What Was the Purpose of the Appeal of the Independent

What was the purpose of the Appeal of the Independent Democrats?

A) convince residents of Kansas to vote in favor of allowing slavery in the state
B) rally opposition to the bill that became the Kansas-Nebraska Act
C) portray Abraham Lincoln as a threat to the rights of southern states
D) protest the Fugitive Slave Act as an example of executive overreach
E) argue that popular sovereignty was the only constitutional way to decide whether new states should be slave or free