Charles Sumner: “That he still continues in the Senate, and even challenges this…”

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That he still continues in the Senate, and even challenges this inquiry, does not prove his innocence any more than it proves his guilt.

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Sumner states that the individual's continued presence in the Senate does not prove either innocence or guilt.

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Charles Sumner: “That he still continues in the Senate, and even challenges this inquiry, does not prove his innocence any more than it…”