Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-11-26

PEELED soon after TO fly bis country, Meyer Anselm took
charge OF his cash. amounting to several millions OF
forms With the instinct of his race nsen did not
forget to put the money out good interest, that
before Napoleon was gone to Eba and the iustrious
Eector had returned to Cassel the capital had more
than doubled Tie ruler OF Hesse Cassel thought it
almost marvel to get his money safely returned from
the Jew Lane of Frankfort, and at the Congress of
Vienna tired of singing the praise OF his He
brew agent to all the Princes of Europe. The dweers
under the sign Of the Red Shield laughed in their sleeves
keeping carefully to themselves the great fact that the
electoral two millions forms had brought them four
millions of their own. Never was honesty better
| policy.
Mayer Anselm died in 1912, without having the SUI
preme satisfaction of hearing his honesty extoed by
kings and princes. He left five sons who succeeded
him in the banking and money lending business, and
who conscious of their social vaue dropped the name
of Anselm and adopted the higher sounding one of
Rothschd, taken from the signboard of the paterna
house. On bis death bed their father had taken a
solemn oath from all of them to hold his four millions
we'll together, and they have faithfully kept the njunc
ton. Bat the old city of Frankfort clearly too
realm Tor the fruitful sowing of four millions
and, in consequence the five determined after q
while to extend their sphere of operations by establish
ing branch banks at the chief cities of Europe The
eldest son, Anselm born l773 remained at Frankfort
the second, Solomon, born in l774, settled at Vienna
the third Nathan, born in 177, went to London; the
fourth Charles the Infant terrible of the family, estab
bshed himself in the soft climate OF Naples and the
fifth and Youngest, ameS 1I9Z, look up MS resi-
dence at Paris.
Strictly united, the wealth and power of the FIVE
Rothschilds vested in the eldest born neverthe
ess the shrewdest of the sons of Mayer Ansem, and
the heir of bis genius Nathan, the third son. took
the reins of trnment into his own hands. By hiU
faith in Wellington and the flesh and muscle of British
soldiers he nearly doubled the fortune of the family
gaining than million sterling by the sole battle
of Waterloo the news of which ne carried to Eng
two days earlier than the mail The weight of the
solid millions gradually transferred the ascendancy in
the family from Germany to England, making London
the metropolis of the reigning dynasty of Rothschd
Like the royal families of Europe the members of the
house of Rothschd only intermarry with each other
James Rothschd married the daughter of his brother
Solomon his son Edmond heir apparent of the French
lne united to his first cousin, the daughter of Lilo
mel, and granddaughter Of Nathan Rothschild and
Lionel again-member of Parliament for London
gave his hand 1886 to his first cousin Charlotte the
daughter of Charles Rothschild, of Naples.
1t is unnecessary to state that though these matr
monia alliances have kept the millions wonderfully to-
gether they have not improved the race OF old Mayer
Anselm of the Red Shield Already signs of physical
weakness are becoming visible in the great family So
at least hint the French papers in their meage notices
about the Iothschid Congress at Paris. From all
that can be gathered out OF the wilderness OF cardS,
thin faces and thick felton, appears that tie sover-
eigns of the Stock Exchange met IN conference Tor the
double purpose of centralzing their money power and
widening their matrimonial realm. In other words,the
FIVE reignng kings descendants, according to the law
of promogeniture of the five sons OF Mayer Anselm
came to the decision to reduce the number to four by
cutting of the Neapoitan branch of Charles Roths-
child, while it was likewise decided that permission
should be given to the youngest members OF the family
to marry for the benefit of the race beyond the range
Of first cousinship. What has led to the exclusion OF
the Neapoitan line of Rothschild to have been
the constant exercise of highly blamabe iiberaiy,
unheard of in the annals of the family Charles, the
prodigal son of Mayer Anselm actually present
ed in the year 1916 ter thousand du cat to the
heir of Charles, Gusavus has given repeated signs of
bis inclination to follow in the footsteps OF his father
Such conduct utterly unbecoming of the policy of the
house of Rethschd could not be allowed to pass un
noticed and accordngy-we quote the rumor Of Paris
ournalism-the decehance of the Neapoltan line has
been pronounced. However, Raron Gustavus de
Rothschild is not to retire into private life like the
famous Charles V, with only prayer book In his
hand and cassock his shoulders, but is allowed to
take with him small fortune of 45000OO0O francs, or
bout six millions sterlng-a mere crumb from the
able of the defendants of the poor Mayer Ansem,
who wandered shoeess through the Electorate OF the
good King George I'LL 1t is certain that no romance
of ROYALTY is equal the of the house Of Roth
I schild .-London Globe.