text_original: I had no wish to court danger — shrank from the thought of brute force; but if I let this man escape, his power, now tottering, would be re established; slavery triumphant in the great Northwest; Minnesota confirmed a democratic strong hold, sending delegates of dough faces to Con  gress to aid in the great conspiracy against the na  tion's life.
text_transcription: I HAD NO WISH TO COURT DANGER SHRANK FROM THE THOUGHT OF BRUTE FORCE BUT IF I LET THIS MAN ESCAPE HIS POWER NOW TOTTERING WOULD BE RE ESTABLISHED SLAVERY TRIUMPHANT IN THE GREAT NORTH WEST MINNESOTA CONFIRMED A DEMOCRATIC STRONGHOLD SENDING DELEGATES OF DOUFACES TO CONGRESS TO AID IN THE GREAT CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE NATION'S LIFE
phonemes: aɪ hæd nˈoʊ wˈɪʃ tə kˈɔːɹt dˈeɪndʒɚ — ʃɹˈæŋk fɹʌmðə θˈɔːt ʌv bɹˈuːt fˈɔːɹs; bˌʌt ɪf aɪ lˈɛt ðɪs mˈæn ɛskˈeɪp, hɪz pˈaʊɚ, nˈaʊ tˈɑːɾɚɹɪŋ, wʊd biː ɹˌiː ɪstˈæblɪʃt; slˈeɪvɚɹi tɹaɪˈʌmfənt ɪnðə ɡɹˈeɪt nɔːɹθwˈɛst; mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə kənfˈɜːmd ɐ dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk stɹˈɔŋ hˈoʊld, sˈɛndɪŋ dˈɛlɪɡˌeɪts ʌv dˈoʊ fˈeɪsᵻz tə kˈɑːn ɡɹˈɛs tʊ ˈeɪd ɪnðə ɡɹˈeɪt kənspˈɪɹəsi ɐɡˈɛnst ðə nˈɑː tɪˈɑːnz lˈaɪf.