Now a congressman, Alexander Ramsey told Lincoln, in 1864, that he would have gotten more re-election support in Minnesota had he executed all 303 of the Mdewakanton.
nˈaʊ ɐ kˈɑːŋɡɹəsmən, ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ ɹˈæmsi tˈoʊld lˈɪŋkən, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ, ðæt hiː wʊdhɐv ɡˈɑːʔn̩ mˈoːɹ ɹˌiːᵻlˈɛkʃən səpˈoːɹt ɪn mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə hæd hiː ˈɛksᵻkjˌuːɾᵻd ˈɔːl θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː ʌvðɪ ˈɛmdˈuːɐkˌæntən.