This proposition was rejected,--two States only voting for it, eight States against it, and the vote of one State being divided; so that the term “free inhabitants” was left in its full significance, without any distinction of descent or color.
This statement reflects Sumner's argument about the importance of inclusivity in the definition of 'free inhabitants' during the formation of the United States.
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