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The right of the colored man to ride in the railway cars, to cast the ballot, to sit on the jury, to hold office, and even to bear arms in defence of his country, has encountered the same objection.
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He argues that the rights of colored individuals in various aspects of society face the same objections as educational rights.
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Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
Above all, welcome to the united regenerated Democracy of the North, which spurns the mockery of a Republic, with professions of Freedom on the lips, while the chains of Slavery clank in the Capitol!
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