The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-10-16
Friday Morning, October I6, 1863.
The House of Rothschild.

The London Globe gives the following in
steresting account of the rise and present posi-
tion of the money Kings of Europe" the
famous house of Rothschild:
"Among all the congresses held this summer
ofprinces, lawyers, musicians, schoolmasters,
social science men, political economists, and a
hundred others, one very notable meeting has
almost escaped public notice. A few days
ago our Paris correspondent told us that
congress of the members of the illustrious
house OF Rothschild has been sitting in Paris
The purport OF the meeting was nothing more
or less than to re-arrange the dominions of the
great banking dynasty. In one word the
great object OF the Rothschild congress was to
reduce the five branches Of the house who now
rule in Europe to four, and following the ex-
ample of Garibaldi, to strike another soyer-
eign OF Naples from the list of reigning mon
archs. Henceforth there are to be but four
kings of the house of Rothschild, with secure
thrones at London, Paris, Vienna, and Frank
fort.
+ 1t is now exactly one hundred years since
poor jew called Mayer Anselm made his
appearance at the city of Hanover: barefooted
with sack on his back. Successful in trade,
like most of his religionist, he returned TO
Frankfort at the end OF few years and set up
a small shop in the Jew lane" over which
hung the sign of red shell, called in German
roth-schild As dealer in old and rare coins,
he made the acquaintance the Serene Elector
OF Hesse Cassel, who, happening to be in want
Of a confidential agent for various open and
secret purposes, appointed the shrewd-looking
Mayer Anselm to the post. The Serene Elec-
tor, being compelled to fly his country, Mayer
Anselm took charge Of the cash amounting
TO several millions of fiorins. With the instinct
OF his race, Ansem did not forget TO put the
money out at interest, so that before Napoleon
had gone to Elba, and the illustrious Elector
had returned TO Cassel, the capital had more
than doubled. The ruler of Hesse Cassel.
thought it almost marvel to get his money
safely returned from the jew lane of Frank
fort, and at the congress of Vienna was never
tired OF singing the praises of the Hebrew
agent to all the princes of Europe. The
dweilers under the red shell laughed in their
sleeves; keeping careful TO themselves the
great fact that the electoral two millions fiorin
had brought them four million of their own.
Never was honesty bette. policy.
Mayer Anselm died in 1872 without bav-
ing the supreme satisfaction of hearing his
honesty extolled among kings and princes.
lie left five sons, who succeeded him in bank
ing and money lending business. and who con-
scious of their social value, dropped the
name Of Anselm, and adopted the higher
sounding one of Rothschild, taken from the
signboard over the paternal house. On his
deathbed their father had taken a solemn oath
from all of them TO hold his four million well
together, and they have faithfully kept the
injunction. Bat the old city OF Frankfort was
clearly too small realm for the faithful sower
OF four imilions; aud in consequence the
five were determined after while TO extend
their sphere OF operations by establishing
branch banks at the chief cities in Europe.
The eldest son Anselm born 1873 remained at
Frankfort the second, Solomon, born in II74.
settled in Vienna; the third, Nathan, born in
1I1I, went to London; the fourth, Charles
the infant terrible of the family established
himself in the soft climate of Naples :the fifth
and youngest, James, born in 1902, took up
his residence in Paris. Strictly united, the
wealth and power of the five Rothschlds was
vested in the eldest-born; nevertheless. the
shrewdest of the.sons of Mayer Anselm, and
the heir Of his genius, Nathan, the third son.
soon took the reins of government in his own
hands. BY his faith in Wellington and the flesh
and muscle OF British soldiers, he nearly
doubled the fortune of the family, gaining
more than million sterling by the sole battle
OF Waterloo, the news which he carried to
England two days earlier than the mail. The
weight of the solid millions gradually trans
1erred the assendancy in the family from Ger
many to England, making London the me-
tropolis OF the reigning dynasty Of Rothschild.
Like the royal families Of Europe. the mem
bers of the house of Rothschld ouly intermar-
ry with each other James Rothschld marri-
ed the daughter OF his brother Solomon: his
son Edmond, heir apparent of the French line
was united to his first cousin. daughter of
Lionel, and grand daughter Of Nathan Roth
schild; and Lionel again-M NJ. p. for Lon
don gave his hand in 1886, 10 his first
cousin Charlotte, the daughter of Charles
Rothschild Of Naples. 1t is unnecessary 10
say that, II these matrimonial alliances have
Kept the millions wonderfully together. they
nave not improved the race of old MAYER
Anselm oil the red shield. Already signs of
pnysicai Weakhess are becoming visible In
the family. So at least hint the French na
pers in their meagre notice of the RothschiId
congress at Paris. From all that can be gatb-
cred out of wilderness of canGrds thin faces
and thick fiction, it appears the soyereicns
of the stock exchange have met in conference
Tor the double purpose OF centralizng their
money and widening their matrimonial
realm. In other words, the five reigning
kings, descendants, according to law of primo.
geniture, OF the five sons of Mayer Anselm.
came 70 the decision to reduce the number to
Jour, oy cutting OF the Neapolitan branch OF
Charies hothschild, while it was likewise de-
. s.usI s pei oe given TO the younger
members OF the family to marry for tbe bene-
fit of the race, beyond the range of FIRST
cousinship.
What has led to the exclusion of The Nea.
politan line of Rothschild seems to have been
the constant exercise of highly blameable lih-
eralty unheard Of in the annals of tine family
Charles, prodigal son of Mayer Anselm actual.
ly presented in 1S47, ten thousand ducats n
the orphan asylum of st. Carlos, at Naples
and the son and heir of Charles, Gustavus'
has given repeated signs of his inclination of
following in the footsteps of his father. Such
conduct, utterly unbecoming to the policy Of
the house Of Rothschild, could not be allowed
to pass unnoticed, and, accordngly-we quote
the rumor of Paris journalism, the decheaace
OF the Neapoltan line has been pronounced.
However, Baron Gustayus de Rothschild is
not to retire into private life, like famous
Charles ", with only cassoc on his shoulder