text_original: It professed to ignore the question of slavery, and declared that it would recognize no political principle other than "the Constitution of the Country, the Union of the States, and the enforcement of the Laws." [Sidenote] Curtis, "Life of Buchanan," Vol. II., p. 294. The first, most striking feature of the four sided Presidential canvass which now began, was the personal pledge by every one of the candidates of devotion to the Union.
text_transcription: IT PROFESSED TO IGNORE THE QUESTION OF SLAVERY AND DECLARED THAT IT WOULD RECOGNIZE NO POLITICAL PRINCIPLE OTHER THAN THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COUNTRY THE UNION OF THE STATES AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS THE FIRST MOST STRIKING FEATURE OF THE FOUR SIDED PRESIDENTIAL CANVASS WHICH NOW BEGAN WAS THE PERSONAL PLEDGE BY EVERY ONE OF THE CANDIDATES OF DEVOTION TO THE UNION
phonemes: ɪt pɹəfˈɛst tʊ ɪɡnˈɔːɹ ðə kwˈɛstʃən ʌv slˈeɪvɚɹi, ænd dᵻklˈɛɹd ðˌɐɾɪt wʊd ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪz nˈoʊ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ˈʌðɚ ðɐn "ðə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi, ðə jˈuːniən ʌvðə stˈeɪts, ænd ðɪ ɛnfˈɔːɹsmənt ʌvðə lˈɔːz." [sˈaɪdnoʊt] kˈɜːɾɪs, "lˈaɪf ʌv bjuːkˈænən," vˈɑːl. ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː., pˈiː. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈɔːɹ. ðə fˈɜːst, mˈoʊst stɹˈaɪkɪŋ fˈiːtʃɚɹ ʌvðə fˈɔːɹ sˈaɪdᵻd pɹˌɛzɪdˈɛnʃəl kˈænvəs wˌɪtʃ nˈaʊ bɪɡˈæn, wʌzðə pˈɜːsənəl plˈɛdʒ baɪ ˈɛvɹi wˈʌn ʌvðə kˈændᵻdˌeɪts ʌv dɪvˈoʊʃən tə ðə jˈuːniən.