Further, in making him a slave, he does not merely disfranchise the humanity of one individual, but of UNIVERSAL MAN.

Upon inquiry, however, I ascertained that fifteen out of the thirty-three States composing the Confederacy were without Representatives, and that consequently these fifteen States would be disfranchised by such a call.

The people residing in the Territories are to a considerable extent disfranchised politically, and are not, in fact, full-fledged American citizens.

Had Congress been called together immediately, these States would have been virtually disfranchised.