The reference to the fights between neighbors in Kansas (lines 74–77) is used to illustrate the point made in the passage that:
F. The people in Kansas supported Lincoln even though Kansas was considered a slave state.
G. Slavery was becoming a more divisive institution that caused tension between abolitionists and supporters of slavery.
H. The actions of the Democrats caused pro-slavery feelings to spread into otherwise anti-slave states.
J. Slavery was slowly becoming nationalized by spreading into the newly acquired territories.