text_original: The Whig papers might have taken a different course, had it been known at first that Bishop O'Con  ner's letter was only a part of a concerted attack, and that all over the Union the Bishops had published similar letters. But this was before the days of tele  graphy, and we were weeks learning the length and breadth of the movement.
text_transcription: THE WHIG PAPERS MIGHT HAVE TAKEN A DIFFERENT COURSE HAD IT BEEN KNOWN AT FIRST THAT BISHOP O'CONNOR'S LETTER WAS ONLY A PART OF A CONCERTED ATTACK AND THAT ALL OVER THE UNION THE BISHOPS HAD PUBLISHED SIMILAR LETTERS BUT THIS WAS BEFORE THE DAYS OF TELEGRAPHY AND WE WERE WEEKS LEARNING THE LENGTH AND BREADTH OF THE MOVEMENT
phonemes: ðə wˈɪɡ pˈeɪpɚz mˌaɪthɐv tˈeɪkən ɐ dˈɪfɹənt kˈɔːɹs, hˌædɪt bˌɪn nˈoʊn æt fˈɜːst ðæt bˈɪʃəp oʊkˈɑːn nˈɜːz lˈɛɾɚ wʌz ˈoʊnli ɐ pˈɑːɹt əvə kənsˈɜːɾᵻd ɐtˈæk, ænd ðæt ˈɔːl ˌoʊvɚ ðə jˈuːniən ðə bˈɪʃəps hæd pˈʌblɪʃt sˈɪmɪlɚ lˈɛɾɚz. bˌʌt ðɪs wʌz bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə dˈeɪz ʌv tˈɛlᵻ ɡɹˈæfi, ænd wiː wɜː wˈiːks lˈɜːnɪŋ ðə lˈɛŋθ ænd bɹˈɛdθ ʌvðə mˈuːvmənt.