When they complied with all we asked of them in the Constitutional Amendment, I supposed we could not refuse to let them in on those terms.… Certainly I am as much for colored suffrage as any man on this floor; but when I make such an agreement as that, I stand by it always.
Sumner emphasizes his commitment to colored suffrage while discussing the terms of a constitutional agreement.
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