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Although that plan has been adopted in England and successfully carried into execution, yet there is a strong objection to it in this country, and therefore that mode is abandoned.
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Sherman notes that while a successful plan in England was considered, it faced strong opposition in the U.S. and was ultimately abandoned.
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