hiː dᵻklˈaɪnd ðɪ ɐpˈɔɪntmənt æz juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts sˈɛnəɾɚ tˈɛndɚd baɪ ɡˈʌvɚnɚ hˈɛnɹi dˈʌbəljˌuː. ˈɛdwɚdz əpˌɑːn ðə dˈɛθ ʌv sˈɛnəɾɚ nˈeɪθən smˈɪθ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv.
He declined the appointment as United States Senator tendered by Governor Henry W. Edwards upon the death of Senator Nathan Smith in 1835.