Lincoln held out hope for rejuvenating the Whigs, though he lamented his party's growing closeness with the nativist Know Nothing movement.
lˈɪŋkən hˈɛld ˈaʊt hˈoʊp fɔːɹ ɹᵻdʒˈuːvənˌeɪɾɪŋ ðə wˈɪɡz, ðˌoʊ hiː lɐmˈɛntᵻd hɪz pˈɑːɹɾiz ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ klˈoʊsnəs wɪððə nˈæɾɪvˌɪst nˈoʊ nˈʌθɪŋ mˈuːvmənt.