New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-25
4 GREIT DAY FOR EUROPE.

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Great things are in store for Europe. Prov
idence has not always favored Europe. Some
of the ablest Europeans have died. Not to DC
invidious, We may mention among those
who are dead, Michael Angelo and Sir
Christopher Wren, and stop there. Eil-
rope misses both of them. There have
been times when Europe has said to herself
that il would be very difficult to fill the place
of either of those gentlemen. Times when
Europe might have been represented as Ra-
cbel mourning for her children and would not
be comfOrled because they are not But Europe
in those gloomy days when Art seemed to have
suffered losses that were irTeparable, and every
thing that was beautiful and had sweetness
and light in it seemed to be in an eclipse
Europe never dared dream of the possible
ties that to-day hang over her. We hardly
think that even now Europe has the
slightest idea Of what il coming.
For. if we may judge from the tone
of the English French, and German press, all
that side of the water, if we may be allowed
the expression. sits stOlid and indifferent as
though Time was not already pregnant with
an event whose consequences far transcend
the effect of even Sergeant Batcs's journey
with the flag
Mullett will shortly swoop down on Europe.
He leaves the country which he has done so
much TO adom on the Goth of the present
month. This we learn from Cincinnati news
paper. In the midst of q series Of cente-
nary celebrations, to which We painfully
feel our inability to do justice, Mullett.
relieved of the cares and responsibilities
of Office, and ready to wreak his large and
generous nature upon the universe says to
himself, The Old World shall not be without
its occasion for rejoicing. | will burst upon
cit myself" So on the 26th he embarks.
We give the Continent timely warning
of his coming, and congratulate the ehete
monarchies that they are about TO see an arch
itect who is capable of more profanity to the
square inch than he who built st. Peters dome
and builded better than he knew-an artist
who has erected more public buildings than
any ten men of the century. and who has
thrown into the process from his own vOcabu-
larry an oath for every brick. He will be to
the entire Continent, if the Continent will
only give itself up to listening to him, a
daily delight. The remarks he will make
about architecture and about the cathedrals
and Parliament Houses and the like,
will be of the most instructive and
entertaining character, and it would not sur
prise us in the least if the crowned heads,
after getting taste of his quality, should
insist on his remaining there and should order
of him two or three hundred such buildings as
the State Department Building at Washington
or the New York Post Office. We should miss
him very much on this side. to be sure, but
then how he would enrich the profane yocabu-
laries of the Old World.
Preparatory to his departure, Mullett has
been giving the City of Chicago a benefit.
His visit to that city was Occasioned by reports
that the Post Office building now in process Of
erection there was faulty in several particulars,
besides being founded on quicksand. A re-
porter accompanied Mullett on his visit of
inspection to the building and took down
his comments to the accompaniment of quick
music The report makes two columns. Live
ler, or more prOfuse, or more sulphurous re-
marks we venture to say never were reported
Nothing more complimentary to the resources
of Chicago printing establishment could be
said than that the supply OF dashes held
ont for the whole two columns. We judge
from the report that Mullctt has his
own opinion about anybody who finds
fault with anything connected with that edi-
fee. But the feature of greatest int, est in
the interviews which the leading journals
of the West fastened to have with
tho great Architect was his statement
that on the Goth he slackens his grasp
on the Western hemisphere, and pre-.
pares to lay his large hand on the Orient
Receive him. Europe; listen to him meekly !;
profit by his remarks. and take his "cussing"
kindly. And Europe if you want hlm-there's
nothing mean about the Great Republic@eep
him. He's profane enough TO balance tho
Pope and whole college of cardinals.
In the absence of any great Continental di-
version like an Exposition or a war, we take
leave to suggest that a nice little match might