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The Daily Dispatch: April 18, 1864., [Electronic resource], Yankee vessel Blown up by a Torpedo. (search)
several passages was so roughly handled by Smith that the Speaker could with difficulty restrain the galleries and members from applauding. Broomall made some strong points upon the power and necessity of expelling Long. Myers and Grinnall were unusually eloquent in denouncing Long, his language, his sympathies, and his general conduct. Grinnell taunted Harris, of Maryland, until he could hardly sit still in his seat. He referred to the promptness with which an Abolitionist (J. R. Olddings) resigned when he was coinsured by the House for introducing the resolution upon slavery. But the chivalric son of Maryland sat still in his seat, having boasted that he was a slaveholder; but he thanked God that he was the last one left withering alone. Harris talked loudly to some of his colleagues, but essayed no answer. Long sits quietly in his seat, and listens carefully to all the speeches. Occasionally some of the Democrats go over to consult him, but he seldom moves. Pru