Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 1850, Penniman akakunda Democrat Alexander W. Buel kuti asarudzwe seWhig kubva kudunhu reMichigan rekutanga rekongiresi kuenda kuCongress yeChitatu, achishanda kubva munaKurume 4, 1851 kusvika Kurume 3, 1853. Akanga ari mugari wokutanga wePlymouth akasarudzwa kuUnited States Congress. Akanga asiri mukwikwidzi wokugadzwazve muna 1852. Akanga ari mutezo wekokorodzano yakaungana pasi pemiti yemiouki paJackson, Michigan, July 6, 1854, pakurongwa kweRepublican Party muMichigan. Akanga ari mumiririri ku
1856 Republican National Convention kubva kuMichigan.