text_original: On September 23rd, 1862, he issued a proclamation that in all States which should not by January 1st, 1863, have returned to their allegiance to the Union the slaves should be at once and for ever free. At last the true significance of the contest was clearly and unmistakably re  vealed. Lincoln himself was primarily and pre eminently a Union  ist.
text_transcription: ON SEPTEMBER TWENTY THIRD EIGHTEEN SIXTY TWO HE ISSUED A PROCLAMATION THAT IN ALL STATES WHICH SHOULD NOT BY JANUARY FIRST EIGHTEEN SIXTY THREE HAVE RETURNED TO THEIR ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNION THE SLAVES SHOULD BE AT ONCE AND FOREVER FREE AT LAST THE TRUE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CONTEST WAS CLEARLY AND UNMISTAKABLY REVEALED LINCOLN HIMSELF WAS PRIMARILY AND PRE EMINENTLY A UNIONIST
phonemes: ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti θˈɜːd, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, hiː ˈɪʃuːd ɐ pɹˌɑːklɐmˈeɪʃən ðæt ɪn ˈɔːl stˈeɪts wˌɪtʃ ʃˌʊd nˌɑːt baɪ dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi fˈɜːst, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, hæv ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ðɛɹ ɐlˈiːdʒəns tə ðə jˈuːniən ðə slˈeɪvz ʃˌʊd biː ɐtwˈʌns ænd fɔːɹ ˈɛvɚ fɹˈiː. æt lˈæst ðə tɹˈuː sɪɡnˈɪfɪkəns ʌvðə kˈɑːntɛst wʌz klˈɪɹli ænd ʌnmɪstˈeɪkəbli ɹˌiː vˈiːld. lˈɪŋkən hɪmsˈɛlf wʌz pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli ænd pɹˈiː ˈɛmɪnəntli ɐ jˈuːniən ˈɪst.