The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-11
The Russian View of Austria and Her italian
Provinces.


NEW York HERALD
s only necessary 10 consider the question with some
attention TO be convinced that there no.ang common
The language, the manners, the habits the cnmate all
are different Those mountain rsmparts, raised by nature,
between Italy aud Germany, contribute no less 70 prove
that between the two peoples each side of the Alps
Providence has marked insuperable limit.
Without calling attention TO the domestic measures or
administration taken by Austria In the om0ardo venetian
provinces let US content ourselves with rev conslcera
tons upon the financial condition OF these unfortunate
opaarns s0 we oorIow our r Ma.wn wboss
loyalty could not bend TO the notorious injustice and i'm
Partially which presided at the division OF the taxes On
such subjects the eloquence OF figures decisive; we
will, therefore, conGne ourselves 10 few inductions
crawn from the results of the inquiry IN question
In the course Of forty years tho Italian provinces alone
francsthe product OF the land taxan enormous figure
when is considered that the Lombardo Venetian popua
ton only counts FIVE million OF nhabltants In no part OF
Italy, whatever may be lis extent fertility and popula
ton, has the land tax been comparatively so high
France eleven times larger than the ombardo Venetian
provinces, and the product OF the land TAX Is only
equivalent TO the triple Of the whole taxes imposed upon
Austrian Italy. This comparison requires no commen-
tary, and Is significance Is but 700 evident.
Besides, the inhabitants Of the Italian provinces or
Austria had the consolation Of seeing their money en-
poyed n the development Of industry agriculture com
be something but on the contrary the greatest portion
Of this gold fruit of 80 much sweat and blood flowing the
other side Of the Alps 10 the Austrian PROVINCES wnie the
Austrian money takes care 10 keep out Of Lomoardy
Here are the proofs Of this runous absorption LON
hardy 1--WE leave aside the Venetian Sates constitutes Ia
the point OF view Of population the fourth part OF Aus
and nevertheless she pays the sixth Of the total OF
the land tax drawn from the whole empire.
The total ef the taxes raised in Lombardy rises to
100 oo0 francs and the portion Of the land tax amounts
interesting TO follow this ncessant increase Of land
tax that Austria has laid upon the LOmbardo Venetian
since 1915 In 1S48 this tax reached the sum Of
la,soOooo francs and In 1864 Il attained isSsosS0
francs.
How the fact be concealed that Austria has treated
her Italian provinces conquered country Sno mas
conducted her Affairs In such manner that the present
time the hatred Of H. Lombardo Venetian subecss too
profound 70 ever be again suppressed.
We hear II continually said that the only sentiment
which urges the alAns 70 opposition the Austrian
eminent y the hope o. day regainiug their indepen
aencc We'll, supposng Il b ~, who could possibly 3D.
II results clearly, from the facts that have Just cited
BY arbitrary measures Austria readers her rule more
ino'crable than everlegtmate n you w1ll-Dut certainly
founded treaties that she exercies IN her IOmbard0
Venetian provinces. TO what will all this iesdf