I know. that one State deriving no direct advantage should be taxed for an improvement in another State. thus. for instance. the State of New Jersey has little or no benelicial interest in this bill. she does not receive a fourth as much as she will contribute to the amount cxpcnde4d. but then. sir. we are one people. one nation . we all have a common interest. and I rejoice in any legislation which brings practically and vividly to the people of different sections the beneficent influences of this one great nation. Mr. President. we are rich enough. our history is sufficiently glorious. the prospects of the future are bright enough. there is but one thing we want. and that is for every section and every party to determine that the great provision of the Constitution enacting that all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof shall be citizens thereof and of the State in which they reside. shall everywhere be enforced so that every citizen. white and black. at the North and South. shall fully and freely enjoy full American citizenship. with the inalienable right to life. liberty. and the pursuit of happiness. If only that could be vouchsafed. this nation would this year enter upon a career most grand and glorious.
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