text_original: At last, the matter was compromised ; the merchants had to take what they could get, some  thing considerably below their demand, and give in return to the Government an immediate acquittance in full. It is hard to get up any feeling of sympathy with the traders who lost on such a speculation.
text_transcription: AT LAST THE MATTER WAS COMPROMISED THE MERCHANTS HAD TO TAKE WHAT THEY COULD GET SOMETHING CONSIDERABLY BELOW THEIR DEMAND AND GIVE IN RETURN TO THE GOVERNMENT AN IMMEDIATE ACQUAINTANCE IN FULL IT IS HARD TO GET UP ANY FEELING OF SYMPATHY WITH THE TRADERS WHO LOST ON SUCH A SPECULATION
phonemes: æt lˈæst, ðə mˈæɾɚ wʌz kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪzd ; ðə mˈɜːtʃənts hædtə tˈeɪk wʌt ðeɪ kʊd ɡˈɛt, sˌʌm θˈɪŋ kənsˈɪdɚɹəbli bᵻlˌoʊ ðɛɹ dᵻmˈænd, ænd ɡˈɪv ɪn ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɐn ɪmˈiːdɪət ɐkwˈɪtəns ɪn fˈʊl. ɪɾ ɪz hˈɑːɹd tə ɡɛt ˌʌp ˌɛni fˈiːlɪŋ ʌv sˈɪmpəθi wɪððə tɹˈeɪdɚz hˌuː lˈɔst ˌɔn sˈʌtʃ ɐ spˌɛkjʊlˈeɪʃən.