来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国内战与重建1845-1877 第10集第10集》

They said they were only exercising,

他们只是在行使
quote, their "Sovereign power as a state to withdraw."

他们 "退出联盟的自主权"
They rooted their secession,

他们分裂的根据
as they always had rooted state sovereignty

包括主张州自主权
and State's Rights positions

以及声张州自治权的根据
in the old notion of a compact theory of government,

都植根于传统的契约政府的概念
that which a state chooses to join, in a central government

即一个州可以选择加入联合政府
it shall have the right and power to withdraw from.

也有权力退出这一政府
But the question now was, would anybody join them?

但现在的问题是会不会有人加入他们
And, by the way, they declared themselves the

顺便说一下他们宣称自己是
Palmetto Republic.

帕尔梅托共和国
But would anybody join South Carolina?

但是有没有人会加入南卡罗莱纳呢