text_original: By an arrangement between Mr. Lincoln and myself, we are present here to day for the purpose of having a joint discussion, as the representatives of the two great political parties of the State and Union, upon the principles in issue between those parties; and this vast concourse of people shows the deep feeling which pervades the public mind in regard to the questions dividing us. Prior to 1854, this country was divided into two great political parties, known as the Whig and Democratic parties.
text_transcription: BY AN ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN MISTER LINCOLN AND MYSELF WE ARE PRESENT HERE TO DAY FOR THE PURPOSE OF HAVING A JOINT DISCUSSION AS THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TWO GREAT POLITICAL PARTIES OF THE STATE AND UNION UPON THE PRINCIPLES IN ISSUE BETWEEN THOSE PARTIES AND THIS VAST CONCOURSE OF PEOPLE SHOWS THE DEEP FEELING WHICH PERVADES THE PUBLIC MIND IN REGARD TO THE QUESTIONS DIVIDING US PRIOR TO EIGHTEEN FIFTY FOUR THIS COUNTRY WAS DIVIDED INTO TWO GREAT POLITICAL PARTIES KNOWN AS THE WHIG AND DEMOCRATIC PARTIES
phonemes: baɪ ɐn ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənt bᵻtwˌiːn mˈɪstɚ. lˈɪŋkən ænd maɪsˈɛlf, wiː ɑːɹ pɹˈɛzənt hˈɪɹ tə dˈeɪ fɚðə pˈɜːpəs ʌv hˌævɪŋ ɐ dʒˈɔɪnt dɪskˈʌʃən, æz ðə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz ʌvðə tˈuː ɡɹˈeɪt pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pˈɑːɹɾiz ʌvðə stˈeɪt ænd jˈuːniən, əpˌɑːn ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz ɪn ˈɪʃuː bᵻtwˌiːn ðoʊz pˈɑːɹɾiz; ænd ðɪs vˈæst kˈɑːŋkɔːɹs ʌv pˈiːpəl ʃˈoʊz ðə dˈiːp fˈiːlɪŋ wˌɪtʃ pɚvˈeɪdz ðə pˈʌblɪk mˈaɪnd ɪn ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd tə ðə kwˈɛstʃənz dᵻvˈaɪdɪŋ ˌʌs. pɹˈaɪɚ tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈɔːɹ, ðɪs kˈʌntɹi wʌz dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ˌɪntʊ tˈuː ɡɹˈeɪt pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pˈɑːɹɾiz, nˈoʊn æz ðə wˈɪɡ ænd dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk pˈɑːɹɾiz.