Smyrna times., 1855-08-29
The R0Inschiid3,

proper
10 say who-were brought by the British nn-
lstry to perpeuate the subsection of the colo
MES, bnt WhO-hcre which becomes inadmissi-
Die-generally managed to desert and contr-
Dute TO the welfare and prosperity of the coun-
Try lhey mad been sent to destrOv-wCre IL bet
Ier bargain TO several other parties than they
ever proved to the English government. The
eIeclor OF flesse received fine sum for them !:
the corner stone Of colossal private fortune
"Aich has since made the house of petty tyrants
one OF the richest families in Europe The
OPERATION also benefited one Mayor Ar,elm
X tascadd Franz F.y. ;aoa ,lui... ...,cd al
'''',."i. Born Ia lIi3, ai.i iaps.yad OF both
'.H'N - "a" ..,'' - .'.v"n, ihIs individual
ri = teacher, the
...'1 by those members
Who lack the capital
.,H1lic pursuit. His tastes
CHANNELS, and after a pr0ba-
t.".s'5 t,' vtnkng-house at Hanover.
h4 "u"a q 'aa-i - The commercial capital Of
'"' "o't.' ,'s"- ling, though as yet, iii a small
way, Oh the f"td by which he ultimately OBJ
tanned such splendid successes He received
the moneys paid for these Hessian recruits. and
had time to 4" turn" them advantapeouslv. he
lore being obliged to pay them over to his prin-
clpals. Thus the American revolution, besides
freeing the people Of these States, was the ma
But while this is the popular account of the
origin oil this great house, candOr compels us
70 State that 1t is not generally received as
authentic. He seems TO have le money IN
this way, ont the sum was onlr moderate: he
was richer after the Transaction than belore
Out he had not yet any idea OF directing the
money market of the world The truth ap-
pears to be that like all other great fortunes,
tndt OF the tsothschilds grew imperceptibly.
ne idiiiily nave been poor, humble, well to DO,
'h""efatciy rch. wealthy, enormously rich, and
what only the RDthSchilds are-but the foun
udUon VI thelr present estate may be said to
nave been laid IN the years when the founder
Was powerIesS, as when he was getting rich.-
The capital amassed in London was lust sutfi-
clent to enable hin to open, at Frankfort, the
hahNing house, which has given the name tG
All subsequent operations Not by anv s.7rlp
slf"Ne "i genius or good luck but by an unin-
terrupttd series OF business transactions ALWAYS
characterized by the same activity, intelligence
ana integrity, he continually extended and for
tIh"d ITS crit. In 1901 the landgrave Of
! Hos r. 2n't@. batting French INVASION. or a
i'N"'''"'h - "n'''", 81 }.jh, made hlm the
! i"n'I ii's as"oiut- owner OF his private for
! id2e' .'"''eN!Gg to the transfer, IT. is SAID a mere
h"n'rdry condition to restore II when the de-
| Pos!tory would be IN condition to enjoy and
use 1t IN safety and comfort-an event which
did not occur until after the Congress of Vienna.
This is the ayowed cornerstone of his great
ness
one curious speculation, made, perhaps,with
these very funds, is often related The British
| government, tor some reason, found it difficult
TO transport their subsidies to the commander
OF their forces In the Peninsula J hey, there
tore, offered a heavy commission to anv one
who would undertake the responsibility of the
transmission. Rethschild conferred on the
subject with Napoleon, and offered TO share
the commission with him. in return for beiuu
permitted to transport the specie to Spain by
way Of france, and through the French ar
MES! The offer was accepted, and, of course
all parties satisfied.
What old Roth>chIld himself was wont 10
proclaim as one of the main stepping stones of
ms ambition, was the good fortune winch beiel
MIN IN the shape of large family OF sons
MS tralt depicts one Of the finest features of
tne jewish character. Among Christians it is
the rule to find the fortune amassed hy the IA
ther, scattered to the winds by the folies Of the
Children. Who has ever seen Jewish drunk
ard, gambler, or devotec of other wees. to s,,cb
an extent as to impair has acqu sltve functions.
ana make him = burden uDhl society bu.;,,
anonS CHRISTIANS 'ap fa't..s', t.gtnuc IS ,no
often the s3.gac % < al lion q,nong the cnll-
- ''' dhl rN':> a. ac.,1ie tie lIIuc chlnery of
F,.'.tc J"stce G1th, .t3la: .4l,atry. The cause
oi private tierrsl,. q. ms insrc Is very lit
IT," among the /, '.,r. I.rler their trsta
mea'ary dispositions are more ludlcious, or
their heirs and ieeal-es -, Quarrelsome,
Ihe " house of i;ot-ssalIG is no fiction il
consisted besides tn patriarch, of five SOILS
Anseim' born II l113, vino resided, till his
death, at Frankfort; Solomon, born in l77l.
Qpcp2 kpnS
steamer, resided alternately at Berlin and
Vienna, principally atthelatter place; Nathan.
born IN IT77, has lived in London since 1893:
4 Charles, born IN 1853, is at Naples :and James
bornln l762, at Vienna. The three last nam
Gu are now the acting members of what may be
called the firm.
Ihey entered upon their present European
position on the downfall of Napoleon, gnd have
done more, perhaps, to undermine the dynasties
OF Europe by the ivy-hke support they extend
10 them' than the battering- ram impetuosity of
thelr great predecessor would have effected had
ne Deeh spared TO hold his position. In twelve
years, about five hundred millions of dollars
were raised by the house for different mowers nv
way of loan or subsidy which were distributed
IN nearly the following proportion: for Emo.
land, two hundred millions; for Austrio. f;ffv
millions; Tor Prussia, forty millions: for
france eighty millions; Tor Naples, fifty mil
mons; Tor Russia, twenty-five millions; for
several German courts, four mill ions for Brazil
Twelve Millions, exclusive OF various other
| large Sums. All this has been greatly outdone
Dy subsequent performance. ,'s.t - ~ ....
~ihe actual amount of their fortune is, of
course, known only TO themselves. Ii is said,
however, that tthey have recently set down their
personal property, exclusive of their real es-
tates, seignories, mines, & c.. at seven hundred
millions of dollars, or little over ten times
the natlOnal debt of the Uaited States Govern
mont al tho accession OF Gen. Pierce. s-s
, EHH .iaafg suts III -4.s-sS1-lal - .a.73 af'~
or. Queen isabella, Of Spain, it is said. has
, given an the linen, ID her 'polat;e-l0bO pieces
t-for the hospitals where the ehoiertSl patients
are con6ned and III additibh t,i tilis -, 5n-