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Thirdly, in New Hampshire, whose Constitution conferred the elective franchise upon “every inhabitant of the State having the proper qualifications,”--of which descent or color was not one.
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Sumner references New Hampshire's Constitution, which grants voting rights without regard to descent or color.
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