In the 1862 midterm elections the Republicans suffered severe losses due to rising inflation, high taxes, rumors of corruption, suspension of habeas corpus, military draft law, and fears that freed slaves would come North and undermine the labor market.
ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː mˈɪdtˌɜːm ᵻlˈɛkʃənz ðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkənz sˈʌfɚd sᵻvˈɪɹ lˈɔsᵻz dˈuː tə ɹˈaɪzɪŋ ɪnflˈeɪʃən, hˈaɪ tˈæksᵻz, ɹˈuːmɚz ʌv kɚɹˈʌpʃən, səspˈɛnʃən ʌv hˈeɪbiəz kˈɔːɹpəs, mˈɪlətˌɛɹi dɹˈæft lˈɔː, ænd fˈɪɹz ðæt fɹˈiːd slˈeɪvz wʊd kˈʌm nˈɔːɹθ ænd ˌʌndɚmˈaɪn ðə lˈeɪbɚ mˈɑːɹkɪt.