hiː wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə jˈuːniən lˈiːɡ ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkə, ænd wʌzɐ fˈiːtʃɚd spˈiːkɚɹ æt ðə lˈɔɪəl sˈʌðɚn kənvˈɛnʃən ɪn fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks.
He was a member of the Union League of America, and was a featured speaker at the Loyal Southern Convention in Philadelphia in September 1866.