mˈɛni fɹˈiː sˈɔɪl mˈɛmbɚz dʒˈɔɪnd ðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən pˈɑːɹɾi wɛn ɪt wʌz fˈɔːɹmd ɪnðə mˈɪd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z, ænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈɔːɹmɚ fɹˈiː sˈɔɪlɚ hˈænɪbəl hˈæmlɪn wʌzðə səksˈɛsfəl ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən kˈændᵻdˌeɪt fɔːɹ vˈaɪs pɹˈɛzɪdənt.
Many Free Soil members joined the Republican Party when it was formed in the mid-1850s, and in 1860 former Free Soiler Hannibal Hamlin was the successful Republican candidate for vice president.