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The argument of the Senator is plausible, but it is answered by a simple statement of facts, in which, as presiding officer of the Senate, he bore a conspicuous part.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The argument of the Senator is plausible, but it is answered by a simple statement of facts, in which, as presiding…”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner acknowledges the Senator's argument but counters it with factual evidence from his own experience as presiding officer.
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