But he was elected, and now, of course, the question was

但他选上了那现在问题就来了
what would the South do, with all this rhetoric about

南方会怎么做他们口头上一直在说
Southern unity and the possibility of secession.

有南方独立以及分裂的可能性
Well, the Secession Crisis is an unprecedented moment in American history

这次分裂危机是美国历史上史无前例的
and happily we haven't quite had it since.

令人高兴的是在此之后也没有出现过
There are always rumors of Texas wanting to secede

总有传言说得克萨斯州想要分裂出去
and the upper peninsula of Michigan wanting to secede,

然后密歇根州北部也想要分裂出去
but nobody quite does secession anymore.

但是没有人真的会这么做
We got a lot of States Rights going on

虽然许多州都在声张本州的自主权
but we don't necessarily do secession.

但是都没有到要搞分裂的地步
Would the South really do it?

南方真的会这么做吗[分裂]
Now, Lincoln made one thing clear within his party.

当时林肯在党内明确了一件事