Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 1855, Brainerd akanga ari mumwe wevarongi veRepublican Party itsva payakasikwa sesangano guru rezvematongerwe enyika rinorwisana nouranda. Akashanda sachigaro wokutanga weVermont's Republican Party, uye akanga ari mumwe wevatungamiri vashomanana vomunyika avo vakabudisa kudanwa kwebato rokutanga
kokorodzano yenyika muna 1856. Brainerd akanga ari mumiririri, uye akadana kokorodzano kuti iite murayiro sachigaro wayo wenguva pfupi.