But the Senator would not think of attributing to either of these functionaries that “unlimited control and power” which he dreaded in the superintendent of freedmen,--bound to see that freedmen are protected in their rights.
Sumner critiques the Senator's fear of an 'unlimited control' that he believes does not apply to the role of superintendent for freedmen.
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