Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-08-18
From the L Opinion National.
Tlse HOu.c 6f HOllcZO0lcrn-
lis Origin amd Progress.

| The house Of lIohcnzollern, which
to.da, makes so much noise In Eu-
rope, and menaces all nations by it's
ambitious projects, is OF Suabian ori.
gin. In leaving the town u Hcch-
lngcn, watercd by tributary OF the
Neckar, the traveller who directs his
steps southwark, toward Berliny' u,
sees rising on his left a conical SLAP.
Cd hill, on the summit OF which is Sit
uatcd castle oi tcudal proportions.
This is the cradle OF the house oi
Zollern, called lIohcn, or his Zollern,
on account ot the elevation OF the
ancient manor. This castle which
gives its name to the royal house OF
Prussia, was built about the year $50,
a. ID. The petty mobiles, TO whom
it served as q residence lived tor q
long time in obsur,ty, and became di.
vidcd into three branches, that oi
Franconia, whence has issued the
royal house of Prussia, and those OF
Ilcchlngen and Sigmaringcn, who
remained stationary. The two latter
have played but an Insignificant role
in history, but the line OF + anconia
learned TO appreciate tho value OF
money, and Frederick VI, atterward
Frederick l., conceived the happy
idea ot lending 100000 tlorins to the
Emperor Sigisnund. That loo, 900
tlorims was the origin oths greatness.
S,gismund, being unable to repay
them, yielded as collateral security TO
his creditor the Margravate Ot Brand.
enburg, till he should DC able to dis.
charge the debt. Frederick found
some trouble in installing himself in
the Marches, Tor the mobiles OF the
distict did not feel disposed to sub
to this hypothetical superior. Tho
Litgows. the Bismarks and others
revolted and at first came off con.
qucrors. But Frederick was man
Of ability. lie learned that the Mar
grave OF Thurlngla was the posscssor
ut u new weapon ot war ot marvellous
power, calleda cannon. Hc brought
this to bear upon his adversaries. and,
thanks to the cannon, terminated the
struggle to his own advantage. Thus
Prussia was born by the power OF
gold and cannon bali. : Dcspoil.
ed OF their possessions III conse-
quencc OF the wars OF Napoleon, tho
little princedoms OF Heclhngcn aud
Sigmaringcn lost their royal dignity,
but having given their adhesion TO
The Confederation. OF the Rhine, they
were reconstructed BY Napoleon l.,
y proceeding which did not prevent
them from turning against him in
1914. Having hut scanty revenues
aud abundant debts, Hcchingcn AMI
Sigmarinyen decided upon rcsigning,
in lS43, all their rights in favor OF
the King Of Prussia, who, by atreaty
concluded in 1850, agreed to pay the
former branch annual sum Vt ten
thousand thalcrs. He lett his honor
concerned in the possession Of this
little territory. containing seventy
tour thousand inhabitants, which
gave him, besides, footing in South
Germany. Scarcely was he invested
with his double principality before
he hastened to repair to the manor
OF Znllern; to rebuild anew its Gothic
Notifications, aud to cause to be in.
scribcd in letters OF gold AMI azure,
above the entrance door, this inscrip.
tion:
.Zollcrn, Nurcmburg, Bratlcnburg
onitc,l. built this Castle in 1853. The
strong hand Of Prussia raised me up.
am called tho door ot the Eagle
1857
Above thus proud gateway Of the
Eagle, his Prussian Majesty caused .
figure IN retiet to be erected repres.
cutting a fully armed knight with this
motto: "Vom Esls xMm lev."-from
the rock to the sea; that is 10 say,
trom Zollern to Trieste, on the Adri-
attic, being understood.