The truth was that the Republicans of the North, constituting, as was shown by the elections of 1865, a majority in every State, were deeply concerned as to the fate and fortune of the colored population of the South.
Blaine asserts that Northern Republicans were concerned about the welfare of the South's colored population after the Civil War.
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