Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-10-17
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fusnmer, Of princes, lawyers, musicians,
sthoolmsster,, soeisl science men, poit-
icsl cecnimisis, and hundred others,
one vsry notable meeting has almost es.
eaoed public attention. A few days ago
onr Lars correspondent told Us that
conlrese Of the members OF the illostsi-
on. house OF Rothschild had been sit
ting At Paris. The purPort OF the meet
ING was uothiny les. than to rearrage
the domiuions Of the great banking dy-
nasty. In one word, the great object
ofthe r ,thschild Congress was to re-
ducs the five branches OF The house who
now rule Europe to tonr, and, following
the example Garibaldi, to strike sooth-
er sovereign Of Naples from the list OF
,eigning monarchs. Henceforth there
are to bot four kiDga Of the horee OF
Rothschid, with secure thrones at Lon
don, Paris, Vienna and Frankfort.
Itisnow exactly abundred years s'oce
a poor Jew, called Mayer Aneelm, made
his appearance at the city Of Hanover
baIefooted, wiih sack on his shoulders
and bundle ofrsgs on bis back. Sue
cessful ia trade, like most OF his core
l,oionists, he returned TO Frankfort al
the end OF few years and Get W
smsll shop in tie Jew lane over whieh
hung the signboard Of red scbild, ca
ed 10 German sotn shield A dealer
in old aud rare coins, be made the 40
ouaintance OF the Serene Eector OF Hes
sc Cassel who, happening to be in want
OF confidential agent for varions open
and secret purposes, appointed the
shrewd looking Mayer Anselm to the
post. The Serene Eectsr, being com
peled soon after to fly his country.
Mayer Anse i'm took chare oil Tia cash
amounting TO several Mullins OF oflorlns.
With the instinct of his race, Ansel IN
did not forget to put the money out on
good interest, so that, before Napoleon
was gone to Elba, and tho illustrious
Elector had returned to Cassel, the cap
ita! had more than doubled. The ruler
of Hesse Castle thought it almost mar
vel to get his money safely returned
rom the Jew lane Of Frankfort, and at
tn Congress of Vienna wa. never tired
Of singing tho praise of his Hebrew
| agent TO oil the Princes OF Europe. The
dwellers under the sign Of the red 81 ield
laughed in their sleeves keeping care
fully t. themselves the great fact that
the electoral two million hrsnns has
| brought them four millions Of their own.
| Never was honesty better policy.
MAYER Anselm died in 1912, without
having the supreme satisfaction OF hear
ing his honesty extolled by kings and
princes. He lett FIVE sons, who succeed
ed him ia the banking and money lend
ing business, and who, conscious Of their
social value, dropped the name Of An
selm, and adopted the higher sounding
one Of Rothschid, taken from the SIG o
board over the paternal house. On his
deathbed their father had taken solemn
oath from all Of them to hold his four
millions we'll together, and they have
faithfully kept the injunction. But the
old city of Frankfort clearly was too mar
row q realm tor the fruitful sowing of
four millions; and, in consequence, the
| We were determined after q while to ex
tend the sphere OF their operations by
establishing branch banks at the chief
cities of Europe. The eldest son, An
selm, born in 1873. remained at Frank
fort the second, Solomon, born in l774
settled at Vienna, the third, Nathan,
born IN l777, went to London; the
fourth, Charles, the infant terrible OF the
family. established himself in the soft
climate OF Naples; aud the fifth and
youngest. James, born in 1902, took up
his residence in Parie Strictly united,
the wealth and power OF the five Rothe-
childs was vested in the eldest born
nevertheless, the shrewdeet of the sons
of MAYER Anselm, and tbs heir Of his
geniue, Nathan, the third son, soon took
the reins of government into his own
hands.
By bic faith in Wellington, and the
flesh and musclei in British soldiers, he
nearly doubled The fortune Of the fsmi-
| w, gaming more than a million sterling
BY the sole battle of Waterloo, the news
OF which he carried to England two
days earlier than the mail. The weight
Of the solid millions gradually transfer
fred the ascepd ancy Of the family from
Germany to England, making London
the metropolis OF the reigning dynasty of
Rothschild. Like the royal families OF
| Europe. the members of the house of
Rothsohild only iptermarrv with each
other. James Rothscbild married the
daughter Of his brother Solomon; his
son Edmond, heir apparent ofthe French
line was united to bis fret cousin, the
daughter Of Lionel, and granddaughter
Of Nathan and Lionel again-member
Of Parliament for London-gave his
hand in 1868 to his first cousin Char
lotte, the daughter Of Charles Roths-
child, Of Naples.
It's unnecessary to say that, though
these matrimonial alliances have kept
the millions wonderfully together, they
have not improved the race of old
Mayer Anselm Of the Red Shield. Al.
ready signs Of physical weakness are be-
coming visible in the great family. So
at least hint the French papers il their
mesgre notices about the Rothschild
Congress at Paris. From all that can
be gathered out of wilderness oil
can0rds, thin faces and thick fiction, it
appears that the ecvereigns Of the Stock
Exchange met in conference for the
double purpose Of centraling their mon
ey power and widening their matrimo.
nial realm. In other words, the FIVE
rsigning kings, descendants, according
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