Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na 1850, Penniman meriri onye ndọrọndọrọ ọchịchị onye kwuo uche ya bụ Alexander W. Buel ka a họpụtara ya dịka Whig site na mpaghara 1st congressional district nke Michigan na Congress nke iri atọ na abụọ, na-eje ozi site na Machị 4, 1851 ruo Machị 3, 1853. Ọ bụ nwa amaala Plymouth mbụ a họpụtara na United States Congress. Ọ bụghị onye na-aga ime ntuliaka ọzọ n'afọ 1852. Ọ bụ onye otu ọgbakọ nke zutere n'okpuru osisi oak na Jackson, Michigan, July 6, 1854, na nzukọ nke Republican Party na Michigan. Ọ bụ onye nnọchiteanya na
Nnọkọ Ọgbakọ Mba nke Republican nke 1856 site na Michigan.