Charles Sumner: “The dedication of the ship to the Rebel service, from the very laying of the keel and the organization of her voyage…”

“The dedication of the ship to the Rebel service, from the very laying of the keel and the organization of her voyage, with England as her naval base, from which she drew munitions of war and men, made her departure as much a hostile expedition as if she had sailed forth from her Majesty’s dock-yard.”