æɾ ɪts dˌɪsəlˈuːʃən, hiː ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə dʒˈɔɪn ɪnðə nˈoʊnˈʌθɪŋ mˈuːvmənt, bˌʌt əpˌɑːn ðɪ ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən ʌvðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən pˈɑːɹɾi hiː ɐtwˈʌns tɹænsfˈɜːd hɪz ɐlˈiːdʒəns tʊ ɪt, bˌiːɪŋ wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɜːst lˈoʊkəl mˈɛmbɚz.
At its dissolution, he refused to join in the Know-Nothing movement, but upon the organization of the Republican party he at once transferred his allegiance to it, being one of the first local members.