text_original: Macdonald the credit of this remarkable achievement ; but to Macdonald it belongs in pre eminent degree. He himself would have preferred to go even farther, believing that " if we could agi*ee to have one Government and one Parliament, legislating for the whole of these peoples, it would be the best, the cheapest, the most vigorous, and the strongest system of Government we could adopt
text_transcription: MC DONALD THE CREDIT OF THIS REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT BUT TO MC DONALD IT BELONGS IN PRE EMINENT DEGREE HE HIMSELF WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO GO EVEN FARTHER BELIEVING THAT IF WE COULD AGREE TO HAVE ONE GOVERNMENT AND ONE PARLIAMENT LEGISLATING FOR THE WHOLE OF THESE PEOPLES IT WOULD BE THE BEST THE CHEAPEST THE MOST VIGOROUS AND THE STRONGEST SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT WE COULD ADOPT
phonemes: məkdˈɑːnəld ðə kɹˈɛdɪt ʌv ðɪs ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbəl ɐtʃˈiːvmənt ; bˌʌt tə məkdˈɑːnəld ɪt bᵻlˈɔŋz ɪn pɹˈiː ˈɛmɪnənt dᵻɡɹˈiː. hiː hɪmsˈɛlf wʊdhɐv pɹɪfˈɜːd tə ɡˌoʊ ˈiːvən fˈɑːɹðɚ, bᵻlˈiːvɪŋ ðˈæt " ɪf wiː kʊd ˈɑːɡi ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈiː tə hæv wˈʌn ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ænd wˈʌn pˈɑːɹləmənt, lˈɛdʒɪslˌeɪɾɪŋ fɚðə hˈoʊl ʌv ðiːz pˈiːpəlz, ɪt wʊd biː ðə bˈɛst, ðə tʃˈiːpɪst, ðə mˈoʊst vˈɪɡɚɹəs, ænd ðə stɹˈɔŋɡɪst sˈɪstəm ʌv ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wiː kʊd ɐdˈɑːpt