One was the solemn guaranty in the Constitution of a republican form of government; and I undertook to show that any denial of rights on account of color was unrepublican to such extent that the government sanctioning it could not be considered in any just sense republican.
He emphasizes that denying rights based on color contradicts the principles of a republican government as outlined in the Constitution.
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