The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-06-17
From tho National Insezigenetr-Jgas 10.

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From tho National InteHigeneer-Jgns 10.
The Committee of lnvesng.rion continue
their sittings daily They were engeged ye,
tefday In examining va ious Witnesses 90 Tho
pat Of Mr. Edwards. Among them wee
Judge White, Of Tennessee I; Messs. James
l.. M'Ksnna, Jonah Thomp,oD, Jacob Mot.
gan. and ]. S,nderson, all OF hiexandfis, in
thi. Di,,,ict, touching the nNure of the gov
oInmcnl's depostes In the banks Of that place.
Some Eileen or twenty o,bet esidents Of the
District have, az the instsnce OF M Edwards,
been summoned before The Committee, and
he has requested iha, The Hon. Andrew Ste.
venson, OF Virginia, and M. Thomas : Richie,
OF Richmon rnay also be summoned, but we
do not know whether The Committee have
complied. The Committee, we are infor med,
have no, yielded TO M Edwards request to
DO excused from examination himself. The
Commtuee will meet again al 9 o'clock, and
seem determined 10 Eash the investigaiion
withont delay.
u S. Bank The stock OF The B INK OF the
United States had been steadily advancing for
some time past, vnlil 1t has attained = point oil
appreciation not only much shove what il has
been at any previous period since iIs great de-
preston, stthe close Of the first sdmiiiislra.
ZION of the Tnstitcuon, but which looks like sp
approximation Chough from differen, csu.es)
Uws,d. the inflated value which speculation
attached to IL during tho first year OF iis ex.
isence. Large saies have been made IN New
York as high as % per cen, above psr,
snd that is the price a, which the stock is las,
quoted in most OF tho eastern cities. Thi,
advance is not the effsci of reckless specula.
ioD, but OF the prosperous condition OF the
In.iiiution, the abundance of cspitsl IN the
CONNIE cisl cities, and the ioc' eased conf
dence of m onied men, in The bank, Us sale
and profitable institution For the investment of
SUI plus coptal. Tho largo Ios, lately effect.
ed by tho Bank 20 tho government, 10 the
Payment Of tho Spanish claimants, and the
probability OF others, which il Is Known the
COVE nmeni contempiates negoeisting. IN the
reduction of tho public deb, have doubtless
had considerable influence IN raising tho stock
OF The bank TO its present price, aud those
causes, combined, may carry it even much
higher.
Electors Of President and Vice President.
The following gentlemen have been nomi
mated by he friends OF NJ, Adams, (at meet.
ing on Thursday evening last in Boston,, to
compose tho general Ticket OF Electors, for
Masssehusetts.
Hon. William Gray, and Hon. Levi Lincoln,
atia,ge,
For the Disfriess.---Ho0. Thomas l.. WIN.
tbrop. Hoo Nathaniel Silsbee, Joseph Kit
iredge, E'q. Jonathan Davis, Esq (@ Ortord)
Hon. John Endicou, Hon. Thomas Weston,
fCo,nelUs G enuei, Esq Hezekiah B,'nsrd,
lEsq Nantucket, Olive, Smith, Esq. Hatfield
Hon. Erastus Foot, Hon. William p. Walker,
Berkshire.
40 elcctoral Ticket has been formed Ia
pdans, in favor Of Mr.. Adams, composed
hlhree judges of the Supreme Court Of the
Judges SeoH, Holman and Biaekford:
,isou, formerly Lieutenant Govern.
ID NJ. NJ xwell. ia,e Speaker Of the
y Rep esenta,ives.
Hamhshire "A meeting Of tho mem.
the Legislature of New Hampshire
on the oh ms ant, g, Concord, for
se Of expressing their opinions ss TO
suitable person for President I; the
cd:
ho @ Adams, i6I
Wm. h Crawford,
Aodiew Jackson.