text_original: As the law prescribes, the Presidential electors met in their several States on the 5th of December, and cast their official votes according to the above enumeration. And on the 13th of February, 1861, the Congress of the United States in joint session made the official count, and declared that Abraham Lincoln, having received a majority of the votes of Presidential electors, was duly elected President of the United States for four years, beginning March 4, 1861.
text_transcription: AS THE LAW PRESCRIBES THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS MET IN THEIR SEVERAL STATES ON THE FIFTH OF DECEMBER AND CAST THEIR OFFICIAL VOTES ACCORDING TO THE ABOVE ENUMERATION AND ON THE THIRTEENTH OF FEBRUARY EIGHTEEN SIXTY ONE THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES IN JOINT SESSION MADE THE OFFICIAL COUNT AND DECLARED THAT ABRAHAM LINCOLN HAVING RECEIVED A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS WAS DULY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR FOUR YEARS BEGINNING ON MARCH FOURTH EIGH
phonemes: æz ðə lˈɔː pɹɪskɹˈaɪbz, ðə pɹˌɛzɪdˈɛnʃəl ᵻlˈɛktɚz mˈɛt ɪn ðɛɹ sˈɛvɹəl stˈeɪts ɔnðə fˈɪfθ ʌv dᵻsˈɛmbɚ, ænd kˈæst ðɛɹ əfˈɪʃəl vˈoʊts ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ tə ðɪ əbˌʌv ɪnˌuːmɚɹˈeɪʃən. ænd ɔnðə θˈɜːtiːnθ ʌv fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, ðə kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ɪn dʒˈɔɪnt sˈɛʃən mˌeɪd ðɪ əfˈɪʃəl kˈaʊnt, ænd dᵻklˈɛɹd ðæt ˈeɪbɹəhˌæm lˈɪŋkən, hˌævɪŋ ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌvðə vˈoʊts ʌv pɹˌɛzɪdˈɛnʃəl ᵻlˈɛktɚz, wʌz djˈuːli ᵻlˈɛktᵻd pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts fɔːɹ fˈɔːɹ jˈɪɹz, bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ mˈɑːɹtʃ fˈɔːɹ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn.