ˌɔn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi fˈaɪv, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚ luːˌiːzɪˈænə sɛsˈiːdᵻd fɹʌmðə jˈuːniən, tˈeɪlɚ ɹɪzˈaɪnd hɪz sˈiːt ɪn kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, ɐnˈaʊnsɪŋ ðˈæt "ðə hˈoʊl sˈaʊθ wʊd ɹˈaɪz ˌʌp tʊ ɐ mˈæn tə ɹᵻzˈɪst" ˈɛfɚts baɪ ðə fˈɛdɚɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt tə kəntɹˈoʊl slˈeɪvɚɹi.
On February 5, 1861, shortly after Louisiana seceded from the Union, Taylor resigned his seat in Congress, announcing that "the whole South would rise up to a man to resist" efforts by the Federal government to control slavery.