Yes or if they are citizens of either. They might have been naturalized in Massachusetts. as Chinamen have been naturalized there. and migrated to Alabama. and. notwithstanding that they had been naturalized and were entitled to allthe benefits and privileges of citizenship undertheir Massachusetts naturalization. when they come to Alabama. if they encounter a constitutional provision of this kind. that no Chinaman or descendant of any Chinaman shall vote inAlabama. that would be a constitutional right. but if we were to put in a provision that no man of African descent shall vote we should find ourselves confronted by the Constitution of the United States.which says they shall vote against all the power of the State to abridge their right to vote on account of race. color. or previous condition of servitude. That presents a fair comparison of the operation of this principle. Hence I say the right to vote is given to the negro by the Constitution of theUnited Statesinsuch asenso thatitcan notbe ridden down by a State constitution or State laws on the ground of race. color. or previous condition of servitude. r. HOAR. Isuppose the Senator from Alabama did not mean to say what I thought I understood him to say. that a Chinaman had a Massachusetts naturalization. He meant only that the place where the Chinaman was admitted to citizenship under the United States laws. if admittelat all. was in Massachusetts.
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