text_original: Across the body of the prostrate slave lay the road to wealth, and many good men had shut their eyes and stepped over. The territorial government under Buchanan was a mere tool of slavery. Every federal officer was a South  erner, or a N^orthern man with Southern principles.
text_transcription: ACROSS THE BODY OF THE PROSTRATE SLAVE LAY THE ROAD TO WEALTH AND MANY GOOD MEN HAD SHUT THEIR EYES AND STEPPED OVER THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT UNDER BUCHANAN WAS A MERE TOOL OF SLAVERY EVERY FEDERAL OFFICER WAS A SOUTHERNER OR A NORTHERN MAN WITH SOUTHERN PRINCIPLES
phonemes: əkɹˌɑːs ðə bˈɑːdi ʌvðə pɹˈɑːstɹeɪt slˈeɪv lˈeɪ ðə ɹˈoʊd tə wˈɛlθ, ænd mˈɛni ɡˈʊd mˈɛn hæd ʃˈʌt ðɛɹ ˈaɪz ænd stˈɛpt ˈoʊvɚ. ðə tˌɛɹɪtˈɔːɹɪəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ˌʌndɚ bjuːkˈænən wʌzɐ mˈɪɹ tˈuːl ʌv slˈeɪvɚɹi. ˈɛvɹi fˈɛdɚɹəl ˈɑːfɪsɚ wʌzɐ sˈaʊθ ˈɜːnɚ, ɔːɹ ɐ ˈɛn ˈɔːɹðɚn mˈæn wɪð sˈʌðɚn pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz.