The superintendence is that of the intelligence office, and everything done is to be “in conformity with law.” This clause, even if it were in any respect ambiguous, must be ruled by those earlier words which declare that “every such freedman shall be treated in all respects as a free man.” What more can be desired?
Sumner emphasizes the importance of treating freedmen as free individuals under the law.
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