The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-02


II is given out that W. ii. Seward viii soon em-
bark for Liverpool, and from that point win pro-
coed to I" do up" the circuit of the three king
doms" and the tour Of Europe. The idea L. a
good one, and II IL getting TO be somewhat the
fashion among our aspiring statesmen and poll
ticians to be in Europe On the eve Of great
crisis in our political affairs. Thus, for example,
when Mr.. Fillmore was nominated for the Psesi.
deLcy IN February, 1856, be was doing up the
monuments, the old ruins, the wonders. the fine
arts and the beauties Of Italy. Thus the absence
of Mr.. Buchanan as Minister 10 England, In
1854, in exempting him from all responsibility
in the matter of that Kansas Nebraska bill, made
him President of the United States. Thus the
recall Of Martin Van Buren, from England, by the
casting vote of the Vice President Mr.. Calhoun,
against his confirmation in the Senate resulted
in exaltipg the Little Magician" first to the
Vice. Presidency, and then to the White House.
Prince John Van Buren,, too from every trip that
he has made to Europe, has returned to find him
self better and mole promising democrat than
when he left us.
1t has been said that the prolonged sojourn Of
exPresident Pierce along the shores of the Medi-
terranean and among the secluded valleys Of
the Alps has something to do with the next
Presidency; that his political friends at home
still remember him, while his enemies have al.
most forgotten him, and that be will thus
probably, return among us early in 1860 almost
as good as new, and the very man for the
Charleston Convention. True, he has entered q
fiat protest against any such idea but such pro-
testations from unsatisfed politicians do not
amount to much.
At all events, from the examples referred
to, the projected tour of Europe on the part of
Mr.. Seward is good idea. No doubt in his ab-
sence, his case will be we'll attended to by Thurow
Weed and should Mr.. Seward prolong his Euro
pean antiquarian researches until after the Or
ganization Of the House of Representatives of the
new Congress, in December next, it will, doubt.
less, be all the better for him. Should he be
present, and should there be any ugly split
among the opposition forces in the election of
the Speaker, Clerk and Printer of the House, he
will be very apt to be held responsible. In view
of some such difficulty, it would he better for
him, on the first Monday of December noxt, to be
looking down into the crater of Vesuvius than
into the crater of the House Of Representatives.
Meantime, in this European tour we may dis
cover the most significant fact in reference to
Mr.. Stewards calculations for 1860. He goes to
give his friends elbow room, satisfied Of their
fidelity. Who comes next? General Simon
Cameron. The Opposition" Convention of
York county, Pa, has unanimously recommended
General Cameron for the next Presidency Let
him pack up bis trunk and be off for Europe
And so with all the other Presidential candi-
dates for 1860, on all sides-C rittenden, Bell
Breckenridge, Wise, Hunter, Douglas, Sidell,
Banks, Chase, and all the rest. Let them all
follow the example Of Seward, and be off to
Europe. There they can take care of each other
and in the interval of their absence the country
will enjoy some repose. The prospect of gene
raj continental war viii add very much to the
interest Of European trip at this crisis, aud So
now Is the time.