The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-06
The Origin of Our Revolution Noted by
a Venetian Ambassador.
CURIOUS LETTERS OF THE LAST CENTURY.
Shrewd Comments on Americas
Strength for Rebellion.
1.-THE KNIFE BY THE HANDLE"
VENICE, August II, 1875.

Looking over some old books in friends library In
Venice came folio volume OF manuscript let
tiers written by Of the family l7Gl CO
credited Ambassador of the screnisna Republic the
British Court, and the impartial matter OF fact way in
which he narratcs the course of events has charm
which cannot fail to attract American readers
The letters addressed to the serenssma Principe
Doge Aloise Mocenigo ILL., and the writer is a truo
Venetian diplomat keenly alive all that can interest
or harm his beloved country. Nothing escapes him.
He secures new models from the dockyards after long
patience and watching; gives minute details about vacc-
nation the day that the King has the experiment
tried his childrcn relates every phase in the strug
gle made by the silk of England hinder the
introduction OF French and Italian Silks advises repr
sails exhOrts Venice to- refuse British wooen goods
and in letter gives the statistics of
British commerce with the entire world With
regard to the American struggle, he evidently
feels neither love hate for the contendng parties
that Pitt is his hero hence he is inclined to sym
pathize with all that ensts the support Of that states
man.
The sixtysix letter OF the series is the first that
ates TO the colonies and in his exposition of the motives
that induced the mother country levy the obnoxious
tax, he hits the right nail on the head with great
maipete "a very serious and important affair."" he
writes the LIST of November 1868 sis that which, dur
ing these latter days has disturbed the minds of the
EnSllsn Ministry me revenue OF the BRUSH crown
amounts to 60 600 600 per annum while the public debt
amounts to ESQ 900 OOO and the interest this sum-
the expenses of cxactions &c. detracted from the
enue, but "a 600 600 per annum remain. Now, consid
erng the grandeur and the extension of these realms it
is clear that the royal exchequer i'll sustain the
claims made on il for the maintenance of the royal
family OF the army, of its formidable navy; hence it is
easily understood that all the studies and efforts
of this government directed to discover
whence to draw new funds ard
balance increase and expenditure Thus
last winter signor Granville first Lord of the Treasury
finding deficit of 100 600 guineas bethought himself of
Increasing the duties on ceAan drugs that pass through
the Custom House. and moreover imagined the imposi-
ton of tax all law documents by introducing
stamped paper into America, believing thus to produce
income of $50 900 per annum. Having caused Par
lament by eloquence and hattery to swallow this spe
cious proposition, it passed unanimously by both
houses, then sent for execution to the respective gov
ernments OF the American colonies Now IL cannot be
denied that from the point of view of British necessities
the project was plausible but founded the uncertain
resignation of distant people, it met with difficulties
from the first and engendered speedily tumults and in
surrecton On the night of the Goth of August it
seems that the inhabitants of Boston, the capital of
New England, sacked and destroyed the houses Of the
Custom House Inspector and of the Chief of the Ad
belonging to the Crown. The motive alleged by
the Americans for these the infringement of
their privileges by
IMPOSITION STAMP DUTY,
and now they maintain that 1t appertans to their Gen.
eral Assemblies and not to the British Parliament to
impose taxes and burdens the colonies and they
fuse to submit to the law in the first place and de-
mand that for the future the colonies shall send
bers to the British Parliament Scotland does
that law be passed deprving that Parliament OF the
power to impose taxes and burdens the colonies.
This spirit of independence, the alarm at the protein
sions Of the mother country is not confined Boston,
but is shared by all the inland and seaboard cities the
new continent What makes the affair serious is
that whereas the actual Ministry is compelled the
dignity of Parliament TO adhere the resolution TAKEN
1t is affair of such nature admits neither a
promise modification If the Ministry yield the
prestige Of Parliament is forfeited if it persist
win do appeal to arms, always of uncertain issue is
inevitable. Inland and scaboard cities united, people
who feel themselves of rich products who have
begun traffic Independently of the mother country,
who have arts and trades who, since their late war;
sufficiently versed in arms, are mean antagonists"
The writer here narraes the preparations made in
England to increase and strengthen her feet ostensiby
for the African expeditions notifies the death of the
Duke Of Cumberland, and bcgs for subsidy for the
expenses Of mourning In successive letters he gives
NEWS or THE DAY;
dwells the efforts made by Great Britain to secure
the alliance of France Austria and Russia; depores the
persecution of Catholics whose churches hitherto toll
Grated have been closed OF the tumuts ex
cited by Philips life of Cardinal Pole and his stric-
the Protestant religion the failure the
efforts made to induce Pitt the Cabinet emu
mcratcs the English difficulties with the people canor-
ing for reduction Of taxes Spain refusing the two mill
ion crowns, France dismantlng Dunkirk Canada with
the question Of the letters Of narque unsettled and in
that the affair Of the stamp duty is the gravest
question Of ALL ''Ony in case of war;" he adds,
'could Mr.. Pitt be induced to form a ministry He is
the only who has credit WITH who enjoys the
hdence Of the nation; the only minister who could in
duce Parliament to vote the necessary funds"
On the 18th of December he writes THE question
of the American colonies becomes every day seri
Gus. Two hundred of the principal merchants of New
York have dcberated that unless the act be revoIed
they will reject all the merchandise belonging British
subjects The popuacc have destroyed the house Of the
Governor, and unable to seize HIM in person, have
burnt him in efigy Hence the Governor has prudcntly
informed the citizens that he shall not attempt to
the obnoxious tax, and shall Immediately inform the
home government" He then dilates the emptiness
of the Kings speech at the opening Of Parlament says
hide from the people the of affairs
America he at first decided not to speak at all and
finally that he should touch vaguely all matters and
the Chambers, in reply, should promise that
the papers be laid before them they would do all that
lay their power to adjust the aiars with the colo
Later he states that the colonsts have rejected
British merchandise for the value of 700 guineas
and that they affirm that they Will longer trade with
Great Bntan and this he adds has reused the or
British merchants damaged so seriously in their
interests" for the largest profits of this commercial
nation are derived from tho American
colonies. The country gains enormously by the
sale of its own goods and manufactures and also
by the rich merchandise which it receives in exchange
All sorts Of wares shipped or the colonies, good
and bad, useful and harmful Happy is this nation
which has safe and certain markets all its supcrfu
ties, which receives precious merchandise for its old
and often smoke.dred wares Their trade with their
American possessions islands and mainands amounts