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I will not see the colored race of this Republic treated with indignity on the grounds assigned by the Senator.
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gutenberg.orgI will not see the colored race of this Republic treated with indignity on the grounds assigned by the Senator.
Sumner refuses to accept the treatment of the colored race with indignity as justified by the Senator's arguments.
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