Horace Greeley, editor of the New York Tribune, at that time wrote up an unflattering account of Lincoln's compromising position on slavery and his reluctance to challenge the court's Dred Scott ruling, which was promptly used against him by his political rivals.
hˈoːɹəs ɡɹˈiːli, ˈɛdɪɾɚɹ ʌvðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tɹˈɪbjuːn, æt ðæt tˈaɪm ɹˈoʊt ˌʌp ɐn ʌnflˈæɾɚɹɪŋ ɐkˈaʊnt ʌv lˈɪŋkənz kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪzɪŋ pəzˈɪʃən ˌɔn slˈeɪvɚɹi ænd hɪz ɹᵻlˈʌktəns tə tʃˈælɪndʒ ðə kˈoːɹts dɹˈɛd skˈɑːt ɹˈuːlɪŋ, wˌɪtʃ wʌz pɹˈɑːmptli jˈuːzd ɐɡˈɛnst hˌɪm baɪ hɪz pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɹˈaɪvəlz.