text_original: Pulte  ney made himself their spokesman in the debate on the Address. " Our step," he said, meaning their secession, " is so fully justified by the declaration of war, so uni  versally approved, that any further vindication of it would be superfluous."
text_transcription: POLTNEY MADE HIMSELF THEIR SPOKESMAN IN THE DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS OUR STEP HE SAID MEANING THEIR SECESSION IS SO FULLY JUSTIFIED BY THE DECLARATION OF WAR SO UNIVERSALLY APPROVED THAT ANY FURTHER VINDICATION OF IT WOULD BE SUPERFLUOUS
phonemes: pˈʌlt nˈeɪ mˌeɪd hɪmsˈɛlf ðɛɹ spˈoʊksmən ɪnðə dᵻbˈeɪt ɔnðɪ ɐdɹˈɛs. " ˌaʊɚ stˈɛp," hiː sˈɛd, mˈiːnɪŋ ðɛɹ sɛsˈɛʃən, " ɪz sˌoʊ fˈʊli dʒˈʌstᵻfˌaɪd baɪ ðə dˌɛklɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv wˈɔːɹ, sˌoʊ jˈuːni vˈɜːsəli ɐpɹˈuːvd, ðæt ˌɛni fˈɜːðɚ vˌɪndɪkˈeɪʃən ʌv ɪt wʊd biː suːpˈɜːfluːəs."