ðə lˈɔŋ haɪˈeɪɾəs bᵻtwˈiːn sənt. mˈɑːɹtɪnz tˈuː tˈɜːmz ɪnðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. hˈaʊs ʌv ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz kæn biː pˈɑːɹʃəli ɛksplˈeɪnd baɪ ðɪ ˌɪntɚvˈiːnɪŋ sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ.
The long hiatus between St. Martin's two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives can be partially explained by the intervening Civil War.