It remains that we should provide supplementary safeguards, and complete the good work that has been begun, by taking care that Slavery is abolished in spirit as well as letter, and that the freedmen are protected by further needed guaranties.
Sumner emphasizes the importance of ensuring that the abolition of slavery is fully realized and that freedmen are protected.
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