-
inc riches Of the nation and Of the soil. Thus
| many Dtgn ALREADY 10 tne not distant
hour when the actual financial resources will
give way to that extent that the internal service
will remain unpaid.
The principal revenues Of the Empire consist in
the monopoly OF the sale OF all kinds OF quors-the
product OF the custom. houses and the rent paid
by the crown domains. Other branches as
stamps, mines, &c, are comparatively rather in.
significant. To incfes the income from the
custom houses duty is laid on exports of the ma
tional products. The whole revenue may amount
to between l2j and 1870 mlllious Of dolla,s. OF
this amount renly the half yielded by the liquor
monopoly; the custom. houses give about 20 mil
Inns, the crown domains about "a millions, as far
as any faith can be put in Official publications.
But, above all, official sta nts concerning the
finances should be mistIusted and in Russia
every thing is official. Nearly two-thirds of the
entire revenue is absorbed in the maintenance Of
the immense army and navy. However small the
real pay Of the soldiers and officers, the pluader-
ing in this branch Of the service is beg ond calcua-
ton. The remainder of the re ,enue after deduct
ing the arrearages Of several departments but pnn-
cipally OF the eros domains, has 10 maintain the
general admnistrat on, pay the interest of the
public debt, support the large imperial family,
and finally supply the expenditures of the emperor
upon his favorites and dis lavish extravaganza
otherwise, for which his private, personal income
fails b, many and many millions TO suffice.
A great deal Of talk has been occasioned in the
newspapers by the investment which the Car
made some years ago in the British ans French
securitieI THIS was nothing but master. piece
Of vanity and Dragging, and IT was really curious
to read the inc0ngruous speculatiens of journal.
ists, economists and stat. smen, such as NJ.
Theirs for example, in regard to it. This puz-
zlrg investment made after a year Of
a general failure of crops through the whole
OF Europe, with the exception of Russia. which