Thus the old federation of " independent states, " all equal in right sand dignity, each wearing the " jewel of sovereignty" so celebrated in Southern oratory, had gone the way of all flesh under the withering blasts of Civil War.
因此，“独立国家” 的旧联邦，在权利和尊严上一律平等，每个人都戴着在南方演讲中如此庆祝的“主权宝石” ，在内战的毁灭性冲击下已经走上了血肉之躯的道路。