As the Slave Power tightened its grip on the national government, most Republicans agreed with Lincoln that the North was the aggrieved party.
æz ðə slˈeɪv pˈaʊɚ tˈaɪʔn̩d ɪts ɡɹˈɪp ɔnðə nˈæʃənəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, mˈoʊst ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkənz ɐɡɹˈiːd wɪð lˈɪŋkən ðætðə nˈɔːɹθ wʌzðɪ ɐɡɹˈiːvd pˈɑːɹɾi.