The States' Rights faction, joined by many Democrats, founded the Southern Rights Party, which demanded the repeal of the Compromise, advocated resistance to future encroachments, and prepared for secession.
多くの民主党員が加わった州権派閥は、南部権利党(Southern Rights party)を設立し、協定の破棄を要求し、将来の侵害への抵抗を擁護し、脱退の準備をした。