For this reason, when this imputation is made by a leading and prominent paper, that there is on the files of the treasury department a document which reflects upon me, I think it right that it should be published to the world, and then the Senate can investigate it with the power to send for persons and papers.
Sherman insists on the publication of a document that he believes unjustly reflects on him, advocating for transparency.
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