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It had its origin in the necessities of disordered finance, prostrate commerce, and ruined credit.
在財政混亂、商業凋敝和信譽破產的必然結果里，我們能看到造成這種災難局面的根源。
Under its benign influences, these great interests immediately awoke, as from the dead, and sprang forth with newness of life.
在聯邦的有益影響下，這些巨大的利益所在很快就會從死亡的邊緣煥發出生機。
Every year of its duration has teemed with fresh proofs of its utility and its blessings,
在結成聯邦的每一年里到處可見它的功用和帶給這塊土地賜福的證據，
and, although our territory has stretched out wider and wider,
盡管我們的國土越來越大，越來越遼闊，
and our population spread farther and farther, they have not outrun its protection or its benefits.
我們的民眾越來越向遠方開拓，但是他們并沒有脫離它的保護和益處。
It has been to us all a copious fountain of national, social, and personal happiness.
對我們所有人而言，它已經成了國家、社會和個人福祉的豐富泉源。
I have not allowed myself, sir, to look beyond the Union,
先生，我不允許自己的目光越過合眾國，
to see what might lie hidden in the dark recess behind.
去尋覓隱藏在后面黑暗處的東西。
I have not coolly weighed the chances of preserving liberty,
當將我們連接在一起的紐帶斷成碎片時，
when the bonds that unite us together shall be broken asunder.
我也不會厚顏無恥地掂量保持自由的可能性有多大。
I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of disunion,
我不習慣將自己懸于懸崖上，用我的短淺目光和淺薄來審視
to see whether, with my short sight, I can fathom the depth of the abyss below,
是否有分裂的危險，探測下面深淵的到底有多深，
nor could I regard him as a safe counselor in the affairs of this government,
在這個政府的各項事務上我也不會將其視為可以放心的顧問，
whose thoughts should be mainly bent on considering, not how the Union should be best preserved,
尤其是他的思想存在危險，他考慮的不是合眾國如何才能更好地保全，
but how tolerable might be the condition of the people when it shall be broken up and destroyed.
而是當合眾國瓦解和毀滅時人民如何才能茍延殘喘。
