Mr. SHERMAN. I think that a remark only is necessary in reply to that. The 2 million of unnaturalized foreign population alluded to by the Senator is somewhat an over estimate. But take it at 2 millions; how long are they excluded? Only during a short period of probation live years; and in most of the States the great body of them are promptly admitted to citizenship. Mr. President, I ask on whether it is not just that those people who are denied political power should be excluded from the basis of representation. If it is right to exclude 4 million blacks in the southern States who are denied representation, is it not also right to exclude all other classes in every other State who are denied political power? We cannot go before the people of the U.S and argue the question as it affects this State or that State, this community or that community. The amendment to the Constitution which we propose we must settle upon some fundamental principle not judge by the way it will operate upon this community or that community, but as it operates on the whole mass of the community at large. Now, I say that it is not unjust to exclude the communities in which 2 million foreigners in the process of naturalization live from exercising political power for them. As soon as our laws allow them to exercise political power for themselves they will become citizens, and they will vote; but the very same reason which excludes the 4 million colored population in the southern States who are denied b their laws all political power would exclude temporarily during the short period of probation, the foreign population who are unnaturalized. But it must be remembered by my friendfrom Massachusetts that the great body of unnaturalized foreigners are women and children. Nearly all the men who come to this country are naturalized in 5 years. The exceptions are very rare. In an agricultural community like the West all foreigners are naturalized in a short period of time, except in some States where the policy of their laws is to prevent them from being naturalized by allowing them to vote without being naturalized. The most of the unnatu ralized poop? in this country are women and children. early all the men who have lived here 5 years have votes. The objection the Senator now makes, that 2 million foreigners would be unrepresented, disappears in 1870, because by that time all who have been in this country during the requisite period would undoubtedly be naturalized, an they would then be counted.