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Charles Sumner: “An attempt is made to throw doubt on the integrity of one of these witnesses, by charging complicity; but it does not…”

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An attempt is made to throw doubt on the integrity of one of these witnesses, by charging complicity; but it does not appear that there is a scrap of evidence in the record to sustain the imputation, and I need not say it is outrageous to imagine it, in order to increase the pressure upon the respondents.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner argues against unfounded accusations that undermine a witness's integrity in a legal context.

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