hiː dᵻklˈaɪnd təbi ɐ kˈændᵻdˌeɪt fɔːɹ ɹᵻnˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks, ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹᵻfjˈuːzd ɐ nˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ sˈɜːkɪt dʒˈʌdʒ.
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1856, and also refused a nomination for circuit judge.