Original sentence: Every human being born within the jurisdiction of the United States of parents not owing allegiance to any foreign sovereignty is, in the language of your Constitution itself, a natural-born citizen; but, sir, I may be allowed to say further that I deny that the Congress of the United States ever had the power, or color of power to say that any man born within the jurisdiction of the United States, not owing a foreign allegiance, is not and shall not be a citizen of the United States.Those born within the Republic, whether black or white, are citizens by birth--natural born citizens
Edited sentence: Every human being born within the jurisdiction of the United States of  is, in the language of your Constitution itself, ; but, sir, I may be allowed to say further that I deny that the Congress of the United States ever had the power, or color of power to say that any man born within the jurisdiction of the United States, not owing a foreign allegiance, is not and shall not be a citizen of the United States.Those born within the Republic, whether black or white, are citizens by birth--