So at Lecompton, Kansas--

因此在堪萨斯州的莱康普顿
and hence the term the lecompton constitution--

这也是莱康普顿宪法的由来
a pro-slavery constitutional convention met,

举行了一场亲奴制的宪法会议
with the free soilers all boycotting,

尽管反对人士强烈抵制
and they drafted-- no mistake--a pro-slavery constitution.

会上还是起草了一份亲奴制宪法
It protected slavery and the right to slave ownership eternally,

该宪法保护奴隶制以及蓄奴行为
forever, in the state of Kansas.

在堪萨斯州永久合法
It excluded from residence in the state of Kansas any free negroes,

剥夺了自由黑人在堪萨斯州的居住权
and it said that it could not be amended, in any way, for seven years.

并规定在七年内不得修宪
This process had taken drastic liberties

这个过程过度利用了
with the idea of popular sovereignty,

人民主权概念
which as you'll remember was

你们会认为这个概念