text_original: Napoleon III. would gladly have conceded it, and Pahnerston and Russell had got as far (Sept. 1862) as to be willing to offer mediation. If mediation were refused by the North, the indepen  dence of the South was to be recognized.
text_transcription: NAPOLEON THE THIRD WOULD GLADLY HAVE CONCEDED IT AND PALMERSTON AND RUSSELL HAD GOT AS FAR SEPTEMBER EIGHTEEN SIXTY TWO AS TO BE WILLING TO OFFER MEDIATION IF MEDIATION WERE REFUSED BY THE NORTH THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE SOUTH WAS TO BE RECOGNIZED
phonemes: nɐpˈoʊlɪən ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː. wʊd ɡlˈædli hæv kənsˈiːdᵻd ɪt, ænd pˈɑːnɚstən ænd ɹˈʌsəl hæd ɡɑːt æz fˈɑːɹ (sˈɛpt. wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː) æz təbi wˈɪlɪŋ tʊ ˈɔfɚ mˌiːdɪˈeɪʃən. ɪf mˌiːdɪˈeɪʃən wɜː ɹᵻfjˈuːzd baɪ ðə nˈɔːɹθ, ðɪ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛn dˈɛns ʌvðə sˈaʊθ wʌz təbi ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd.