əpˌɑːn ðə ɹiːdmˈɪʃən ʌv tˌɛnəsˈiː tə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntˈeɪʃən, hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ɐn ʌŋkəndˈɪʃənəl jˈuːniənˌɪst tə ðə θˈɜːtinˈaɪnθ kˈɑːŋɡɹəs.
Upon the readmission of Tennessee to representation, he was elected as an Unconditional Unionist to the Thirty-ninth Congress.