text_original: The authorities, in fact, went so far as to issue through the columns of the Gazette, then as now the official organ of the government, a solemn procla  mation against these amateur rivals of the regular postal system.
text_transcription: THE AUTHORITIES IN FACT WENT SO FAR AS TO ISSUE THROUGH THE COLUMNS OF THE GAZETTE THEN AS NOW THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE GOVERNMENT A SOLEMN PROCLAMATION AGAINST THESE AMATEUR RIVALS OF THE REGULAR POSTAL SYSTEM
phonemes: ðɪ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz, ɪn fˈækt, wɛnt sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz tʊ ˈɪʃuː θɹuː ðə kˈɑːlʌmz ʌvðə ɡəzˈɛt, ðˈɛn æz nˈaʊ ðɪ əfˈɪʃəl ˈɔːɹɡən ʌvðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, ɐ sˈɑːləm pɹˈɑːklə mˈeɪʃən ɐɡˈɛnst ðiːz ˈæmətʃɚ ɹˈaɪvəlz ʌvðə ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ pˈoʊstəl sˈɪstəm.