a divided America,

国家一分为二
a Confederate States of America

一个邦联美国
and a United States of America.

一个联邦美国
And in 1864 they're going to

1864年他们是准备要把
run McClellan on that platform--

麦克李兰推出来搞谈判的
and we'll talk about how pivotal the '64 Election was next week.

我们下个星期就要说64大选的重要意义
But you had an existing party system

但是政党制度是存在的
that could organize politics,

就能组织好政治活动
that could organize dissent,

平抑不满
that could channel opposition,

控制反对意见
and it also gave Abraham Lincoln

也使亚布拉罕·林肯
the cudgel the whip of partisanship.

有权力遏制结党营私