text_original: The Government of Sir Robert Peel had made a weak effort at compromise by legislative enactment, but had declined to introduce any legislation which should free the Kirk of Scotland from the control * of the civil courts, and there was no course for those who held the views of Dr. Chalmers but to with  draw from the Church which admitted that claim of State control.
text_transcription: THE GOVERNMENT OF SIR ROBERT PEEL HAD MADE A WEAK EFFORT AT COMPROMISE BY LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENT BUT HAD DECLINED TO INTRODUCE ANY LEGISLATION WHICH SHOULD FREE THE CLERK OF SCOTLAND FROM THE CONTROL OF THE CIVIL COURTS AND THERE WAS NO COURSE FOR THOSE WHO HELD THE VIEWS OF DOCTOR CHALMERS BUT TO WITHDRAW FROM THE CHURCH WHICH ADMITTED THAT CLAIM OF STATE CONTROL
phonemes: ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌv sˌɜː ɹˈɑːbɚt pˈiːl hæd mˌeɪd ɐ wˈiːk ˈɛfɚt æt kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪz baɪ lˈɛdʒɪslətˌɪv ɛnˈæktmənt, bˌʌt hæd dᵻklˈaɪnd tʊ ˌɪntɹədˈuːs ˌɛni lˌɛdʒɪslˈeɪʃən wˌɪtʃ ʃˌʊd fɹˈiː ðə kˈɜːk ʌv skˈɑːtlənd fɹʌmðə kəntɹˈoʊl ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ʌvðə sˈɪvəl kˈɔːɹts, ænd ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ kˈɔːɹs fɔːɹ ðoʊz hˌuː hˈɛld ðə vjˈuːz ʌv dˈɑːktɚ. tʃˈælmɚz bˌʌt tə wɪð dɹˈɔː fɹʌmðə tʃˈɜːtʃ wˌɪtʃ ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd ðæt klˈeɪm ʌv stˈeɪt kəntɹˈoʊl.