text_original: Nay, Congress cannot even procure for them an outlet for their commerce. They must trade or perish. Spain closes the Mississippi, arrests our merchants, seizes their goods, and often throws them into prison. No wonder they scorn the Congress as weak and impotent."
text_transcription: NAY CONGRESS CANNOT EVEN PROCURE FOR THEM AN OUTLET FOR THEIR COMMERCE THEY MUST TRADE OR PERISH SPAIN CLOSES THE MISSISSIPPI ARRESTS OUR MERCHANTS SEIZES THEIR GOODS AND OFTEN THROWS THEM INTO PRISON NO WONDER THEY SCORN THE CONGRESS AS WEAK AND IMPOTENT
phonemes: nˈeɪ, kˈɑːŋɡɹəs kænˈɑːt ˈiːvən pɹəkjˈʊɹ fɔːɹ ðˌɛm ɐn ˈaʊtlɛt fɔːɹ ðɛɹ kˈɑːmɜːs. ðeɪ mˈʌst tɹˈeɪd ɔːɹ pˈɛɹɪʃ. spˈeɪn klˈoʊzᵻz ðə mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi, ɚɹˈɛsts ˌaʊɚ mˈɜːtʃənts, sˈiːzᵻz ðɛɹ ɡˈʊdz, ænd ˈɔfən θɹˈoʊz ðˌɛm ˌɪntʊ pɹˈɪzən. nˈoʊ wˈʌndɚ ðeɪ skˈɔːɹn ðə kˈɑːŋɡɹəs æz wˈiːk ænd ˈɪmpətənt."