Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-11-24
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A paragraph has been going the rounds Of
the press that the Rothschjlds were worth
eight hundred millions Of dollars A denial
OF the truth Of this statement has been put
forth. 1t would be waste OF words to dis
cuss which estimate is correct. The wealth
of the Rothschilds does not consist in lands
and tenements, the value Of which might be
ascertained but in stocks, bonds and other
descriptions Of personal property, the amount
of which no one knows but themselves.
They may be worth the sum suggested, OF
even more ; and they may not be worm .
quarter Of that amount. 1t ie even withlh
the range Of possibility, though i is not
probable that the Rothschilds may be wor,s
nothing at all, II, for example, they hoiu
The loans themselves which they have nego-
tiated since the war began, the depreciation
on those loans, which has taken place lateiy'
has caused 3 loss of fifty millions Of dollars
Or again. q house like theirs. dealing wholly
in fluctuating securities. might maintain us
credit for wears after it was absolutely pank-
rupt. Paul. Strahan & Co. is case in point,
though on smaller scale.
The power Of the Rothschilds may be esti.
mated with more certainty. 1t is enormous
No single European monarch is strong
enough to oppose IT, So far back as forty
years ago. it proved too great for the first
Napoleon; for it furnished the sinews OF war
TO his enemies and thus brought about his
downfall. The Emperor, aware Of this,
sought tc ccnciliate the Rothschilds on his
return from Elha but the head Of that house
repulsed his advances. hy the significant re-
mark. there are two Napoleons in Europe !"
and time soon showed that the moneyed
Napoleon was the most powerful. At pres
ent, the house is arrayed against Louis Na-
poleon, both because he rejects their inter-
venton in obtaining loans, and because the
war. which he has inauguratcd, is damaging
their securities so seriously. Austria, it is
conceded, has utterly failed to make peace.
The Rothschilds, it is generally couiectured
are now trying their hands for the distur.
bance in the specie market has been traced
home to them; and there is certainly a strong
chance cf success because nothing will make
England so ready for peace as q continued
pressure on the money market.
We have alluded to the loans negotiated
by the Rothschlds since the war began
These loans reach the enormous amount o
five hundred and fifteen millions, viz 1t,
England, $50, 100000; to Turkey, $4,000
600; to Austria 2l20,0Oo,0OO; FIRST loaI
to Russia, $4,000 900; to Sardinia, $40
6OeoO0; to England, in exchequer bill,
S35,O0O,00O; and a second loan, just beip
perfected, Sl00000000 II is this last LOAF
which the Rothschilds, it is said, have agree
TO make in gold. that is supposed to be ct Ii
bottom Of the specie movement. Most {
these loans, it is TO be presumed, have bee
sold out before this, the Rothschild4 merel
acting, in such cases, as agents between ii
public and tho governments tlat borrow
Nevertheless, the house that can even ten
porarily assume such a burden, within littl
more than q twelvemonth, must be one
gigantic influence credit and power 1t
now plain that this same house is on the sid
of peace. 1t apparently favors Russia,
peace should fail to be made. The confliC
is thus rendered more equal, for the Allie
with the Rothschilds against them, have, 1
commercial nations, an enemy within the
own borders; while Russia, with the Roth
childs on her side, has q certainty of bein
kept in funds, and money was that in whic
il now appears, she was most deficient
ledger.