text_original: The mere fact that the continuance of that system, so long as she saw fit to continue it, was guaranteed by the conditions of the act of union, has been the main cause of the suc  cess and prosperity which attended that signal stroke of statesmanship.
text_transcription: THE MERE FACT THAT THE CONTINUANCE OF THAT SYSTEM SO LONG AS SHE SAW FIT TO CONTINUE IT WAS GUARANTEED BY THE CONDITIONS OF THE ACT OF UNION HAS BEEN THE MAIN CAUSE OF THE SUCCESS AND PROSPERITY WHICH ATTENDED THAT SIGNAL STROKE OF STATESMANSHIP
phonemes: ðə mˈɪɹ fˈækt ðætðə kəntˈɪnjuːəns ʌv ðæt sˈɪstəm, sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ æz ʃiː sˈɔː fˈɪt tə kəntˈɪnjuː ɪt, wʌz ɡˌæɹəntˈiːd baɪ ðə kəndˈɪʃənz ʌvðɪ ˈækt ʌv jˈuːniən, hˈæzbiːn ðə mˈeɪn kˈɔːz ʌvðə sˈʌk sˈɛs ænd pɹəspˈɛɹᵻɾi wˌɪtʃ ɐtˈɛndᵻd ðæt sˈɪɡnəl stɹˈoʊk ʌv stˈeɪtsmənʃˌɪp.