Download or read book Opinion of Attorney General Bates on Citizenship (Classic Reprint) written by Edward Bates and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-22 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Opinion of Attorney General Bates on Citizenship Sir: Some time ago I had the honor to receive your letter submit ting, for my opinion, the question whether or not colored men can be citizens of the United' States. The urgency of other unavoidable engagements, and the great importance of the question itself, have caused me to delay the answer until now. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.