VOA慢速英语 废奴运动中堪萨斯州采取措施改变状况

　　那些拥有黑奴的人在向西岸转移的时候希望带着所有的财产——包括他们的黑奴。反对奴隶制度的人不希望黑奴制度扩散。其中一些人认为努力制度涉及到道德问题，他们相信这种制度违反了上帝的准则。然而，越来越多的美国白人将奴隶制度视为经济问题。他们希望新成立的州没有奴隶制度，这样他们就不需要与黑人劳力进行竞争。

　　Like other presidents, Franklin Pierce hoped to avoid the issue. He also believed that earlier legislation had settled the debate. In eighteen twenty, Congress had passed the Missouri Compromise. It extended a line across the map of the United States. South of the line, slavery was legal. North of the line, slavery was not legal, except in Missouri.

　　像其他的总统一样，富兰克林希望能够避免这个问题。他同时也相信早期的立法已经解决了争论。1820年，国会通过了折衷案，在美国地图上添加了一条线。这条线以南，奴隶制度是合法的。线以北，奴隶制度是非法的，密苏里除外。

　　Supporters of the Kansas-Nebraska bill celebrated their victory. They fired cannons as the city of Washington was waking to a new day. Two senators who opposed the bill heard the noise as they walked down the steps of the capitol building. One of them said: "They celebrate a victory now. But the echoes they awake will never rest until slavery itself is dead."

　　堪萨斯-内布拉斯加法案的支持者欢庆他们的胜利。他们鸣炮来庆祝华盛顿迎来新的一天。两名反对该法案的参议员走下国会大厦的台阶时听到了这些噪音。其中一个说：“他们现在在庆祝胜利。但是回声永远不会停止，直到奴隶制度完全废除。”

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