Reflecting on the demise of his party, Lincoln wrote in 1855, "I think I am a Whig, but others say there are no Whigs, and that I am an abolitionist....
ɹᵻflˈɛktɪŋ ɔnðə dᵻmˈaɪz ʌv hɪz pˈɑːɹɾi, lˈɪŋkən ɹˈoʊt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv, "aɪ θˈɪŋk aɪɐm ɐ wˈɪɡ, bˌʌt ˈʌðɚz sˈeɪ ðɛɹˌɑːɹ nˈoʊ wˈɪɡz, ænd ðæt aɪɐm ɐn ˌæbəlˈɪʃənˌɪst....