text_original: No serious opposition was offered to the Bill of Indemnity. The Government had done the right thing and had done it promptly. They could not, of course, avert a considerable amount of commercial distress ; but they successfully allayed the incipient financial panic. As in 1847 the opponents of Bank restriction used the opportunity to point the moral of their argument, but they once more failed to convince the nation.
text_transcription: NO SERIOUS OPPOSITION WAS OFFERED TO THE BILL OF INDEMNITY THE GOVERNMENT HAD DONE THE RIGHT THING AND HAD DONE IT PROMPTLY THEY COULD NOT OF COURSE AVERT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF COMMERCIAL DISTRESS BUT THEY SUCCESSFULLY ALLAYED THE INCIPIENT FINANCIAL PANIC AS IN EIGHTEEN FORTY SEVEN THE OPPONENTS OF BANK RESTRICTION USED THE OPPORTUNITY TO POINT THE MORAL OF THEIR ARGUMENT BUT THEY ONCE MORE FAILED TO CONVINCE THE NATION
phonemes: nˈoʊ sˈɪɹiəs ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən wʌz ˈɔfɚd tə ðə bˈɪl ʌv ˌɪndˈɛmnᵻɾi. ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt hæd dˈʌn ðə ɹˈaɪt θˈɪŋ ænd hæd dˈʌn ɪt pɹˈɑːmptli. ðeɪ kʊd nˈɑːt, ʌv kˈɔːɹs, ɐvˈɜːt ɐ kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv kəmˈɜːʃəl dɪstɹˈɛs ; bˌʌt ðeɪ səksˈɛsfəli ɐlˈeɪd ðɪ ɪnsˈɪpiənt faɪnˈænʃəl pˈænɪk. æz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɛvən ðɪ əpˈoʊnənts ʌv bˈæŋk ɹᵻstɹˈɪkʃən jˈuːzd ðɪ ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi tə pˈɔɪnt ðə mˈɔːɹəl ʌv ðɛɹ ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənt, bˌʌt ðeɪ wˈʌns mˈɔːɹ fˈeɪld tə kənvˈɪns ðə nˈeɪʃən.