New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-12
ITALY.
THE DECLINE OF VENICE.
IPROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT 4

saw with the hateful phrase told you soD the
most unamiable member of that class could scarcely
have tho heart TO indulge himself at the expense OF
tho poor Venetians to-day. But two years have
passed since the exit OF the Ausrans and the ngress
of the Italians and not only all traces Of the passion
ate enthusiasm, the doliricus JOY, have disappeared,
but the natural vivacity of the people has given
place 10 settled gloom exaggerated hopes have grad
uay faded to as unreasonable despair. Two years
ago We visited Venice for tho first time on the very
day that the last Austrian retired from nus IaSt
stronghold on Italian SOIL md the half fearful half
incredulous IA they gOingl was exchanged Tor
the wild, unanimous shout &c anddt; 60 dnaal
they are gone! they gone And our brave troops
entered, the troops beaten bnt not by their own own
coined yictors, lberatOIs, as brothers-hhd the
syr were embraced and the cdrabnicr ieted ana car
ressed and If group OF the new corners was maze
less of than tho rest il was the Garibaldians
tho retained exiles, whose experience OF lt3iiah
government and governors led them 10 po0h pCOa the
poperal enthusiasm to deride the Childllko fah OF
Their fellow citizens who resented their skeptlclsm
and were hurt by their standing alOof as aliens fron
the general Joy. How utterly IN two short years
Z" all things are altered since that time ago, ~ Is MI
possible fully TO realize. At first glance ono fools
observation-disclosures and reason alone can glVo any ron
iidence to better time coming, ihe coini,olp '
attestation that mere change III 1Oih OF RoVe!n-
ment cannot of itself produce raqlcM cnange III tuo
social condition Of people has deep and peculiar
meaning FOR Venice t TGn tpe Of TeT past aranS
and pr0speTity or at least making no cOnpaNs az
lsions IL must be admitted that from loin 10 loi
the city attained to very hourShg nf ,He for
egner her noble resistance to ms return nel yi
long Struggle against cholera, siege ana faniihe
The date OF her modern glory and her modern decay
That siege cost tho city in hard cash. exclusive Oh o
sums sent from Piedmont and the rest Oh Ia ~ 10
O00OCO % franco furnished by population or iToV
souls Beside this direct expenditure. tot% US Us
sation Of commerce the awful diTase, the
exile of ell her youth, the yen4eahce "
the returned oonqueror. the heavy tftio, sdo d
fled rpeolye TO eYalt Trieste-whlch bhe h0ped anu
Lonea IN retain over Venice which Austria knew sho
must ono day losenust all be taken INTO acco Dull
before can form any appIoEma@ uS@ 20 Years
of the city which STILL throughout inc weary 49,
that interviewed between 1919 and la6 dehed ne eil
lie mastoIs and cuug oven more deSpeilatIS !" rS
idea Of One Italy from tho 10 rscood by
nitoh but almost bankrupt ltalybut WIN tie b'Gs.
generous Intentions that numerous iahy wlfu ~.
a rnsrue with the tremendous bill TO pay Tor
Austria gift to France could not II u Womb, TO
store fine Frances the commerce, Jho PooPotInS ~
her noble and ruined sister. let bheh HoIo va ~
ins0ns such the pressing need, that 10 nave syu o
Venetians in GG that Italy could not nhu IIou III t
her hungry work for her willing hahos SUI ~ ot oil
cyts and uIerchan for her ships, but ths III
| liberal constitutional government could 20 Wa5
| 10 permit and by wise legislation 70 "oS ,ss
| bcr c;tizens to develop her own resources "as
simn,y 20 outrage their feelings and get yourselves
called Austrian hearted flor your paBs A. s0o.S5
10 thetn that they had nothing TO 90 wy W re- 81
deputieA u Parliament to strengthen VIC nhiuso
! ~ Goverr1rput-that was the current Dnf&S-hiu
commercial treaties would be passed I'd theif latoi
works carried in the arsenal whicl shouIu elp,oS
| "a many hands as tho Republic Nael eGnP99yel
railroads constructed. ard docks built' Inc Gepu
tieS were choaen according 20 programme; now anu
fnIIy they have adhered 10 II, the votes LoucAiIS
pnn,e the V1rnaf0 tax the tobacco contract record;
bnt alas, none of the hoped for results nave peeh
obtained And here IL IA but tar 10 say sha success
| ,iye Governments. So iar from treating VENICE as
! Naplr. WIS treated out of sheer malgnity 10 llS
Gatibadan origin, have tried 20 aueliOr9te the con
| dfion Of tho Grand Nendicant' But fate ana STU
| ~. her commercial treaty
/ with Austria drawn up hy 4 General woo knew
nothing about the necessities " commerce wa' fa'ai
70 her interests Inc "''s rttTencb@ent in
! all the budgets, that Of the Navy ineUded n-+Is
the noble works at spezzla had 10 DO an Dnt sns
pendrd il was vain 10 hope for any great outlay IN
tho arsenal Splendid projects were indeed SCI on
foot Tor line Of steamers between Venice ai'i aieA
andria; for basins and docks, and magazines 70 oul
rival ST. GATHERINGS in London; for opening new
canals in the city and cleaning and eNcaVans moss
which the lagoon mnd washed IA by to llse, ha1
ehoked M; but BY all these projects iOT ono
\ reason OF another have been abandoned anu uON-
eminent official whom questioned the otheI day on
the real state OF things summed II up IN SAL pieNty
Commerce stagnant Hnugrlhs on 'bc az, ie U.s.
