I know of no ground on which he could be excluded from his seat, if duly elected; and I should welcome the election of a competent representative of the colored race to either House of Congress as a final triumph of the cause of Equal Rights.
Sumner expresses his support for the election of a competent representative from the colored race to Congress as a victory for equal rights.
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