Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-01-31

loans OF the Restoration. lie and his brother VA
than received the billion Of war expenses, and the
two billions of indemnity paid to the allied powers.
That enormous stream of money howed through
their Golfers, and how much Uf it remained there
has never been ascertained.
After the downfall of the old dynasty, Baron
James offered his gold filled hand to the monarchy
of the july revolution, and the hand was grateful
ly graspod. The Baron and his wife now obtained
the often before refused entree at Court, and the
Princes often appeared in Rothschild's saloons.
Thus, under Louis Phillippe's rule, the influence
of the Rothchilds daily and visibly increased. In
fact dgio Ieigned supreme, and even art and talent
contended for the honor, and often in vain, to OBJ
tain the entree to the hotel in the rue L9tHe, Tor
Baron james was often very particular In the
choice of bis guests. -,
Only towards liierati he was amiable, especial
ly towards Ii. Heine, the piquant and spirited hui
morist, who often had his fun even at the expense
of his host. Thus at the close of a brilliant ban
quet. several bottles of Lachrim@ Christi had been
consumed, Rothschild said to the poet:
What u peculiar name for q wine. what can
be the origin of it 7"
1.-THE etymology is perfectly simple replied
ueine. "Christ weeps at the fact that Jews
should drink such excellent wine."
"Duce take your smartness," exclaimed Roths-
child, amid the convulsive laughter shat followed.
Ordinarily the two conversed In the herman
Jewish dialect; but Heine would never permit
Rothschild to assume towards him the condescend-I
ing nabob style he always exhibited towards 9th.
ers. If they had a dispute, the poet threatened
the man of money to publish their conversation in
the Recue deS deuG WondeS. The Baron immedi-
ately turned pale with apprehension, and at once
took the most humble steps towards q conclliatlon.
1t is we'll known that since 1852, the peculiar
fnancier has become Consul General of Austria.
The secret history of the first half OF Louis
Philippe's reign has yet to be written, but only
one who is thoroughly acquainted with the life
and business of Baron Rothschild will be able TO
write it correctly. At the time of the coalition III
1889, for instance, the millionaire fnaneier alone
created rain or sunshine at his will. The fuller
les and the hotel in the rue Laftte stood in the
most intimate connection, and the Duke de Mont
pensier was one of the regular dancing partners
Of Mile Charlotte Rothschild.
The banker baron obtained the royal concession
for the Northern Railroad, and the demon of stock
jobbing awakened by him soon spread over the en-
tire nation, to the injury of small spectators and
to the exclusive e%nriching of the big fnanciers,
who, it is said, divided half a billion among them
selves.
However, there are many traits and instances
of patriarchal benevolence to be told of the Prince
of the Bank. When the short harvest of 1876
seemed to threaten a universal famine in lS41,
Baron Rothschiid attempted to avert the impend-
ing evil by buying upon his own account immense
quantities of bread stuffs in Europe and America.
At the hall in Paris, grain and -four was then sold
below the market prices, and the profits of this
immense speculation were to be applied to furnish
ing bread for all the needy and hungry.
y special bakery SOlu Dreau 10 inc pOOr u Il
very great reduction from the price charged by the
regular bakers. But the people in this instance
would not believe the benevolent intentions of the
donor, rallied against imaginary usury in grain, be-
lieved the most absurd and ridiculous reports,
among others, that Rothschild had bought spoiled
-four and had made it p~alatable by an admixture
of sweet almonds. OF course, they never thought
! that such an admixture would have made the
I; bread three times as expensive.
: Those same sweet almonds of Baron Rothschild's
u contributed a good share to the February revolu-
ton.
Ever ready for adding fuel to the flames; ever
y ready to excite the masses, and delighting in stir
e ring up mischief, the National said Of the Baror
Is Rothschild, that he had mixed his flour with the
lie sweat Of the people, which, of course, would have
produced very Objectionable bread. AT the same
time a number of pamphlets against RothschilC
" made their appearance, and whilst the people thu
rewarded his cha ritable efforts, their benefactor il
reality lost heavy sums, as he could not dispose O.
the provisions he had procured.
d The revolution of l848 filed the house of Roths
% child with terror. The Baron heard that tho rab
II BILE was burning down his country houses anC
castle. With his natural shrewdness, he perceiy
ed that his fight would be the signal for on unal
d terable confscation of all his numerous posses
sions, and he had the courage to remain.
Numerous anecdotes are in circulation illustra
le tive of his presence of mind and frmness durin,
the trying days of '48. We will not, however, re
peat them all here. One especially has been Offer
told in the papers. 1t relates to a call upon hin
by a rough party of Red Republicans, demanding
an equal distribution of his property. He admit
ii ted their estimate Of his wealth was correct, com
puted the population of France, among whom hi
money was to be equally distributed, and paid hi
IN revolutionary assailants two francs each, as thei
OF proper share in an equal distribution,
ID In 1880 Rothschild had given 5000 francs; thi
was a great deal, for no one had threatened hin
n In 1910 he signed so. 900 francs for the wounde
y and unemployed laborers. AT the same time hi
son Alphonso, who had just come of ago, at ono
e. wrote to the Provisional Government, petitionin
he for his right of citizenship.
Id 1t is said that just at the moment when Jane,
ed almost overcome with terror, was hestating b.
tween the safety of his person and his millions
at Marc Caussidiere made his appearance before hin
is- and said
ls- "CitizOn Rothschild, no weakness! I pledg
ne myself for you"
be The banker dreamt all night of that mans re
scarf, the pistols in his belt, and the great cavalr
bo sword that dragged at his side. But when he sa'
a on the next morning, that measures had been tt
ken, not only to protect his hotel, but also all hi
h. possessions in the neighborhood of the city again'
no. any attack, he discovered that the words of tn
az Project of Police were more than idle wind. /
in less than a year after this, Caussidiere, banisheC
ev and without any means, came to London. HeI
be received a letter from Paris as follows:
,st 'Sir; Permit me to place at your disposal II
in sum of thirty thousand francs. This little capit
- may enable you, upon the hard soil of exile, to Ell
ry ter into some kind Of business. You may retur
IN, the sum in ten or twenty years, or whenever yC
like. This is a small recognition Of the valuab
of services you have rendered to the country.
err, Ever yours, ROTHscHILD."
ad At first Rothschild was inimical to the Cover
hrs ment of the second of December. lie would mo
lg- probably have been sent to Mazas for this, but h
ess position as Austrian Consul General protects
him.
.or He had often been bitterly reproached for new,
ne claiming anything for the benefit of his poor cor
m ligionists.
es SAT least" it was said to him, "give them Il
of profit of one single speculation on change.
to He approved Of the idea. A man@uvre of "bull'
ID which he organized one fine morning, followed 1
ng Immediately by a of bears" left a n
ng profit Of 5 $1,000 francs, which he at once devote
of to the erection OF a Jewish Asylum in the RI
Piopus.
ne, By his total absence of courtesy and manner
e. the sovereign banker has created more i'll feelin