The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-08-18
A CONrR ASH.

A CONTR AST.
John Quincy Adams, President ofthc Uni
ted States, is the son OF the second Presid'
ent that ever ruled over America, the well
known and peaceful successor of Washing
ton-the Numa of the United States, and if
we may judge from the principals which he
has taken the first occasion of testifying, he
is well warthy Of the i.onor which such an
elevation confers. The manly planncss
and simplct, of the form of his inauguration
deserves notice. Think Of the childish cer-
cmonics, the idle pageantry, the ridiculous
mu;nmcrcs, the holy oil, the feathers, turs
and frippcry OF a coronation IN Europe, as
contrasted with this Gigniiied scene, At
Washington, in tie capitol, Mir. ADAMS, iii
a plain suit Of black, sscends the Speakers
chair, pronounccs his address TO lis fellow
citizens, walks othc table Of the Judges, and
on the volume OF the laws of the United
States reads his oath OF Office, and thus
the magistrate Of mighty state is installed
Look on this picture and then OIL tbat.--lf
an Enylishman, we blush a. the comparison
in one respect, we feel a glow os eXultatlon
III another, at the thought of the superior
wisdom aud truef greatness OF THAT country,
which owes, at any race, its birth TO ours
America is the child OF England, and Is, per-
haps, destined to peri citrate the memory OF
It's parent, who should tecl nothing like en-
w and ieaionsy at tie cndowments of It, IL
iustriou, offspring, ana still less exhibit any
thing like derision at the imperiectlohs OF
her incpient constitution and policy, whilst
here we are submitting 70 such things as the
siT acts the tbthe sYsten, Il atandinS' army,
Gnd an enorNYoRs fa1atiJn and our neighbors
the Irish, to miHrry la7c and religious fer
sccnti9n. We even ought to beg OF the A.
a., f,r hanrI,fu " .tiI. nj
rinritv, to forget. willie they contemplate
with nst pride their VII organized Navy,
that Mr.. Canning ever talked Of their few
fire frigates and bits Of striped bunting;' he
has more occasion than they to regret this
piece OF fippancv; it was one Of those un
lucky Jokes of his witch So often fly back
into his face, till he has been ready. we dare
say, hundred times, almost to bite Oft his
tongue, for having uttered it. 1t is high
time for that Right Hon. Gentleman to lay
aside his ancient situation Of jester, and think
more Of cultivating the Statemanlikc quail
ties which he certainly possesses i'll no or
dinary degree Stanford .Nr7cS.
Last week, on the road between Chester
and Wondsdc Ferry, four ladies on their
journey from f.ivcspool to Chester, after
crossing the water 10 that ferry, engaged
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coach, licensed to carry Six, in order to Sc
cure themselves an exemption from any
company. After proceeding about three
miles, the fair travellers were surprised by
the appearance of stranger, who effected
an ingreSS, NOT indeed by the usual entrance
at the door of the coach, but by the back
part of it, pushing himself through the az.
perture he had formed, and giving one OF tho
ladies fraternal hug, BY which iier shaw
was nearly torn to pieces. This obtmstive
visitor was immediately recognized to- be M
other than native Of Norway or Lapland
in the form of a full grown bcar Tht
shrcks of the ladies instantly induced thu
I coachman to stop the vehicle, when his tai
Charge were rclased from their peril ant
their fears, without sustaining any furthc
personal injury than the fright. On an cx
planation being entered into, it was found tha
the keeper, III order to convey bnrin to some
villages in the ncighborhood, for the pur
pose Of batting, had taken IA place for him II
the hind boot of the coach, the back o
which was a good deal worse for the wear
though it had been slightly repaired. Ih
animal, probably not feeling comfortable il
, his quarters, or taking sudden relish TO
gcntccl society, dashed through the dlap
idatcd partition. and exhibiting himself t
the company in the manner we have alrea
dy dcscribed.--C Chester CoNrant.
; SerQmporc, East hdies.--Wc have been il
formed, from undouhted authority, that tiding
have Just arrived announcing an une xampled lis
in the Gangei, which has been attended wit
$ the most destructive consequences. The az
count has been received from one of the Mission
Q aries at Selampore, who states that the Gange
o swept away, in that place and its vicinity, sever;
t hundred houses, and drowned some thousands
IF theinhabitants The large Baptist Mission-hous
: in which were all the printing presses, has bee
= nearly destroyed. Although some part OF til
:. paper and types were saved, We're all tn
l. manuscripts. The large new college also
: safe, having been built ON higher ground. III
n venerable missionary, Dr. Cary, was in the mi
# sionary house at the time, Gin convalescel
state after feycr,) and as.the waters advance
i, he WAS, with difficulty, removed; soon aft
~ ~ which the walls fell, and I'll was desolatio
- - Nothing was said of Calcutta, which lies on
=. -. different side OF the Ganges to that OF SeraI
y, pore, and on somewhat higher ground: but Il
. lower parts of Calcutta have probably suilert
$ from this dreadful visitation. The next tan
s. from India will be looked for with great anxiet
OF from apprehension that all the towns n
a, villages in the course of the river may have be-
similarly affected. The disaster at Serampor
,e occurred in the night, which greatly agsravat
lie the evil.
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