text_original: Then it was thought that they might be governed on their sepa  rate systems as securely and with as little trouble as we now govern the Mauritius on one system and Malta on another. Those who formed such an idea do not seem to have taken any counsel with geo  graphy. The one fact, that Upper Canada can hardly be said to have any means of communication with 1837.
text_transcription: THEN IT WAS THOUGHT THAT THEY MIGHT BE GOVERNED ON THEIR SEPARATE SYSTEMS AS SECURELY AND WITH AS LITTLE TROUBLE AS WE NOW GOVERN THE MAURICIOUS ON ONE SYSTEM AND MALTA ON ANOTHER THOSE WHO FORMED SUCH AN IDEA DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE TAKEN ANY COUNSEL FROM GEOGRAPHY THE ONE FACT THAT UPPER CANADA CAN HARDLY BE SAID TO HAVE ANY MEANS OF COMMUNICATION WITH
phonemes: ðˈɛn ɪt wʌz θˈɔːt ðæt ðeɪ mˌaɪt biː ɡˈʌvɚnd ˌɔn ðɛɹ sˈɛpɚ ɹˈeɪt sˈɪstəmz æz sᵻkjˈʊɹli ænd wɪð æz lˈɪɾəl tɹˈʌbəl æz wiː nˈaʊ ɡˈʌvɚn ðə mɔːɹˈɪʃəs ˌɔn wˈʌn sˈɪstəm ænd mˈɔltə ˌɔn ɐnˈʌðɚ. ðoʊz hˌuː fˈɔːɹmd sˈʌtʃ ɐn aɪdˈiə duːnˌɑːt sˈiːm tə hæv tˈeɪkən ˌɛni kˈaʊnsəl wɪð dʒˈiːoʊ ɡɹˈæfi. ðə wˈʌn fˈækt, ðæt ˌʌpɚ kˈænədə kæn hˈɑːɹdli biː sˈɛd tə hæv ˌɛni mˈiːnz ʌv kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃən wɪð wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən.