We invoke you, gentlemen, to show the same kindly feeling towards us, a race long oppressed, and in demonstration of this humane and just feeling, I implore you, give support to the Civil-rights Bill, which we have been asking at your hands, lo! these many days.
Blaine implores Congress to support the Civil Rights Bill, highlighting the need for justice for the oppressed.
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