PROSTITUTION Triumphant lie present IleItTt ois-
Torelli. hls undoubtedly the interest ~ Neog
WARMLY AZ heart. His reports 10 tho iIoNlhcIi
Council are Ckcrs dVaTe his petitions 10 the Govern
uent sud Parliament Tor tins conceSsion ior that
alteration in tho tariff. more frequent and wei
come. his projects for several works IN the
city for the Introduction OF dfinNlnS water
from the Breuta, Tor new BASIN DeuIh9
NJ Mark =, arc AilniLhhiN, hih hN'o U'ifHHNN
the sanction IT such men Paleocap1 and iuralla;
he T. wiling h. invest considerable capital Of hIs
own in these undertakings. but nnioitunately no
and the Syndic Mcneghini, patriotic citizen nave
fnllen out about stupid procession, IN the mt
place and later, ~ 70 whether the ashes oI hanlh
should or should not Ieposc IN II Marx IatheuI5l
consuuou6ly the Syndic resigned some two months
since and royal oommisSlry II appointed lu DIS
stoad that III will exists between the partSahs oi
the Government representative and the plrtsals ol
the chief OF the city, and Instead Of working 10.
Vether for The common veal each party defides ana
opposes the plans Of the other one more misfortune
aud vail close my list of Jercinlai5 FROM time I'M
memorial thu coHtdid. or glass beads, nave formed
one OF thc staple industries Of Venice the trade be-
ing carried ON chiefly with Africa ana ASIA IN
1915 I'D avoid the evils 81 compositions nearly
All the c0nteriI factories combined ana formed
"A united coiopemtne establishment. In
1868 head ofmments ESPECIALLY %i,b ,h pa
fooisbly ,augnme belief that after the annexation
everythine must flourish, not only dli The United
CoGpetalive Society launch into great expense hue
numbers II smaller furnaces were set M, and for
time fouri.hed But the fashions changed, rs
fashions will heads were drug ~ the market may
now 10 purchased IN Venice at lar less ilau the
original cost the maeaziG%s are tuil' ana no putii
ehasers appcar all tho small factories are closed ana
even the Cooperative establishments niS oeaS1 !"
light its fires To-day climbed mp o the toi vi w."
Canpanilc and NY heart sunk within me. ~ sH
fauu where last year you could barely ulAlnguiSn
The island for the sutoko, but tro spiral columns
dimmed the tl,nsucenG atmosphere; rising tIUn
sal,inl's Mosaic. Enamel and Glass ninace when
establishment. sustained by Englsh captai; anu ol
which shall speak IN anothec letter Is really iidlt
isling aud tho other from Sccchus factory. io9k-
ing dow II on the lagOons, from the port OF HaII
inOcco To- the Arscnal, counted but eiSht Vessels;
a small. This is Venice Of today. iut We said
Ihnt boiler DAYS aro coming. aud ! believe II. ip
the lrsi place, tho Con elnment has ohtaihed
a reduction IN the lsronuer tariff which a. fho pres
rnt n,Onaut thanks 20 The stupidity of the CONNER
ci.l treaty. which allowed the glariug niilaltY 70
pass uol iced. gives Trieste AN advantage oi y PEI
cent oyer Neulce On al merchandise caltlsu 70 All"
fro on that very line nom Winch she hoped 80 much
Thai iu, ico repaired. We may hope for some HitrSp