He suspended habeas corpus in Maryland and elsewhere, and averted British intervention by defusing the Trent Affair.
hiː səspˈɛndᵻd hˈeɪbiəz kˈɔːɹpəs ɪn mˈɛɹɪlˌænd ænd ˈɛlswɛɹ, ænd ɐvˈɜːɾᵻd bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˌɪntɚvˈɛnʃən baɪ dᵻfjˈuːzɪŋ ðə tɹˈɛnt ɐfˈɛɹ.