Surely, Sir, you will not hesitate to provide, so far as you can, carefully and wisely, the proper means to secure employment for them during the transition from one condition to another, and, above all, to throw over them everywhere the ægis of Constitution and Law.
Sumner urges the Senate to ensure that freedmen receive the necessary support and legal protections during their transition to freedom.
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