ðˌoʊ ðə stˈeɪt lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚ dʒˈɛɹɪmˌændɚd hɪz dˈɪstɹɪkt, hiː wʌz nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs ɹiːᵻlˈɛktᵻd tʊ ɐ fˈoːɹθ tˈɜːm ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, wˈɪnɪŋ fˈɪfti sˈɪks pɚsˈɛnt ʌvðə vˈoʊt ɪn ɐ ɹˈeɪs ɐɡˈɛnst wˈɪljəm bˈiː. kˈɑːɹɾɚ, ðə lˈiːdɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈiːst tˌɛnəsˈiː bɹˈɪdʒbˈɜːnɪŋ kənspˈɪɹəsi.
Though the state legislature gerrymandered his district, he was nevertheless reelected to a fourth term in 1872, winning 56% of the vote in a race against William B. Carter, the leader of the East Tennessee bridge-burning conspiracy.