text_original: The statesmen who brought about the act of union may claim the praise of having been in advance of their time when they thus recognized exist  ing realities and renounced all idea of striving after a compact based upon an untenable and impossible uni  formity of system among peoples of differing race, tra  ditions, usages, and temperament.
text_transcription: THE STATESMEN WHO BROUGHT ABOUT THE ACT OF UNION MAY CLAIM THE PRAISE OF HAVING BEEN IN ADVANCE OF THEIR TIME WHEN THEY THUS RECOGNIZED EXISTING REALITIES AND RENOUNCED ALL IDEA OF STRIVING AFTER A COMPACT BASED UPON AN UNTENABLE AND IMPOSSIBLE UNIFORMITY OF SYSTEM AMONG PEOPLES OF DIFFERING RACE TRADITIONS USAGES AND TEMPERAMENT
phonemes: ðə stˈeɪtsmɛn hˌuː bɹˈɔːt ɐbˌaʊt ðɪ ˈækt ʌv jˈuːniən mˈeɪ klˈeɪm ðə pɹˈeɪz ʌv hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn ɪn ɐdvˈæns ʌv ðɛɹ tˈaɪm wɛn ðeɪ ðˈʌs ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd ɛɡzˈɪst ˈɪŋ ɹɪˈælᵻɾiz ænd ɹᵻnˈaʊnst ˈɔːl aɪdˈiə ʌv stɹˈaɪvɪŋ ˈæftɚɹ ɐ kəmpˈækt bˈeɪst əpˌɑːn ɐn ʌntˈɛnəbəl ænd ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl jˈuːni fˈɔːɹmᵻɾi ʌv sˈɪstəm ɐmˌʌŋ pˈiːpəlz ʌv dˈɪfɚɹɪŋ ɹˈeɪs, tɹˈɑː dˈɪʃənz, jˈuːsɪdʒᵻz, ænd tˈɛmpɹəmənt.