text_original: O'Connell was in the zenith of his power and popularity, was decidedly anti slavery, and mem  bers of Catholic churches chose sides according to per  sonal feeling, as did those of other churches. It was not until 1852, that abolitionists began to feel the alli  ance between Romanism and slavery; but from that time, to be a member of the Roman church was to be a friend of " Southern interests."
text_transcription: O'CONALL WAS IN THE ZENITH OF HIS POWER AND POPULARITY WAS DECIDEDLY ANTI SLAVERY AND MEMBERS OF CATHOLIC CHURCHES CHOSE SIDES ACCORDING TO PERSONAL FEELING AS DID THOSE OF OTHER CHURCHES IT WAS NOT UNTIL EIGHTEEN FIFTY TWO THAT ABOLITIONISTS BEGAN TO FEEL THE ALLIANCE BETWEEN ROMANISM AND SLAVERY BUT FROM THAT TIME TO BE A MEMBER OF THE ROMAN CHURCH WAS TO BE A FRIEND OF THE SOUTHERN INTERESTS
phonemes: oʊkˈɑːnəl wʌz ɪnðə zˈiːnɪθ ʌv hɪz pˈaʊɚ ænd pˌɑːpjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi, wʌz dᵻsˈaɪdɪdli ˈæntaɪ slˈeɪvɚɹi, ænd mˈɛm bˈɜːz ʌv kˈæθlɪk tʃˈɜːtʃᵻz tʃˈoʊz sˈaɪdz ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ tə pɜː sˈoʊnəl fˈiːlɪŋ, æz dˈɪd ðoʊz ʌv ˈʌðɚ tʃˈɜːtʃᵻz. ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː, ðæt ˌæbəlˈɪʃənˌɪsts bɪɡˈæn tə fˈiːl ðɪ ˈæli ˈæns bᵻtwˌiːn ɹˈoʊmənˌɪzəm ænd slˈeɪvɚɹi; bˌʌt fɹʌm ðæt tˈaɪm, təbi ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə ɹˈoʊmən tʃˈɜːtʃ wʌz təbi ɐ fɹˈɛnd ʌv " sˈʌðɚn ˈɪntɹɛsts."