ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː hˈæɹi tˈɜːɾəldˌʌv sˈaɪəns fˈɪkʃənɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv hˈɪstɚɹi nˈɑːvəl ðə ɡˈʌnz ʌvðə sˈaʊθ, "sˈɛnəɾɚ wˈɔːkɚ" ɪz mˈɛnʃənd æz əpˈoʊzɪŋ ɐ bˈɪl tə ɹˌiːɛnslˈeɪv fɹˈiːdmɛn ɪn ɐ vɪktˈoːɹiəs kənfˈɛdɚɹəsi, bˌʌt bˌiːɪŋ blˈækmeɪld baɪ ðə "ɹˈɪvɪŋtən" kɐbˈɑːl ˌɪntʊ sˈaɪlənsɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf.
In the 1992 Harry Turtledove science fiction-alternative history novel The Guns of the South, "Senator Walker" is mentioned as opposing a bill to re-enslave freedmen in a victorious Confederacy, but being blackmailed by the "Rivington" cabal into silencing himself.