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While you believed in the genuineness of Campbell's signature you were entirely right in exposing him and the signers of the paper, for if it was genuine it was a corrupt and illegal transaction.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “While you believed in the genuineness of Campbell's signature you were entirely right in exposing him and the signers of…”
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Sherman acknowledges the right to expose fraudulent signatures, emphasizing the importance of integrity in political transactions.
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