Seven of these Senators represented Southern States and were elected by colored constituencies. It was necessary for them to be extreme. Only 4 Northern Republican Senators voted to extend naturalization to the Chinese. and afterwards remained in the Republican party. while 20 Republicans representing Northern States voted against the amendment. all of whom remained with the party. The fact that Trumbull. Summer. and others were about to turn their backs on the Republican party and lend their influence to place the Democrats in power may throw some light upon the conduct of Senator Thurman in attempting to aid them to embarrass the Republican party by making them adopt the amendment. which he well knew would be destruction to the Republican party on the Pacific coast. .
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