The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-11

pipes, reservoirs, &C., all become 80 f0uled
in a short time that it is necessary to sus-
pend operations periodically and devote a
day to blowing out the fues. Congress is
ono of these establishments and has devoted
Saturday to the work Of publication. On that
day, therefore, all the pent up accumula atoms of
bad gas that are made in the members minds
during toe FIVE business days are let off and
blown of, amidst dreadful screeching and
many bad smells. We regard this as a most
convenient and praiseworthy usage. 1t saves
TIE country many alarms and the members
much sexa,iou of spirit. On that day members
can fall ato fine frenzy at their leisure, and
utter dreadful sentences, and tho country
knows that all that is said is said in a Pick
wickian sense, and means nothing, or less than
nothing except to those earnest admirers Of
buncombe, the personal friends and constitu-
ents Of the member who may happen TO speak
No member, of course, would bring forward
any practical business subject on that day Of
gas, since every member knows that for all the
business purposes of Congress it is dies non.
And thus it is a day ruled out of the business
calendar Of Congress
On the last occurrence Of this day motion
was made in Congress to expel Mr.. Long, of
Ohio, for reasonable words spoken on the
day before, and the opening Of this fue
let leose q vast accumulation Of bad tenn
per- particularly from Mr.. Harris, of Mary
land, who endorsed what Mr.. Long had
said, and much more. Congress then CEN
sured the speech of Mr. Harris, by vote Of
ninety-two yeas to eighteen nays From the
fact that these proceedings took place on Satur
day, and that Mr.. Harris made his violent
speech on that day, it is evident that the whole
business of these expressions Of sympathy for
the South is clearly understood Only eighteen
votes were cast against censuring Mr.. Harris,
and even that small number of votes was not
cast by men who are his adherents or admirers
Some of them were from opponents OF that gen
tleman, who are disposed, however, to allow the
largest liberty and even license to speech in the
House. Neither Mr. Harris, Mr.. Wood nor Mr..
Long, therefore, can have the least hope Of
vote in favor Of their views. Nor do they
speak in the expectation that their words can
have any effect to stay the inevitable progress
Of this great war. They speak only out Of
morbid desire for notoriety and sensation.
They want to be martyrs, and to be dreadfully
injured in some cause or another-no matter
what-and then to 60 about the world ex.
posing their sores and exciting sympathy or
they have heard that
The youth who fired tho Ephesian dome
Outlivss 10 fame the pious fool who reared it,
and they emulate his fame, since, as it is
necessary foI them to be famous in some way,
that way is better than none No importance
whatever should be attached to these speeches.
They are tie mere morbid expressions of
mania, and the severest thing that Congress
can do against them is to leave them alone
When William the Third was told that certain
man in England wanted to be martyr William
determined to disappoint him and that is the
course for Congress to pursue with such men
as Long and Wood and Harris.
AID TO THE SICK AND WOUNDED SoLprERs-We
see it stated that two three of our large hotels
have contributed towards the fund in aid of the
,ick and wounded soldiers. What have the
others done, and why do we not hear of con-
on the part of the omnibus and rail-
road lines, which are benefited so greatly by
The establishment Of the Fair in our city? The
public would doubtless be pleased to obtain
on this subject.
Since writing the above we have found the
announcement =
The stage proprietors and owners OF the following
lines of stages account OF the continued ia
the price labor, hay grain and all materials used
with their business compelled 1drdncs
their fare 10 ten ce and after Aprl IL 1854. Ten
per Of the gross receipts for tho present week tiu be
dondt.d TO hs Sanitary FAR.
Madison Avenue Lins-Murphy Smith.
FIFTH Avenue Line-Andrews 4 Mcdonald.
Consolidated stage Company, New York;. A. Marshall,
President.
Twen,y-third Street and Broadway-Mc GLANDS &
Pulls.
Sixth Avenue and Brosdway-MarEhall b Perry.
1t will be seen, from this, that our omnibus
propretors are most liberal people, They
increase their prices one hundred per cent, and
give ten per cent Of one weeks receipts to the
soldiers fund
FIVE THOUSAND SAILORS WANTEp.-The New
York County Volunteer Committee want five