The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-14

LOOKING UP.-We learn that a very important and
interesting mission has been projected and instr
tuteS, under distinguished and proper authority,
and that one OF the editors OF this metropolis has
been selected carry out its manifold designs, Tor
the good of the country and the civilized world in
general Editors are undoubtedly looking up,
generally, though some may be looking down, and
others half dozen ways al one and the same
time.
A few days age, one OF our respected eotempo-
raIies Of the press, James Watson Webb, returned
from his highly successful mission to the European
continent, having accomplished the great purposes
for which he took leave Of his country and her go
vernment. He has come back, crowned with the
Hottest diplomatic tcat, having negotiated all those
tremendous treaties and conventions with Austria,
and opened all those commercial relations with the
great cities of that empire, which will be monu-
ments of his zeal and talent in all coming time.
He has exchanged credentials throughout the
great diplomatic States Of Europe, and has re-
turned, invigorated with his journey, to undertake
even NOR. difficult enterprises, or any piece Of
public labor, at similar rate OF remuneration
1880 outfit, n, 500 Unfit, and q 800 salary.
Yet while our contemporary, James Watson
Webb, has returned, thus proud of his diplomatic
about to be undertaken by another editor of this
city. We allude TO intimate friend and asso-
ciate for this life and the life to come-James
Gordon Benne,t-who lie to 90 forth on a very i'm
portant and popular mission, either to one side OF
the world or to the oiher-either to the ancient
shores OF France and Europe, or to the golden
strand of California and the Pacihc-we don't
know which. His destination, at present, is not
-,
far as the results Of great popular mission are con-
cerned-one that will tell here and hereafter-for
the present and for all future time. IL is quite evil
dent that he is preparing 10 sail in Of the great
steamers from this port for the European continent,
or that he will go out with his family, by the way
Of Havana, TO California and India, where he can
open those numerous communications and rela-
tons so important to the progress of the human
race as the tide Of being flows towards civil
zatio In this respect, the mission will be one of
great interest.
This appointment will be conferred, not by the
President and the Cabinet, but by the people at
large-the only government and cabinet respected
by great patriots He will escape, therefore, the
votes Of Senate, and the ordeal which every
friend TO Seward and his clique, in that body, has
TO undergo. He will not trust his fortunes to the
sliding scale Of political expedency. His outfit
consists of ten thousand dollars in hard cash, and
ten thousand dollars additional " scrip for his
journey" for those contingencies which are OF
sudden growth in these times of transition and
traffic. The whsle of this money will be drawn
from the people Of the United States, and from
every distinguished potentate, merchant, and
banker, in the habitabe portions of the globe, for
which they receive value in exchange in Nsp York
Handicapped two cents per copy.
If the mission should be to Europe, including
Turkey, Palestine, and Egypt, our lifetime ally and
best fri,nd, James Gordon Bennett, will give full
and impartial account Of the transition state in that
part of the world, interesting, from the va
rious changes which are taking place there, while
Mrs b. will trace the progress and condition Of fe-
male education, of society, and social intercourse,
and Of other similar matters, which have taken
new shape. since the revolution of 1913. Should
the mission be to California, and the new cities Of
the Pacific, many novel subjects will be presented
for the amusement and instruction Of mankind, and
the results of the intellectual diggings Of Commits
sioner Bennett, on this national Grand, will be
more important and valuable than the dust gathered
by those who have left their own dust the banks
Of the Sacramento.
Thus, we editors 60, up. up, up, to-day, and down,
down, down, to- morrow. As James Watson Webb
reiures to his country, James Gordon Bennett goes
out-the one standing in the government side Of
the scales, the latter in that Of the popular will
The world will be balanced by the results.
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