To this end a central agency is proposed at Washington, with subordinate agencies where the freedmen are to be found, devoted to this work of watching over emancipation, so that it may be surrounded with a congenial atmosphere.
Sumner proposes a central agency in Washington to oversee the welfare of freedmen and ensure their successful transition to freedom.
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