I should like to bring home to the Senator that nearly one half of the people of Georgia are now excluded from the equal rights which my amendment proposes to secure; and yet I understand that the Senator disregards their condition, sets aside their desires, and proposes to vote down my proposition.
Sumner highlights the exclusion of a significant portion of Georgia's population from equal rights, challenging opposition to his amendment.
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