The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-05-04
PosTMAsTERs
JAMES w. CoBuRN, at Maysville, Kentucky
KEILANp TyNER, at Macon, Georgia.

FIRST OF MAY.-CAPITOL GROUNDS.
The last two months have been characterized by cold
wet, windy and disagreeabe weather Never, in this
climate to our recollection has winter contended so
ferce,y against the advances of spring We have
had succession of storms rains heavy clouds,
and high winds The earth has been wet and cold
the buds and blossoms have come slowly forth and
ate--the seeds sown by the husbandman have been
chilled and rotted in the earh and in parts of
the country fearful apprehensons and actual distress
have been produced among the farmers. We have
known gardens made early in March, even farther
North than this. Now, it has not been deemed pru-
dent TO prepare the gardens here and the first of May
is past.
May-day, hitherto so gay and joyous, has come and
gone, and no Flower Queen is SEEN The elements
have dealt rashly with her subjects. Such as have
ventured FORTH are chilled and dropping, and others
have hidden their heads I'LL the sun shall begin to
drive away the wintry damps and the Queen of May
shall come forth in life and beauty. Then will
the tulip and the hyacinth, the lily and the rose, vie
with each other for the favor of their queen and the
face of nature will begin glory in the beauty Of the
flowers and the whole air become redolen with their
delightful perfumes Sad weather; how have you
stunned the flowers and disappointed their fair lady
patroncsses. Sury dog trust the sun and the
earth will triumph you yet and, in their rccpro-
cal achievements, give us assurance that, although
clouds and darkness may endure for time, yet sun
shine and joy come at last.
If the I" King of Day" should condcsccnd TO show
himself for any length of time again to an admrng
world we commend the ladies', who love to promenade,
to the environs Of the Capitol. There few spots
in the world beautiful than those green arbors,
tasteful flower beds JET dcaux, grassy slopes,
ments, artificial lakes and pleasant shades There is
delightful mixture Of works of art, though few, and
the sweetest productions of nature. When time shall
have maiured the plan of tho Government it will be
perhaps the most beautiful artificial enclosure in the
Union. II is becoming more and more frcquented in
the morning and evening walks of our citizens, by
ladies' and gentlemen, and it is the only public
closure suitable for promenading il will finally become
TO Washington, though smaller scale, what the
Mall is to Boston, what the Regents Park is TO
London. But the mention of Regents Rark, or
the Battery, the Bouevards are, OF course, sui-
cent excite the envy Of a Washingtonian The
Capital Of the United States has public enclosures
except such necessary to hem in the Govern
ment Buildings and they only large enough to
keep the world outside a convenient distance when
the gates closed.
But the vegetation and the weather at the present
moment are at least four weeks behind their time"
II is stated in our exchange papers, that there
sleighing few days ago in the State Of New York.,
effects produced, il appears to us, by the immense
quantities of ice which have drifted down in noun
famous from the polar regions. The Great
Western arrived last week at New York. reports tina
she coasted along some seventy miles Of ice islands,