text_original: The new rate of customs duties to be imposed on goods entering England from Scotland had been settled by the act of unionl But the carrying of the act had met with many difficulties, especially coming from the rivalry of trade between these two parts of the kingdom, and nothing could have been more inauspicious than to arouse a general feeling in Scotland that the first effect of the union was to exhibit the stronger partner filling his pockets at the expense of the weaker.
text_transcription: THE NEW RATE OF CUSTOMS DUTIES TO BE IMPOSED ON GOODS ENTERING ENGLAND FROM SCOTLAND HAD BEEN SETTLED BY THE ACT OF UNION BUT THE CARRYING OF THE ACT HAD MET WITH MANY DIFFICULTIES ESPECIALLY COMING FROM THE RIVALRY OF TRADE BETWEEN THESE TWO PARTS OF THE KINGDOM AND NOTHING COULD HAVE BEEN MORE INAUSPICIOUS THAN TO AROUSE A GENERAL FEELING IN SCOTLAND THAT THE FIRST EFFECT OF THE UNION WAS TO EXHIBIT THE STRONGER PARTNER FILLING HIS POCKETS AT THE EXPENSE OF THE WEAKER
phonemes: ðə nˈuː ɹˈeɪt ʌv kˈʌstəmz dˈuːɾiz təbi ɪmpˈoʊzd ˌɔn ɡˈʊdz ˈɛntɚɹɪŋ ˈɪŋɡlənd fɹʌm skˈɑːtlənd hɐdbɪn sˈɛɾəld baɪ ðɪ ˈækt ʌv jˈuːniənəl bˌʌt ðə kˈæɹiɪŋ ʌvðɪ ˈækt hæd mˈɛt wɪð mˈɛni dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz, ɪspˈɛʃəli kˈʌmɪŋ fɹʌmðə ɹˈaɪvəlɹi ʌv tɹˈeɪd bᵻtwˌiːn ðiːz tˈuː pˈɑːɹts ʌvðə kˈɪŋdəm, ænd nˈʌθɪŋ kˌʊdɐv bˌɪn mˈɔːɹ ɪnɔːspˈɪʃəs ðɐn tʊ ɚɹˈaʊz ɐ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl fˈiːlɪŋ ɪn skˈɑːtlənd ðætðə fˈɜːst ɪfˈɛkt ʌvðə jˈuːniən wʌz tʊ ɛɡzˈɪbɪt ðə stɹˈɔŋɡɚ pˈɑːɹtnɚ fˈɪlɪŋ hɪz pˈɑːkɪts æt ðɪ ɛkspˈɛns ʌvðə wˈiːkɚ.