text_original: In his speech at Springfield to the convention which nominated him for the Senate he said: "In my opinion, it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. 'A house divided against itself cannot stand.' I believe this government _cannot endure permanently half slave and half free_. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved,  I do not expect the house to fall,  _but I do expect it will cease to be divided_. It will become all one thing or all the other.
text_transcription: IN HIS SPEECH AT SPRINGFIELD TO THE CONVENTION WHICH NOMINATED HIM FOR THE SENATE HE SAID QUOTE IN MY OPINION IT WILL NOT CEASE UNTIL A CRISIS SHALL HAVE BEEN REACHED AND PASSED A HOUSE DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF CANNOT STAND I BELIEVE THIS GOVERNMENT CANNOT ENDURE PERMANENTLY HALF SLAVE AND HALF FREE I DO NOT EXPECT A UNION TO BE DISSOLVED I DO NOT EXPECT THE HOUSE TO FALL BUT I DO EXPECT IT WILL CEASE TO BE DIVIDED IT WILL BECOME ALL ONE THING OR ALL THE OTHER
phonemes: ɪn hɪz spˈiːtʃ æt spɹˈɪŋfiːld tə ðə kənvˈɛnʃən wˌɪtʃ nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd hˌɪm fɚðə sˈɛnət hiː sˈɛd: "ɪn maɪ əpˈɪniən, ɪt wɪl nˌɑːt sˈiːs ʌntˈɪl ɐ kɹˈaɪsɪs ʃˌæl hɐvbɪn ɹˈiːtʃt ænd pˈæst. ɐ hˈaʊs dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ɐɡˈɛnst ɪtsˈɛlf kænˈɑːt stˈænd.aɪ bᵻlˈiːv ðɪs ɡˈʌvɚnmənt kænˈɑːt ɛndˈʊɹ pˈɜːmənəntli hˈæf slˈeɪv ænd hˈæf fɹˈiː. aɪ duːnˌɑːt ɛkspˈɛkt ðə jˈuːniən təbi dɪsˈɑːlvd,  aɪ duːnˌɑːt ɛkspˈɛkt ðə hˈaʊs tə fˈɔːl,  bˌʌt aɪ dˈuː ɛkspˈɛkt ɪt wɪl sˈiːs təbi dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd. ɪt wɪl bɪkˌʌm ˈɔːl wˈʌn θˈɪŋ ɔːɹ ˈɔːl ðɪ ˈʌðɚ.