dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz tˈɛnjɚɹ ɪn kˈɑːŋɡɹəs hiː ɪz nˈoʊɾəbəl æz wˈʌn ʌvðə fjˈuː sˈʌðɚnɚz tə hæv əpˈoʊzd ðə kˈænzəsnəbɹˈæskə ˈækt.
During his tenure in congress he is notable as one of the few Southerners to have opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act.