Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-01-20
For The keDIbtfcdh,


Nh. EDITOR You gave in n former mum.
per oil your paper an invitation to any one 10
write III regard to the usury Law. As the
last Legislature gave such an emphatic negative
70 the effort to repeal it, did not believe
Ihat the attempt would be made at this session.
only one having voted for it before, but to my
Siirpr'st see that the Speaker of the Senate has
given notice That he will d. a future time. intro.
luce bill T. iact rperate tie Taskcr Iron Com.
Psny, OF New Castle; Also a bill Is amend
Gnap'er o. OF Revised Code, ia regard 70 usury
Laws. II am surprised that any effort should
70 hiaue ny DtIaH ariaiis, 10 rcluovo the BARRIER
tnat exlss upon Ler statbte books TO protect
Inc poor, pay the grasping demands Of the ricl,,
l Nc iriFolus ryuIned that IL would cause an
IN OF money Il } tile Sit :, is unworthy Inen
oil mind; suppose IL did would ii relieve the
pressure that n W exits upon The f,r,nnr ~.
mechanic, OF tho busile5 IS man? Certainly ,iof
but would add to the burthen he already mas n
boar. Will the money l-n!er be " Hing To loan
ms oley for u OF Z per cent. Which Is plnuic
lor any money. Any man who regards the
moral law, would be satisfied with H. Ib,v
say 1t would reduce the ru,e of interest, beransc
thefe would be create. amount in the market:
ssS the question-did ilcy ever know il do
sc' They quote England and Germany, aud
when they do so they deceive the people, for no
money can be obtailed NY the needy, embar-
,aseu tfadeshah or Others for the amount OF
Sa interest, but in every iustal c. the bonus
equal 10 The embarrassment OF the borrower
r-"oh AZ MARY ldhd "A gentleman wrote Inc
iloih Ii iltlnlOre Il few days ago, that the rates
There were from Is to 10 PER cent according 10
tne embarrassment Ut the applicant, for money.
nope the Legislature Will look to il and tie
members from Kent and Sussex as well as The
more Just from New Castle, that they are not
niiSied, ior be assured that Kent and Sussex
wiii be bankrupted if they succeed,-unless the
Ia ,.rIlt i.
inooteu at Dover, that il the members fron me
t.go foper counties 'eH aid in tie repeal of The
oSury Lo'g, that Neae Cdltle uiH 90 ,cith them
70 pass Stay Ldic, 10 protect The t,po Io,1er
COUNTIES, and thus leave New Castle Ceurtv IN
tfe mercy OF the shy locks that seek to 90 rand
re themselves by the saclilice of the Door. If
.his law Is repealed, how many mortgages will
pe iole closed to unable the Usuler to get his
rulhous rates upon Mortgages, now drawing d,
per cent? The Usurer would crush. if nossi6Ie
The Jrtend that relieves .anolhel'j wants and saw
like Shylock of old '"''
IT. lends out money gratis and brings down
L he rate of usance here with lis in Venice.
II can catch him once upon the hin,
Will feed lat the ancient glulse bear him. :"
This usury is cursed of Cod, and denounced
ny every honest man-It lardeus The heart II
closes it against friendship, for
W hen did frieidshipta take
case for barren metal of his fr;eua ~
The Legislature should dive time IN ,bo mao
pie TO petition against the cursed etTn,t IN lni,
H. S. '"' aSs u.s. FARMERS am business mon of
Inc State. The Speaker of the Senate tried
This same thing last session of the Ierislatura
and was most emphatically tepulsed; moi n new
Der but one voted tor it in the House, There
- not an old member taken up this wear unon
tie ticket except the one, who voted vea Iyhv
was this, what does it nIean2 Ii looks NJ
though there was some design. Let Kent and
tL.." oemete, or they may see too late for
the PoJPios interest They have grasped at
Wv. .ne snauow ana lost The substance. More If
''he IL gwen ANTONIO.
a Heto Lo"h AS$octditon.-On Friday even
ing meeting washed at Mechanics Hall, 223
hlng street, Tor the purpose of forming new
association 10 be called "Ihe Germania Loan
ASSOCIATION, NO. z, OF Wilmington, Del" 1t Is
In large measure to be composed of Gerp,ans
is is not intended to he much of a snccuI.,in,,,
as 1t Is to interest and draw together Gnrmano
VINO olherwise would remain unacquainted
with many business TRANSACTIONS in this CITY,
Mr.. Nicholas Jenny was elected Presiden, M
IN, and d. l.. Llehten.t in, Secretary. l. 8
desired 10 n SO 1000 sh. TO, l4J) HAVING s,.
ready been subscribed a constitution w.
a = ana arrangements made to apply to the