The New York herald., 1870-01-10
General G Gran. IN. Y. and tho Grand Tour.

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Il Time was when no English or American
gentlemen could consider his education COM
pleted until he adimadc the grand tour-that
is seen life not in London only, but in Paris,
Brussels, Amsterdam, Vienna, Berlin, Madrid,
Rome and Venice. Twas necessary for the
accomplished man Of the world to witness the
flats of Holland, to sail up the Rhine, to cross
the Alps and the Apprentices, to sail over the
blue waters of the Mediterranean, to gaze upon
the stones of Venice, and, If he could not see
the Grand Turk, at least to visit the land of the
Pharaohs and to climb the Pyramids. The
requirement is now less insisted upon because
the accomplishment is more general. News
paper correspondents are now more highly
favored than in times gone by were the scions
of noble and even Of royal houses.
The passion for foreign travel Is stronger in
this age than it ever has been. Royal per-
sonages whose persons, like those Of the
Crank Llama of Thbet and of the Mikado Of
Japan, were deemed sacred aud could be seen
by no vulgar eye, have caught the contagion,
and princes on foreign tours have of late
in the sunny sky of June. The Grand Turk
has made the European tour. The princes of
the blood royal Of England have been showing
themselves all the world over. But few days
ago quite galaxy of crowned heads shone
brilliantly on the banks of the Nile. Even now
galaxy scarcely less brilliant gives eclat to
the Ecumenical Council in Rome Rumor has
it that Prince Arthur is about to make visit
to our national capital 1t is well known that
Eugene, who so recently shone as the star of
country, and see with her own eyes the wonders
of this new Western world. 1t is rumored, too,
that her Majesty Queen Victoria, of England,
intends to visit the New Dominion, when, of
course, she will see the independent, but still
loyal, people Of the United States. All Of
them, we need hardly say, will be made truly
welcome. From such friendly intercourse good
must flow. We are never too old to learn.
We are never SO young or 80 ignorant that we
cannot give lesson, I is possible that this
rumor regagdlpg President Grant may have
Y foundation 10 fact But we like the the
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idea. Such q trip would be Immensely
popular with the American people. The
President would be the lion Of the hour where
ever he might chance to be. The Europeans
are fond Of soldiers. In President Grant they
would see true military hero. In this great
republic Of the West princes are made, not
born, and we are quite willing that the courts
and cabinets and peoples Of Europe should
accept President Grant as q fair specimen Of
an American prince. The President would be
the better for the tour and for the wider expe-
rience 1t would give him. Henceforward he
would from a loftier standpoint and with o
clearer vision be able to look upon men and
things. It would. in addition to all this,
teach the nations of the world that the Presi
dent Of the United States is the equal Of
emperors and kings We shall welcome
Prince Arthur as years ago we welcomed his
elder brother. We shall welcome his excel
lent mother. We shall welcome Eugene.
But we shall rejoice at the same time to see
President Grant set out on the grand tour