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I am opposed to the instructions moved by the gentleman from New York, because I see in them no advantage to anybody, and I apprehend from their adoption much evil to the country.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Boutwell: “I am opposed to the instructions moved by the gentleman from New York, because I see in them no advantage to anybody…”
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Boutwell expresses his opposition to limiting suffrage based on literacy and property qualifications, emphasizing the potential harm to the country.
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