hiː wʌz ɐn ʌnsəksˈɛsfəl kˈændᵻdˌeɪt fɔːɹ ɹˌiːᵻlˈɛkʃən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː tə ðə fˈɔːɹɾiθˈɜːd kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, ænd ɹᵻzˈuːmd ðə pɹˈæktɪs ʌv lˈɔː ɪn lˈɛbənˌɑːn ænd nˈæʃvɪl.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1872 to the Forty-third Congress, and resumed the practice of law in Lebanon and Nashville.