hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ, bˌʌt kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tʊ ɐksˈɛpt ðə ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌv luːˌiːzɪˈænə æz ɪt stˈʊd ðˈɛn ænd ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə sˈiːt ˌɛni mˈɛmbɚz ʌv kˈɑːŋɡɹəs fɹʌmðə stˈeɪt.
He was elected to Congress in 1864, but Congress refused to accept the reconstruction of Louisiana as it stood then and refused to seat any members of Congress from the state.