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My friend from New York did not hesitate at this session to vote for the expulsion of Breckinridge, of Polk, and of Johnson, without one scrap of evidence that he would recognize as a judge on the bench.
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Sumner criticizes a colleague for voting to expel others without sufficient evidence, questioning their consistency.
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