布朗决定进攻哈珀斯镇，这是一座距华盛顿只有一百公里左右的小镇，这个小镇在当时属于维吉尼亚州，现在则属于西维吉尼亚州。
Brown decided to strike at Harpers Ferry, a small town about one hundred kilometers from Washington. It was part of Virginia at that time, but is now located in the state of West Virginia.
另外两个分别在维吉尼亚州和华盛顿的上诉法院的裁决也指日可待。
Decisions are pending in two other appeals courts, in Virginia and in Washington, DC.
林肯最担心维吉尼亚州，因为这个重要的州与华盛顿隔河(波托·马可河)相望。
Lincoln worried most about Virginia, the powerful state just across the Potomac River from Washington.
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