The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-08-28
VOL. XI.

dollars-not a very large sum these
days-but he left an injunction upon
his five sons, which was made binding
by an oath given by his sons around
his death bed, which has had and still
has powerful influence upon the
world. The sons bound themselves
by an oath to follow their fathers
business together, holding his property
in partnership, extending the business,
that the world might know of but one
house of the red shield (Rothschild).
The sons were true to their oath.
Nathan went to Manchester, England,
as early as 1897, but afterward moved
to London. Anselm remained at
Frankfort. James went to Paris,
Solomon to Vienna, and Charles to
Naples, the five brothers thus occupy
ing the great financial centres. Nathan,
in London, amassed money with great
rapidity, and the same may be said of
the others, the wars of Napoleon being
favorable y the business of the house.
Nathan went to the Continent to wit
ness the operations of Wellington in
his last campaign against Napoleon,
prepared to act with the utmost energy,
let the result be as it might. He wit
messed the battle of Waterloo, and,
when assured of Napoleon's defeat,
rode all night, with relays of horses, to
Ostend went across the channel in a
fishing smack-for it was before the
days Of stcam-rcached London in ad-
vance ofall other messengers, and
spred the rumor that Wellington and
Blucher were defeated. The Goth of
June in that memorable year was a
dismal day in London. The battle
was fought on the 18th. Nathan
Meyer, of the House of Red Shield, by
hard riding, reached London at mid
night on the 10Th. On the morning
of the Goth the news was over town
that the cause of the allies was lost,
that Napoleon had swept all before
him. England had been the leading
spirit of the struggle against Napoleon.
The treasury of Great Britain had sup
piled funds to nearly all of the allied
Powers. If their cause was lost what
hope was there for the future? Ban
llers flew from door to door in eager
haste TO sell their stocks. Funds of
every description went down. Anselm
Meyer YVES besieeed by men who had
funds for sale, but he was not in the
market, he too had stocks for SALE
What would they give? But mean
while he had scores of agents purchas-
ing. Twentylour hours later Wei
lington's messenger arrived in Lon
don; the truth was known. The ma
ton gave vent to its joy up went the
funds, pouring, it IS said, five million
dollars into the Golfers of this one
branch of the house of the Red Shield.
Though Frankfort is comparatively
a small cty-though it has no imperi-
al court-it is still great money
centre, solely because that here is the
central house of the Rothschilds and
other bankers.
The house of the Red Shield is the
greatest banking house in the world
the mighticst of all time. Its pow
er is felt the world over---in the Tuil-
cries of Paris, in the Ministerial cham
bers of Berlin, in the Imperial Palace
at St. Petersburg, in the Vatican at
Rome, in the Bank of England, in
Wall street, State street, and by every
New England fireside. The house of
the Red Shield, by the exercise of
its financial power, can make differ
ence in the yearly account of every
man who reads these words of mine.
Though Anselm Meyer has been half
century ad---though several of his
sons have gone down to the grave
the house is the same. The grandchil-
dren have the spirit of the children.
The children of the brothers have in
termarried, and it is one family ami
mated by a common purpose, that the
world shall only know one red shield.
The house, at an early stage of the
American war, took hold of the Unit
ed States bonds. Germany had con-
fidencc in America. England strove
for our ruin, but the people of the
Rhine believed in the star of Ameri-
can liberty. Fifty years of peace had
been long enough to bridg wealth to
this land, and with every steamer
orders were sent across the Atlantic
for investment of American securities.
1t is supposed that Germany holds at
the present time about three hundred
and fifty millions of United States
bonds, and it is said that there have
been no less than fifty million dollars
profit to the bankers of Frankfort on
American securities since 1868.
The great banking houses here
make little show. The transactions of
the Rothschilds amount to millions a
day, and yet the operations are con-
Quoted as quietly as the business ola
small counting house. You can pur-
chase any stock here. Passing along
the street, noticed bonds of the State
of California-of several American
States-bonds in Dutch, Russian,
Turkish, Arabic, Spanish, italian,
French-bonds of all lands-of States,
cities, towns and companies. The re-
ports of the Frankfort Exchange are
looked at by European bankers with
as much interest as that Of London or
Paris