Stockton. Thurman. and Vickers. and all the yeas were Republicans. So the case is exactly as stated by the Senator from Nevada. that at that time the Democratic party apparently in the Senate were not opposed to Chinese naturalization as a separate and distinct question from other naturalization. but they were opposed to the naturalization of anybody except people from Europe. and were opposed to the naturalization of the colored man whether lie was in this country or not in this country. and. therefore. when the bill was put in a condition to include the African. the man of African descent. and to cover nothing else on that point. every Democrat in the Senate voted against it. as the Senator says. and would do it again.
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