text_original: In the later campaigns, while he did not allow his attention to be diverted from the slavery discussion, his disapproval of Know Nothingism was quite as decided and as public. Thus he wrote in a private letter, dated October 30, 1858: "I understand the story is still being told and insisted upon that I have been a Know Nothing.
text_transcription: IN THE LATER CAMPAIGNS WHILE HE DID NOT ALLOW HIS ATTENTION TO BE DIVERTED FROM THE SLAVERY DISCUSSION HIS DISAPPROVAL OF KNOW NOTHINGSM WAS QUITE AS DECIDED AND PUBLIC THUS HE WROTE IN A PRIVATE LETTER DATED OCTOBER THIRTIETH EIGHTEEN FIFTY EIGHT I UNDERSTAND THE STORY IS STILL BEING TOLD AND INSISTED UPON THAT I HAVE BEEN TO KNOW NOTHING
phonemes: ɪnðə lˈeɪɾɚ kæmpˈeɪnz, wˌaɪl hiː dɪdnˌɑːt ɐlˈaʊ hɪz ɐtˈɛnʃən təbi daɪvˈɜːɾᵻd fɹʌmðə slˈeɪvɚɹi dɪskˈʌʃən, hɪz dɪsɐpɹˈuːvəl ʌv nˈoʊ nˈʌθɪŋˌɪzəm wʌz kwˈaɪt æz dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd ænd æz pˈʌblɪk. ðˈʌs hiː ɹˈoʊt ɪn ɐ pɹˈaɪvət lˈɛɾɚ, dˈeɪɾᵻd ɑːktˈoʊbɚ θˈɜːɾi, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt: "aɪ ˌʌndɚstˈænd ðə stˈɔːɹi ɪz stˈɪl bˌiːɪŋ tˈoʊld ænd ɪnsˈɪstᵻd əpˌɑːn ðæt aɪ hɐvbɪn ɐ nˈoʊ nˈʌθɪŋ.