PRESIDENT, I long to vote for amnesty; I have always hoped to vote for it; but, Sir, I should be unworthy of my seat as a Senator if I voted for it while the colored race are shut out from their rights, and the ban of color is recognized in this Chamber.
Sumner expresses his desire to support amnesty but cannot do so without ensuring rights for the colored race.
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