text_original: Its animating spirit was a belief and declaration that slavery was morally right and politically beneficial; its avowed policy was the extension of slavery into the Territories, and the creation of new slave States, whereby it might protect and perpetuate itself by a preponderance, or at least a constant equality, of political power, especially in the Senate of the United States. As one means to this end, it proposed the immediate acquisition of the island of Cuba.
text_transcription: ITS ANIMATING SPIRIT WAS A BELIEF IN DECLARATION THAT SLAVERY WAS MORALLY RIGHT AND POLITICALLY BENEFICIAL ITS AVOWED POLICY WAS THE EXTENSION OF SLAVERY INTO TERRITORIES AND THE CREATION OF NEW SLAVE STATES WHEREBY IT MIGHT PROTECT AND PERPETUATE ITSELF BY A PREPONDERANCE OR AT LEAST A CONSTANT EQUALITY OF POLITICAL POWER ESPECIALLY IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AS ONE MEANS TO THIS END IT PROPOSED THE IMMEDIATE ACQUISITION OF THE ISLAND OF CUBA
phonemes: ɪts ˈænɪmˌeɪɾɪŋ spˈɪɹɪt wʌzɐ bᵻlˈiːf ænd dˌɛklɚɹˈeɪʃən ðæt slˈeɪvɚɹi wʌz mˈɔːɹəli ɹˈaɪt ænd pəlˈɪɾɪkli bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl; ɪts ɐvˈaʊd pˈɑːlɪsi wʌzðɪ ɛkstˈɛnʃən ʌv slˈeɪvɚɹi ˌɪntʊ ðə tˈɛɹɪtˌɔːɹiz, ænd ðə kɹiːˈeɪʃən ʌv nˈuː slˈeɪv stˈeɪts, wˈɛɹbaɪ ɪt mˌaɪt pɹətˈɛkt ænd pɚpˈɛtʃuːˌeɪt ɪtsˈɛlf baɪ ɐ pɹɪpˈɑːndɚɹəns, ɔːɹ æt lˈiːst ɐ kˈɑːnstənt iːkwˈɔlᵻɾi, ʌv pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pˈaʊɚ, ɪspˈɛʃəli ɪnðə sˈɛnət ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts. æz wˈʌn mˈiːnz tə ðɪs ˈɛnd, ɪt pɹəpˈoʊzd ðɪ ɪmˈiːdɪət ɐkwɪsˈɪʃən ʌvðɪ ˈaɪlənd ʌv kjˈuːbə.