text_original: They were called upon immediately and simultaneously to restore equilibrium to the national finances ; to relieve the pressure of taxation ; to enter upon the gigantic task of liquidating the national debt ; to alleviate distress and to main  tain social oi*der — and all this at a moment of slackening trade and 2 18 PEACE WITHOUT PLENTY [1815  of diminishing revenue.
text_transcription: THEY WERE CALLED UPON IMMEDIATELY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY TO RESTORE EQUILIBRIUM TO THE NATIONAL FINANCES TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE OF TAXATION TO ENTER UPON THE GIGANTIC TASK OF LIQUIDATING THE NATIONAL DEBT TO ALLEVIATE DISTRESS AND TO MAINTAIN SOCIAL ORDER AND ALL THIS AT A MOMENT OF SLACKENING TRADE AND DIMINISHING REVENUE
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜː kˈɔːld əpˌɑːn ɪmˈiːdɪətli ænd sˌaɪməltˈeɪniəsli tə ɹᵻstˈɔːɹ ˌiːkwɪlˈɪbɹiəm tə ðə nˈæʃənəl faɪnˈænsᵻz ; tə ɹᵻlˈiːv ðə pɹˈɛʃɚɹ ʌv tæksˈeɪʃən ; tʊ ˈɛntɚɹ əpˌɑːn ðə dʒaɪɡˈæntɪk tˈæsk ʌv lˈɪkwᵻdˌeɪɾɪŋ ðə nˈæʃənəl dˈɛt ; tʊ ɐlˈiːvɪˌeɪt dɪstɹˈɛs ænd tə mˈeɪn tˈeɪn sˈoʊʃəl ˈɔɪ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk dˈɛɹ — ænd ˈɔːl ðɪs æɾə mˈoʊmənt ʌv slˈækənɪŋ tɹˈeɪd ænd tˈuː ˈeɪtiːn pˈiːs wɪðˌaʊt plˈɛnti [wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn ʌv dᵻmˈɪnɪʃɪŋ ɹˈɛvənˌuː.