Mr. TRUMBULL. One of the objections made by the Senfrom Maryland, that the word “ citizen” is used in this proposed amendment, commends it particular y to my view. I would have the wor “citizen” there. I wish to end that very controversy, whether the negro isa citizen or not. If this proposition is adopted, then in order to have the benefit of full representation, the States will have not only to make the negro a voter, but a citizen. The fact of his being a voter, if they do not recognize him as a citizen, will not entitle them to representation for him. It requires them, if they wish the benefit of the negro population in their representation in the national councils, to make the negro a citizen as well as a voter. I prefer it in that form; and the very reason suggested by the Senfrom Maryland, I think, should commend it to our favor, rather than be made an objection to it. As to the other objection, that some of the States will lose in their representation because they desire to disfranchise rebels, the answer already made by the mover of the proposition seems to me to be a very good one; that is, that it will be some time before this proposition goes into effect, and it is quite likely that most of these rebels may have extended to them the rightof suffragebefore the constitutional amendment can be carried into effect if it be adopted. But whether that be so or not, if these rebels are not fit to vote they are not fit to be counted in the basis of representation. Then leave them out; that is a temporary thing. In fixing the fundamental law of the land for all time as to the basis of representation, we ought not to take into consideration the fact that some State may lose for a short period her relative weight in the councils of the nation because there happen to be among her inhabitants a number of rebels. If she admits them to votes she will be entitled to additional representation; but let me say to the Senfrom RhdIsland that I trust there will be patriotism enough among the Union men of those States when they shall have established their governments upon a firm basis, and where they have exc uded rebels from voting because it would be unsafe to let them vote, to keep them away from the ballot box till they can safely be admitted there. Besides, as is well suggested by the Senfrom California, [Mr. oxsassd those States can extend the right of suffrage, if they think proper, to the negro, and in that way get the representation which they would lose in consequence of excluding rebels.