text_original: Slavery is not the only question which comes up in this controversy. There is a far more important one to you, and that is, What shall be done with the free negro?... In relation to the policy to be pursued toward the free negroes, we have said that they shall not vote; whilst Maine, on the other hand, has said that they shall vote.
text_transcription: SLAVERY IS NOT THE ONLY QUESTION WHICH COMES UP IN THIS CONTROVERSY THERE IS A FAR MORE IMPORTANT ONE TO YOU AND THAT IS WHAT SHALL BE DONE WITH THE FREE NEGRO IN RELATION TO THE POLICY TO BE PURSUED TOWARD THE FREE NEGROES WE HAVE SAID THAT THEY SHALL NOT VOTE WHILST MAINE ON THE OTHER HAND HAS SAID THAT THEY SHALL VOTE
phonemes: slˈeɪvɚɹi ɪz nˌɑːt ðɪ ˈoʊnli kwˈɛstʃən wˌɪtʃ kˈʌmz ˌʌp ɪn ðɪs kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi. ðɛɹ ɪz ɐ fˈɑːɹmˌɔːɹ ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt wˈʌn tə juː, ænd ðæt ˈɪz, wˌʌt ʃˌæl biː dˈʌn wɪððə fɹˈiː nˈiːɡɹoʊ?... ɪn ɹᵻlˈeɪʃən tə ðə pˈɑːlɪsi təbi pɚsˈuːd təwˈɔːɹd ðə fɹˈiː nˈiːɡɹoʊz, wiː hæv sˈɛd ðæt ðeɪ ʃˌæl nˌɑːt vˈoʊt; wˌaɪlst mˈeɪn, ɔnðɪ ˈʌðɚ hˈænd, hɐz sˈɛd ðæt ðeɪ ʃˌæl vˈoʊt.