His misgovernment provoked widespread discontent, and a spate of Kharijite uprisings. After Shima's dismissal for misgovernment in Hokkaido, Iwamura Michitoshi supervised the urban planning of Sapporo. He was accused of misgovernment under the Servilian Law passed in 101 BCE. Lumumba blamed them on the economic hardships and the "misgovernment" from their leaders. Many viewed the election as one of government and misgovernment. His writings were compiled into a book "Cashmere Misgovernment" and published in London in 1870. "The misgovernment of the American people is misgovernment by the American people". He was tried for misgovernment at Westminster but won his case.