New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-14
THE SUFFERINGS OF VENICE.

We find in the correspondence of II Nord detailed
statement of the expressions of the Austrian Govern
melt in Venice. IL is stated, on the authority OF
Austrian Governmental documents, that the revenues
drawn from the Italian Provinces since 1915 have
ceeded the expenses Of governing them by annual
average Of % 600 900 Of Austrian lvres. This rev.
enue from the conquered provinces was derived from
taxes special TO Lombsriy and Venice. The lsnd.tsx
was Austrian Italy 80 while in the ress Of Aus
tina Il was but as 10. The poll-taI existed nowhere
but in Italy Salt, Government monopoly, was sold
in Lmbardy and Venice at double the price at which
il was sold in German Austria. When the taxes we're
Increased, they were increased by certain proper
ton that the increase increased the inequality.
The forced contributors Of 1913 stripped the Italian
Provinces Of much wealth. By single decree, Mar
shal Rsdetzky robbed few citizens of Milan Of
81 10000 Of lvres. The war.tsx Of 1880 raised
100000 Of Lives in addition to the ordinary taxes
The military acquisitions Of 1882 amounted to not
less than 100 600 Goo Of vres 20 900 900 Of vres of
Treasury notes were forced into circulation in 1882
The share Of Lombsrdy and Venice in the so.called
National Loan OF 1854 forced loan was 300 900 900
Of vTes. And all these levies we're imposed after the
exhaustDg war Of 1913, and at time when the prin
cipal articles of export (wine and silk had almost
completely failed
change in the circulating medium has been made
means Of Few contributions. The legal coin was
represented by pieces of 20 kreu.zers The Austrian
Government wishing TO replace them by its paper
money, one fine morning decreed that the coin would
be taken only at per cent discount. Even the
scrption was made Of revenue. The Gov
eminent having found that the wealthy portion Of the
population always procured substitutes decreed that
psyment of 800 livres into the treasury was nee
essary to liberate a person from the obligation Of
service and that Il lis sum must be paid before the
publication Of the contingent. by this means the
money of the wealthy was secured and then the
whole number Of recruits levied on the lower
classes. Add to this the promises made-even Of
CONSTITUTIONAL 1879, the military Government kept
in force from 1913 to 1856 the prosecutions and execu
tons without number of this military Government,
the absolute and nfeIble GENERALIZATION Of Govern
ment, the new rgors Of the penal code, the special
Criminal Court at Mantus for high treason and re-
bellcn, the abolition Of all protection for the people
against plumber by the Government employees, and
it easy to imagine the degree Of misery and exsspe.
ration of the Italians in 1888.
When war broke out Austria renewed her eIactions.
Another sixth was added to tae landax, fifth to the
dutie. on Imports The price Of white salt raised
two forms per quinta Sician salt and half and
Istrian salt half form. The stamp taxes were in
creased Is snd % per cent and forced loon Of thirty
millions Of forms was exacted from the funds Of the
communes, as the landed property could not pay it.
The taxes and interest real estate became greater
than the revenue it yielded. For each 80 lvres Of
rent which the proprietor received from his landed
estate he had to pay
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