text_original: But when the genera} government interfered and took the prisoners out of the hands of the State authorities, and when it became evident that Eastern people endorsed the massacre and 234: Half a Centuet. condemmed the victims as sinners wlio deserved their fate, one of the State officers proposed that I should go East, try to counteract the vicious public sentiment, and aid our Congressional delegation in their efibrt to induce the Administration either to hang the Sioux murderers, or hold them as hostages during the war.
text_transcription: BUT WHEN THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT INTERFERED AND TOOK THE PRISONERS OUT OF THE HANDS OF THE STATE AUTHORITIES AND WHEN IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT EASTERN PEOPLE ENDORSED THE MASSACRE AND CONDEMNED THE VICTIMS AS SINNERS WHO DESERVED THEIR FATE ONE OF THE STATE OFFICERS PROPOSED THAT I SHOULD GO EAST TRY TO COUNTERACT THE VICIOUS PUBLIC SENTIMENT AND AID OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION IN THEIR EFFORT TO INDUCE THE ADMINISTRATION EITHER TO HANG THE SIOUX MURDERERS OR HOLD THEM AS HOSTAGES DURING THE WAR
phonemes: bˌʌt wɛn ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹə} ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ˌɪntəfˈɪɹd ænd tˈʊk ðə pɹˈɪzənɚz ˌaʊɾəv ðə hˈændz ʌvðə stˈeɪt ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz, ænd wɛn ɪt bɪkˌeɪm ˈɛvɪdənt ðæt ˈiːstɚn pˈiːpəl ɛndˈɔːɹst ðə mˈæsəkɚ ænd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈɔːɹ: hˈæf ɐ sˈɛntuːt. kəndˈɛmd ðə vˈɪktɪmz æz sˈɪnɚz dˈʌbəljˌuːlˈiːoʊ dɪzˈɜːvd ðɛɹ fˈeɪt, wˈʌn ʌvðə stˈeɪt ˈɑːfɪsɚz pɹəpˈoʊzd ðæt aɪ ʃˌʊd ɡˌoʊ ˈiːst, tɹˈaɪ tə kˌaʊntɚɹˈækt ðə vˈɪʃəs pˈʌblɪk sˈɛntɪmənt, ænd ˈeɪd ˌaʊɚ kəŋɡɹˈɛʃənəl dˌɛlɪɡˈeɪʃən ɪn ðɛɹ ˈɛfɪbət tʊ ɪndˈuːs ðɪ ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən ˈiːðɚ tə hˈæŋ ðə sˈuː mˈɜːdɚɹɚz, ɔːɹ hˈoʊld ðˌɛm æz hˈɑːstɪdʒᵻz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə wˈɔːɹ.