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Those disorders were not the consequence, in Kansas, of the freedom of self-government conceded to that Territory by Congress, but of unjust interference on the part of persons not inhabitants of the Territory.
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Pierce argues that the issues in Kansas stemmed from external interference rather than the self-governance granted by Congress.
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