Charles Sumner: “Having begun by regulating the testimony, where is the argument which…”

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Having begun by regulating the testimony, where is the argument which is to prevent us from regulating the jury?

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Sumner questions the logic of regulating testimony without also regulating jury selection.

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Charles Sumner: “Having begun by regulating the testimony, where is the argument which is to prevent us from regulating the jury?”