Litchfield enquirer., 1830-02-25

would be impossible for others to estimate his property when Mir. E. had declared that he could not do it hi,Hself It has been asserted, however, that he can com mand upwards of Fifteen Millions sterling at any time, ifrequired! When it is con- sidered that "moncy, the sincw of wal"
 is in it's amount ilimitable, and in its con- u lol SO much at the mere volilioN Of MT. | R. it ceases to surprise the reader, that such man should be necessary to the Polentates of Europe, and that his friend- ship and' assistance should bo no less anx- iously sought,than promptly aud powerful ly afforded.
 Mr. Rothschild is Baron of the Ger man empire, to the Emperor of which, he has rendered sOmo essential services. tic is about 49 years of age, and possesses a family of9 children. His nodc of life IS remarkable for its retired descriptlon.- Unlike his great predecessor, GoEdsmldt, ] he does not boast of his chosen and ex- quisite wines, or herald his hospitality to- ward the Princes of the Blood. His ap- pearancc is unostcntatious his dcport- ment familiar, and his manner unaffected and open. His conversational style on Change is very acute, and discriminating.
 He carries about with him no aristocrati-
 cal feelig; neither does he affect sn- gularity, the common concomitant of ex-
 traordinary genius, and the mental impor-
 tanco of pecuniary plen,itude. His fac"
 is distinguished by that piercing intelli- gence which lights up and animates the ex. pressionS of those proverbal for their a. cuteness but there is quickness in the eye, which denotes lively and unremit- ting watchtulncss of the mind, on every subject of general interest.
 When engaged in conversation, MT. R. usually danelcs bunch of keys in his right hand and indulSes habit of abrupt
 y turning from the object to whom he is speaking, and suddenly renewing tho col- loquy. He possesses memory SO re. markedly retentivc, and tho powers of mental addition so copiously strong that he effects all his immense calculations without the agency of pen or paper and 1 otten at those times when the din of busi- ness 'gives note of preparation for riso or fall.' His genius is of that order, which often enables him to perceive the benefit or disadvantage of the proposition, before the parties have fully viewed tho surface. His movements are characterized by pro.
 found judgment; his attack is no less a.
 ble, than his retreat judicious.
 Changs.-Constant change is tho fea- ture of society. Tho world is like ma gic lantern, or tho shifting scenes in pam tominc. Yen Ys0rs convert the popula- ton of schools into men and women, the young into fathers aud matrons, make and but one. 1tccnty Years convert infants into lovers, and fathers and mothers, rcn- der youth tho operative generation, decide mems fortunes and distinctions, convert active men into drivellers, and bury all the preceding generation. Thirty Years raise an active generation from nonentity, change fascinating beauties into merely bearablc old women, convert lovers into grand-tathers, and bury the active genera. tion, or reduce shOm to decrspiiude and imbecility. Forty Years, alas l! change the face all society; infants are growing old, the bloom of youth and beauty has pas sed away,two active generations have been swept from the stage of life, names so cherished are forgotten, and unsupported for fame have started from tho exhauslless womb of nature. Fifty Years why should any desire to retain their af- fections from maturity for fifty years2 It is to behold world which they do not know, and to which they are unknown; it is to live to weep for tho generations pass od away, for lovers, for parents, fer chil- dren, for friends in tho grave it is to sec every thing turned up side down by the tickle hand of fortune, and the absolute despotism of time it is, in word, to be- hold the vanity ofhuman lifo in all its vari- cites of display!