Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-03-01
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RnLA Anp. O., Feb. "a, 1859.


A. E. mel taHL1N--i Sir: As the Leg
islature Of Ohio have seen proper in the
wisdom Of tbeif councils to repeal the ten
per cent. intefeat law Of our State. law
with which TIC people were well pleased,
and have subsituted IN its place the old
six per cent. law, and believing that legis-
lation on the value of other articles more
in use at this iime than money, would be
of more Importance and very desirable. the
citizens of Rutland have forwarded to our
worthy representative, the following peti-
tion to the Legislature. praying for more
legislation.
Hoping that the citizens of other parts
of the County will petition likewise, we
forward the following form for publication
in your paper, for their use.
MANY CITIZENS.
To the Senate and House Of Representa-
GVes of tie IStute Of Ohio:
WHEREAS, Your honorable body, have
seen tit in their wisdom to legislate for the
laborious borrower, against the cupiGity
of the relentless ey-lenders Of the
State, by fixing the value of money at
very low rates: and whereas, your petit
TONERS, believing that many other articles
are too high, thus compelling the poorer
classes OF urcitizens TO suffer, for the
want of maesLof the comforts and conve-
nences of life:
AND WHEREAS, Believing that your
honorable body. in your wisdom, shoald
fix the price Of Provisions, Horses, Cattle,
Sheep, Hogs and Merchandise in generals.
Your petitioners. would very respectfully
suggest. that the prices of those articles
be regulated by law, and at such prices as
will enable the buyer to obtain them with
out tie necessity of borrowing money, as
it will necessarily be very hard to obtain
ut the fixed rate of interest.
Your petitioners would also suggest,
that if the price Of money is fixed at six
per cent. and no more, that the price of
Horses should be fixed at fifty dollars,
Cows at ten dollars, and all other stock
at corresponding prices; and your petition
ers pray protection against all exorbitanL
prices of Wheat, Flour. Pork, Beef, and
all other eatables whatsoever.
Your petitioners would also suggest,
that your honorable body, by series of
Legislation. would consider the price of
Groceries, Merchandise in general, and
Liquors in particular, and fix by law the
rates at which all such articles should be
sold, making them at corresponding prices
with the price of money, and thus enable
the poorer classes of our State to live on
an equality with The more wealthy.
Your petitioners, believing, also, that
the passage OF the six per cent. interest
law, will have great tendency to drive
capital and capitalists from our State to
other States, in pursuit of better invest
mcnts. at higher rates of interest, would
very respectfully ask such Legislation as
will prevent the taking OF any amount
over five dollars. Of any kind whatsoever,
out OF the limits of the State, and thereby
You will fui ther the great objects for which
you have already SO wisely legslaied.
Believing the above proposed regula-
tons to bejrery important to the people OF
the great StateTof Ohio, ard in accordance
with the objects of republican govern
ment, your petitioners will ever pray.