text_original: Of course, the twelve slaveholding States would have overruled the one free State; and slavery would have been fastened by a constitutional provision on every inch of the American republic, instead of being left, as our fathers wisely left it, to each State to decide for itself.
text_transcription: OF COURSE THE TWELVE SLAVE HOLDING STATES WOULD HAVE OVERRULED THE ONE FREE STATE AND SLAVERY WOULD HAVE BEEN FASTENED BY A CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION ON EVERY INCH OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC INSTEAD OF BEING LEFT AS OUR FATHERS WISELY LEFT IT TO EACH STATE TO DECIDE FOR ITSELF
phonemes: ʌv kˈɔːɹs, ðə twˈɛlv slˈeɪvhoʊldɪŋ stˈeɪts wʊdhɐv ˌoʊvɚɹˈuːld ðə wˈʌn fɹˈiː stˈeɪt; ænd slˈeɪvɚɹi wʊdhɐv bˌɪn fˈæsənd baɪ ɐ kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl pɹəvˈɪʒən ˌɔn ˈɛvɹi ˈɪntʃ ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk, ɪnstˈɛd ʌv bˌiːɪŋ lˈɛft, æz ˌaʊɚ fˈɑːðɚz wˈaɪzli lˈɛft ɪt, tʊ ˈiːtʃ stˈeɪt tə dᵻsˈaɪd fɔːɹ ɪtsˈɛlf.