It proposes enforced obedience to the existing laws of Kansas, “whether Federal or local,” when, in fact, Kansas has no “local” laws, except those imposed by the Usurpation from Missouri, and it calls for additional appropriations to complete this work of tyranny.
Sumner criticizes the enforcement of laws in Kansas that he views as illegitimate and tyrannical.
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