ɹˈiːəlˌaɪzɪŋ ðæt mˈaʊntɪnəs ˈiːst tˌɛnəsˈiː wʊd nˌɑːt biː sˌɪmpəθˈɛɾɪk tə kəmplˈeɪnts ʌv sˈʌðɚn plˈæntɚz, snˈiːd wɛnt tə ɡɹˈeɪt lˈɛŋθs tə ʃˈoʊ hˌaʊ ðɪ ˌæbəlˈɪʃən ʌv slˈeɪvɚɹi wʊd hˈɑːɹm pˈʊɹ sˈʌðɚn wˈaɪts, ˈɑːɹɡjuːɪŋ ðæt ɪmˌænsɪpˈeɪʃən wʊd lˈiːd tə hˈaɪɚ tˈæksᵻz ænd ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən fɔːɹ mˈænjuːəl lˈeɪbɚ dʒˈɑːbz.
Realizing that mountainous East Tennessee would not be sympathetic to complaints of Southern planters, Sneed went to great lengths to show how the abolition of slavery would harm poor Southern whites, arguing that emancipation would lead to higher taxes and greater competition for manual labor jobs.