Coals of fire were heaped on the heads of all their enemies when the colored men in Congress heartily joined in removing the disabilities of those who had before been their oppressors, and who, with deep regret be it said, have continued to treat them with injustice and ignominy.
Blaine notes the irony of former oppressors being confronted by the very people they oppressed in Congress.
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