Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-08
From our Washington Correspondent,
WASHINGTON, Nay |

Dear .Sir-This day, usually de-
nominated as "Moy day." has had
more of the appearance and feeling
ofthc season, than any experienced IN
this meridian. The trees aie putting
forth their green foliage, and the beau.
tifnl grounds surrounding tho Capitol
and Presidents Mansion, look truly
cheering, and give the strongest evil
dcnce that sweet Spring time is upon
us, which is so well calculated to cheer
the dropping heart, made so by the
iunumerable vicissitudcs aud perplcx'
tiles orlifc, aud the long and dreary
winter that las just left us.
There was quite sensible shock
of an earthquake felt in this city, on
tho Goth nlto., about one o'clock, z.
NJ. Ii was more scnsibly ieltb those
occupying the highest apartments of
the houses in the city. The building
occupied by the Pension Office, Sec
ond Auditors Paymastcr's Office, &c.
underwent considerable rocking to
and fro, which caused the inmates to
scatter, heller SHELTER, pell mel, down
the stairs, from the second story, like
so many frightened ButlaIoes, into the
street. The shock was Of perhaps
fifteen seconds duration, with an in.
,crvul of one or Two seconds. A cor
respondent of the Baltimore Sun is
trying to make political capital even
out Of this earthquake, by saying that
the shock was felt more sensibly in
the nriehborhood Of the Executive
departments than any other part Of
the city, aud thinks no appreliensions
need be felt as 10 another before the
lllr of Murcl,. ncxt,-that the convul.
sious and uphcavings of the earth APP
pcarcd to come f.om the soutl,rcach.
ing Nor,hword, thereby forcshadow'
ing the dissolution ofthe Wing party,
and giving the powers that be- sort
Of underground lcleSraphic dispatch
that their days are numbered. But
all is not lost that's in danger. Attic
the pulitical elements may be in mo.
ton to defeat the will ola minority Of
tho people of tho Uni"n in clevaling
ono Of her heraic Sons to the highest
station known TO the world, yet there
is Aash 10 be- settled on the other
side Of the political household, that
may cause more quaking than has YET
been felt in the Executive mansions.
mean the rcrnnciliationoflhe Dem
ocra,ir candidate TO the ultra views
held ny the North and South upon the
principles of tho COMPROMISE.
This same writer prognoslicalcs
that either Mr.. Douglass or Gov. Mar
cy will be- the democratic nominee, as
it is thought either will be moro like
lyto get the vote Of New York than
Gen. Cuss, ard that in figuring the
matter out, ills ,lnngli imprudrnt for
tho Democrats TO throw away the vote
Of the Empire State. This is well
considered; but IN start It man any
where who inhabilS any portion "rthc
surface of the ground, from any party,
and say that he would beat Gen. Scott
in New York, is saying that Prince
Napoleon never had the most dis,uut
idea of browning himself Emperor Of
France.
The Virginia Legislature | learn,
is expected to adjourn about the first
of Juno, ovcr,o some time next win.
ter This, perhaps, is tho best policy,
otherwise it might result in another
stampede from Richmond to some of
the Summer rctroats in that State
which is more congonial to tho feel
ings Of some of tho Aristocraiic De-
mocrucy, which always, more or less,
infcst her legislative councils.
Mr. Pearcc, Of Maryland, made
speech in the Senate the other day. in