_Resolved_, That the Democratic party will abide by the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States on the questions of constitutional law." [7] "To obtain the aid of the Democracy in this contest, it is necessary to make a contest in its Charleston Convention.

In that body Douglas's adherents will press his doctrines to a decision.

If the States-Rights men keep out of that convention, that decision must inevitably be against the South, and that either in direct favor of the Douglas doctrine, or by the indorsement of the Cincinnati platform, under which Douglas claims shelter for his principles." "The States-Rights men should present in that convention their demands for a decision, and they will obtain an indorsement of their demands, or a denial of these demands.

If indorsed, we shall have greater hope of triumph within the Union.

If denied, in my opinion, the States-Rights wing should secede from the convention, and appeal to the whole people of the South; without distinction of parties, and organize another convention upon the basis of their principles, and go into the election with a candidate nominated by it, as a grand constitutional party.