But, happily, the executive is yet a power, and may be able to obtain the support of the co-ordinate branches of the government in so plain a duty as protecting the rights of the colored citizens, with those of all other citizens of the Republic.
Douglass emphasizes the importance of the executive branch in protecting the rights of all citizens, particularly colored citizens, under the Constitution.
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