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I will now refer to some of the points made by my honorable colleague. In giving his reasons for the present unfortunate condition of affairs at the South. there was one remark made by him that touched my sensitive feeling. And that was the comparison. apparonly at least. of the colored people with the Mongolian race. that has been imported from China to America. It is certainly known by southern as well as northern men that the colored people of this country are thoroughly American. born and raised upon American soil and under the influence of American institutions. not American citizens by adoption. but by birth. worshiping the same God that the white men worship. identified with the same religious denominations that the white race is identified with. imbued with every sentiment of love of country. devotion to the Constitution. and loyalty to the flag that the white race is imbued with. identified in every conceivable particular with American institutions and with American liberty. For my honorable colleague. unwittingly as I believe. to compare this race with the unmtutored. the uncivilized. the unchristianized. and the unAmericanized Mongolian. that has been imported from China to America. was unjust. ungenerous. and unfair. I do not wish to be understood as detracting any thing from that great and powerful race. but it is known that they are not American. and that cannot be said of the colored race. for they are.