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Finally Virginia seceded, but the western Virginians, in their turn, seceded from Virginia and two years later were admitted to the Union as the state of West Virginia. Four "border states" had seceded; but four other "border states" were still within the Union. These were Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri.
最终弗吉尼亚人脱离了联邦，而西部的弗吉尼亚人紧接着脱离了弗吉尼亚，连年后他们被联邦接受并成为西弗吉尼亚州。四个"边缘州"都退出了联邦，但是，另外四个"边缘州"还在联邦中，它们是特拉华、马里兰、肯塔基和密苏里。
384. The Border States.
384．边缘州
The people of Maryland and of Kentucky were evenly divided on the question of secession. They even tried to set up as neutral states. But their neutrality would have been so greatly to the advantage of the seceders that this could not be allowed. Lincoln's firm moderation and the patriotism of many wise leaders in Kentucky saved that state to the Union. But Maryland was so important to the defense of Washington that more energetic means had to be used. In Missouri, a large and active party wished to join the Confederacy. But two Union men, Frank P. Blair and Nathaniel Lyon, held the most important portions of the state for the Union. It was not until a year later, however, that Missouri was safe on the Northern side.
对退出联邦这个问题，马里兰和肯塔基州的人有两种均势的观点，他们甚至试图建立中立的州，但是，他们的中立将大大有利于脱离联邦的州，而这是难以成行的。林肯坚决的克制和肯塔基许多明智领袖的爱国主义将这个州拯救回联邦中来。但是，马里兰对于保卫华盛顿至关重要，必须拿出更多的积极方法来做它的工作。在密苏里，一个大而激进的党派希望加入南方同盟，但是，联邦的两个人弗兰克·P·布莱尔和内森尼尔·莱恩为联邦掌控着这个州的命脉，不到一年，密苏里就安然属于北方了。
