text_original: It would be idle and shameful to attempt to defend such a policy. We can only excuse it by considering the terrible circum  stances of Macnaghten's position; the manner in which his nerves and moral fibre had been shaken and shattered by calamities ; and his doubts whether he could place any reliance on the promises of the chiefs.
text_transcription: IT WOULD BE IDLE AND SHAMEFUL TO ATTEMPT TO DEFEND SUCH A POLICY WE CAN ONLY EXCUSE IT BY CONSIDERING THE TERRIBLE CIRCUMSTANCES OF MC NAUGHTON'S POSITION THE MANNER IN WHICH HIS NERVES AND MORAL FIBRE HAD BEEN SHAKEN AND SHATTERED BY CALAMITIES AND HIS DOUBTS WHETHER HE COULD PLACE ANY RELIANCE ON THE PROMISES OF THE CHIEFS
phonemes: ɪt wʊd biː ˈaɪdəl ænd ʃˈeɪmfəl tʊ ɐtˈɛmpt tə dᵻfˈɛnd sˈʌtʃ ɐ pˈɑːlɪsi. wiː kæn ˈoʊnli ɛkskjˈuːs ɪt baɪ kənsˈɪdɚɹɪŋ ðə tˈɛɹᵻbəl sˈɜːkəm stˈænsᵻz ʌv mˈæknætənz pəzˈɪʃən; ðə mˈænɚ ɪnwˌɪtʃ hɪz nˈɜːvz ænd mˈɔːɹəl fˈaɪbɚ hɐdbɪn ʃˈeɪkən ænd ʃˈæɾɚd baɪ kɐlˈæmᵻɾiz ; ænd hɪz dˈaʊts wˈɛðɚ hiː kʊd plˈeɪs ˌɛni ɹᵻlˈaɪəns ɔnðə pɹˈɑːmɪsᵻz ʌvðə tʃˈiːfs.