There were two illegal arrests. John I. Davenport recovered over eighteen thousand fraudulent naturalization papers which had been issued by the courts of the city of New York. and I say to my distinguished colleague. when so great a public service as that has been performed. if by chance two men by mistake have been arrested. they could afford it. and the people can afford it for the great and lasting benefit which has come from the other signal services which this officer rendered. I am quite sure that my distinguished colleague and myself would both consent to be arrested without authority of law. if the effect was to prevent the voting of thousands of men who are not entitled to vote. But my colleague tells us that Mr.
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