Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-10-04
THE ROTHSCHILDS
From book, called my Notebook" by
Macgregor.

At the commencement of the wars of the
French Revolution their father, Moses
Rothschild (Anghce Redchild) was small
banker or money lender, living in an OBJ.
scure part ofFrankfort. He had establish.
ed character for strict probity, and would
no doubt, have amassed a large fortune,
and have enriched his family, although
events had never so emlnently served him.
His eldest son, Nathan Meyer, whom he
sent to England, commenced business in
Manchester, partly as small manufactu-
rer, but chiefly as broker, or commission
agent, in the way of purchasing the fabrics
ofLancashire and Yorkshire, and shipping
them for Frankfort, TO supply the German
market. This was thriving business
enough, until the celebrated Berlin and
Milan DEGREES crushed it, and the trade Of
Frankfort at the same time.
Another son, Solomon, was sent to
Paris, where he commenced business as a
money dealer and negotiant. The third
son remained at home with his father.
When the French armies crossed the
Rhine, most of the German Princes were
driven from their territories-among others
the Sovereign of Hesse Cassel, who carried
his Jewels and money hastily with him to
Frankfort, in order, if possible, to deposit
them where they would be most likely to es-
cape the French.
The reputable character Of the humble
Jew, Moses Rothschild, induced the Prince
to call upon him for the purpose ofdeposlt-
ing with him his treasure, in value some
millions of thalars. Rothschild at once re
fused accepting so dangerous respons'.
bility, for the French troops were advan-
cling fast to the city. The Prince who
would not even take a receipt for them, at
last urged Moses to take charge ofthe mo-
ney and Jewels; and the French army was
actually entering Frankfort at the moment
Rothschild succeeded in burying the
Princes treasure in corner Of his little
arden.
His own property, which, in goods and
money, was worth about 10000 thalars,
ne did not hide, we'll knowing that if he did
so, strict search would be made, and that
not only his own, but the Princes hoard,
would be discovered and plundercd.. The
Republicans, who like the Phiis:ines OF old
fell upon Rothschild, left him not one tina.
ler's value of his own money or property.
In truth he was, like all the other Jews and
citizens, reduced to utter poverty, but the
Princes treasures were safe; and some.
time after the French army marched out
from Frankfort, Rothschild commenced in
a small way as banker, increasing his busI.
ness cautiously, by means of the Princes
money, until the year 1902, when the
latter returned to Frankfort, on his way to
Cassel.
He had heard and read in the gazettes
that the French had despoiled Rothschild
of every thing he possessed; and conse-
ouently he considered that his own must
have inevitably gone. He however called,
without any hope, on the honest Jew, and
when he asked Moses eff the robbers took
all Z" great was his joy when the latter re-
piled, "Not one kreutzer; have all the
Jewels, which secured untouched, in a
strong chest, and the money | have also,
with per cent besides for your Highness,
from the day that you put your confidence
in the Jew Moses Rothschlld." He then
related the whole story. Gas | was left
without kreutzer of my own,' continued
he, sand hal so much good money your
Highness's idle and doing no profit, and as
| could get high interest for it from the
merchants, began TO use it by little and