text_original: Even South Carolina was then performing all her relative duties, though most reluctantly, to the Government," etc. "To have attempted such a military operation with so feeble a force, and the Presidential election impending, would have been an invitation to collision and secession. Indeed, if the whole American army, consisting then of only sixteen thousand men, had been 'within reach' they would have been scarcely sufficient for this purpose."
text_transcription: EVEN SOUTH CAROLINA WAS THEN PERFORMING ALL OF HER RELATIVE DUTIES THOUGH MOST RELUCTANTLY TO THE GOVERNMENT ET CETERA TO HAVE ATTEMPTED SUCH A MILITARY OPERATION WITH SO FEEBLE A FORCE AND THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IMPENDING WOULD HAVE BEEN AN INVITATION TO COLLAPSE IN SECESSION INDEED IF THIS WHOLE AMERICAN ARMY CONSISTING THEN OF ONLY SIXTEEN THOUSAND MEN HAD BEEN WITHIN REACH THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SCARCELY SUFFICIENT FOR THIS PURPOSE
phonemes: ˈiːvən sˈaʊθ kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə wʌz ðˈɛn pɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ ˈɔːl hɜː ɹˈɛlətˌɪv dˈuːɾiz, ðˌoʊ mˈoʊst ɹᵻlˈʌktəntli, tə ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt," ɛtsˈɛtɹə. "tə hæv ɐtˈɛmptᵻd sˈʌtʃ ɐ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən wɪð sˌoʊ fˈiːbəl ɐ fˈɔːɹs, ænd ðə pɹˌɛzɪdˈɛnʃəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən ɪmpˈɛndɪŋ, wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ɐn ɪnvɪtˈeɪʃən tə kəlˈɪʒən ænd sɛsˈɛʃən. ˌɪndˈiːd, ɪf ðə hˈoʊl ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˈɑːɹmi, kənsˈɪstɪŋ ðˈɛn ʌv ˈoʊnli sˈɪkstiːn θˈaʊzənd mˈɛn, hɐdbɪn wɪðˌɪn ɹˈiːtʃ ðeɪ wʊdhɐv bˌɪn skˈɛɹsli səfˈɪʃənt fɔːɹ ðɪs pˈɜːpəs."