I might remind them again of the large numbers of freedmen--free, thank God, by legislative and executive acts of the United States, but not yet introduced into the new condition appointed for them--unemployed, suffering, starving, and, with a voice of agony, calling for relief.
Sumner emphasizes the plight of freedmen who are struggling to adapt to their new circumstances after emancipation.
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