Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-06-07
THE HOUSE OF ROTHSOHILD.
It's Origin and HistoIy-The Red
Shield Power and Wealth
OF the Rothsohilds.
Frankfort cor. Of the Boston JOurnal.l
THE RED shiEi,D.

Frankfort cor. Of the Boston Journal.l
4 THE RED sdiEiD.
Come with me to the eastern part OF
the city-the old town-where you will
discover scarcely sign of modern arch
itecture. The streets are narrow the
houses lean toward each other from OPP
posite sides of the way, asi they were
friends about to fall into each other s
arms. 1t is the Jews quarter. The
doorways are crowded with women and
children-all bearing the unmistakable
features which, the world over, charac-
terze this historic people-rejected Of
God, despised Of men, prosecuted as no
other nation has ever been, scattered
everywhere, yet retaining their nation
ality, endowed with vitality which has
no parallel in the human race.
We turn down the Judengasse, the
Jews alley, from the chief thoroughfare
of the modern town. In this street, one
hundred and twenty.four years ago, lived
a dealer in old clothes who had red
shield for sign, which in German reads
Roth Schild. 1t was in l743 that child
was born to this Israelite. The name
given to the boy was Anselm Meyer, who
also became clothes dealer and a pawn
broker, succeeding to the business of his
father By degrees lie extended his
business, lending money at high rates OF
interest during the wars of the last cen.
tury, managing his affairs with such skill
that Prince William the Landgraye made
him his banker. When Napoleon came
across the Rhine, in 1906, the clothes
dealer was directed to take care of the
treasures of the Prince, amounting to
twelve million dollars, which he invested
so judiciously that it brought large in.
crease to the owner, and especially to
the manager.
The banker died in 1872, leaving an
estate estimated at S., 900, ,000-not very
large sum these days-but he left an in
junction upon his sons, which was made
binding by an oath given by his sons
around his death bed, which has had and
still has a powerful influence upon the
world. The sons bound themselves by
an oath to follow their fathers business
together, holding his property in part
nership, extending the business, that the
world mil ght know of but one house of
the red shield (Rothschild)
The sons were true to their oath. Ma
than went to Manchester, England, as
early as 1897, but afterward moved to
London. Ansem remained at Frank
fort, James went to Paris, Solomon to
Vienna, and Charles to Naples, the five
brothers thus occupying great financial
centres. Nathan, in London, amassed
money with great rapidity, and the same
may be said of all the others, the wars of
Napoleon being favorable to the business
of the house. Nathan went to the con-
tinent to witness the operations of We'll
lington in his last campaign against
Napoleon, prepared TO act with the
utmost energy, let the result be as it
might. He witnessed the battle of Wa
terloo, and, when assured of Napoleon
defeat, rode all night, with relays of
horses, to Ostend; went across the chan
nell in a fishing smack-for it was before
the days Of steam-reached London in
advance of all other messengers, and
spread the rumor that Wellington and
Blucher were defeated. The goth of June
in that memorable year was dismal
day in Londen. The battle was fought
on the 18th. Nathan Meyer, Of the house
of Red Shield, by hard riding, reached
London at midnight on the 18th. On
the goth the news was over town that the
cause of the allies was lost, and that
Napoleon had swept all before him.
England had been the leading spirit in
the struggle against Napoleon. The
treasury of Great Britain had supplied
funds to nearly all of the allied powers.
If their cause was lost, what hope was
there for the future? Bankers flew from
door to door in eager haste TO sell their
stocks. Funds of every description went
down. Auselm Meyer was besieged by
men who had funds for sale. What would
they give2 But meanwhile he had scores
of agents purchasing. Twenty.four hours
later Wellington's messenger arrived IN
London; the truth was known. The
nation gave vent to its joy; up went
the funds, pouring, it said, five million
dollars into the Golfers Of this one branch
of the house of the Red Shield.
Though Frankfort is comparatively a
small city, though it has no Imperial
Court, it is still great money center,
solely because that here is the central
house of the Rothschilds and other
bankers. Il
The house of the Red Shield is the
greatest banking house of the world
the mightiest Of all time. Its power is
felt the world over-in the Tuileries OF
Paris, in the ministerial chamber 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 difference in the yearly ac-
count Of every man who reads these
words ofminel Though Anselm Meyer
has been half century dead though
several of his sons havegone down to the
grave, the house is the same. The
grandchildren have the spirit OF the
children. The children of the brothers
have intermarried, and it is one family
animated by a common purpose, that
the world shall know only one red shield.
ANEncAy BONDS
The house, at an early stage of the
American war, took hold of the United
States bonds-Germany had confidence
in America. England strove for our
ruin, but the people of the Bhlne be.
lieved in the star Of American liberty
Fifty years Of peace had been long
enough to bring wealth to this land, and
so with every steamer orders we're sent
across the Atlantic for investment IN
American securities II is supposed that
Germany holds, at the present time,