New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-30
AUSTRIA.
TROUBLE IN HUNGARY.
nee Of The London Times.

PEsTH, Jan. 9, 1860.
What is very often the beginning OF general ins1r-
| rection is now taking place IN Transyiy anla-the
Szekey population of that province are refusing 10 pay
taxes he Government il seriously alarmed; and all
The more so from the fact that the Szekely people are
of the very puest Magyar race, and are
admired sud to a certain extent oked up 10, Oy all
The rest of the Uur earan nation In The hope ofterr-
flung these populations the Government IS marching
large bodies of troops from Hnogary into lransylva-
pia aud intends TO replace them by the 0th corps
d'armee from NeIea. But the brave and ne AdstrOng
Macy airs of TraDsy yania never easily ntinldaed are
much more likely to be eXasperaed by the sight OF the
bayone resistance 10 the Austrlans than
INA hfeI ed into the surrender OF their cash. Besides,
the troops which the Niennese Government is sending
against the Tmnsyvanan Magyars are ltalani and no
snrprise wond be felt if they instead of firing on,
were TO fra'ernze with the people. What is certain IL
that the Austrian troops already 10 garrison
in Transylvsnia feel 80 ashamed Of the ty-an-
ny exercised over the population, that they
Loudly sympa'hize with them IL is not at
all improbable that the refusal of the Szeseey
people to pay taxes will very shortly be Initiated
throughout Hungary, especially by the population OF the
Magyar r6ce. Extorlion and wrong have pretty nigh
attained their utmost limits In recent letter. told
you that within the last ten years the Austrian Govern
nent has more than doubled the ordinary taxes, and
thut IL has rendered pemanent the extraordinary taxes
whch were imposed 10 pay for the expenses oil the
war; but, although such state OF things IA perfectly
intoerabe il il by no means all OF when tue hunYa-
r4nh have 10 complain. The Austrian fnncuoharies,
nearly AL of whom are Germaps BohemiaDs, or Dali
matans arogate 10 themselves the power OF imposing
such charges they please on the people, IN addition
to The CTdDary and extraordinary tLAes levied Dy Ill
rect order of the Government, and fear "a At Is no
chlumny on ihese gentlemen to cay hat tue whole OF
the sus they levy do not reach tue Government col
feIs. There unctonares moreover, have another way
ii making money. 40 eXorbant are the takes, aod 80
Qfent the drress of the people, that lii vast nanOer
of cases the csms of the xgatherer cannot possibly
be met and, consequently, seizures OF horses, live
stock, corn, and furniture are lamenabiy irequoat
Tho things seized are OF course, put up 70 aaollon
but partly from the general pov,rty winch pre-
vails partly from the belief that II would Do a
hin and ehauo for a Hungarian 10 ald IN the
oppression OF II countryman by buying, there are
never ANY bdderp; and consequently me Austrian
funclionaros themselves purchase the things Tor tho
moiert trne In thus way thous tnds Of taese greasy
Itecalp who have salaries of only 80 or tiO year.
live as sumptuously as London Aldermen, and there
arc scores OF them who. though they arrived in the
object poverty al their official residences, drag
Ling their wretched stock Of furniture in htnd-caI
or carrying all their worldly effects in carpelbag,
now extremely wealthy. In some places the Austrian
iunetlOnares have formed themselves into regular
associations or eilectng seizures and buying NO tho
goods sold. In fact, if horse vehicle piece
OF furniture hap chs TO take the faacy OF ANY one of
them, be at once sends summons TO the owner to
lay such or such a sum within one, two, three
days, and If the owner cannot or does not comply,
seiznre il at effected and the desired object
passes into the possession OF the honorable Austrian
iax-eatherer. a of the kind occurred recently
A funconary in Lower Hungary hap oeDed TO be 10
want of quantity of corn, and be naturally desired
TO get as cheap possbe 10, instead OF going to
market he sent TO noblenan 10 claim for the Gov
eminent the payment in three days Of about Zoo
EDghsh. The Count had no idea that he owed
such a sum; and, even 1t he had owed II,
600 ia more than in such n country rs
Hungary can be raised in three days by any noble
man. The money, therefore, was not pt'o; ana
Immediately, at the expiration OF the appointed
time down went the x.gatberer and, breaking open
the Counts eiores, he seized prodgous quantity OF
corn. At once the put up TO anct IN. but OF
course \ o one made bidding, and the taxgather ac
idinely took il for himself at m. nominal figure
Another Gaze which occurred lately at Czegled vii give
an idea of how fearfuly ruipous this system TO the
unfor unae IIuDgarians Ataxgatherer of that place
whose legitimate income IL fo5 per aonum, was re-
Gently visited by one Of his honorable colleagues, and
after dinner be took him ont for drive ia his ear
Iiage. This carriage drawn by not fewer than
four horses all magnificent animals, which had been
seized only few days before for nonpaymen, Of
taxes In the stables Of neigbboring noblemll.
"splepdid horses you've got there, said the visitor
Yes answ cred the Czegled tax-gatherer with
ehuckle, and got them cheap, too only paid II