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It will not be possible for the people or the Congress of the United States to resist the admission of new States, inasmuch as their consent will not be asked.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Boutwell: “It will not be possible for the people or the Congress of the United States to resist the admission of new States…”
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He predicts that the admission of new States will occur without the consent of the people or Congress.
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