text_original: It implied absolute authority, such as the general has over his soldiers, and the concentration in a single chief of the widespread powers entrusted to subordinate com  manders; it suggested little of the old forms of consti  tutional election, but appealed rather to the memory of the army's loyal acclamations, and gave a seeming claim to their entire obedience.
text_transcription: IT IMPLIED ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY SUCH AS THE GENERAL HAS OVER HIS SOLDIERS AND THE CONCENTRATION IN A SINGLE CHIEF OF THE WIDESPREAD POWERS INTRUSTED TO SUBORDINATE COMMANDERS IT SUGGESTED LITTLE OF THE OLD FORMS OF CONSTITUTIONAL ELECTION BUT APPEALED RATHER TO THE MEMORY OF THE ARMY'S LOYAL ACCLAMATIONS AND GAVE A SEEMING CLAIM TO THEIR ENTIRE OBEDIENCE
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪmplˈaɪd ˈæbsəlˌuːt ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl hɐz ˌoʊvɚ hɪz sˈoʊldʒɚz, ænd ðə kˌɑːnsəntɹˈeɪʃən ɪn ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl tʃˈiːf ʌvðə wˈaɪdspɹɛd pˈaʊɚz ɛntɹˈʌstᵻd tə sʌbˈɔːɹdᵻnˌeɪt kˈɑːm mˈændɚz; ɪt sədʒˈɛstᵻd lˈɪɾəl ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld fˈɔːɹmz ʌv kɑːnsti tˈuːʃənəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən, bˌʌt ɐpˈiːld ɹˈæðɚ tə ðə mˈɛmɚɹi ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹmiz lˈɔɪəl ɐklɐmˈeɪʃənz, ænd ɡˈeɪv ɐ sˈiːmɪŋ klˈeɪm tə ðɛɹ ɛntˈaɪɚɹ oʊbˈiːdiəns.