The Texas Rebellion ends with the total defeat of the Texan rebels. The new Texan government is compelled to ratify the new amendment, while the territory becomes a Republican stronghold thereafter.
Chancellor Clay is made a Duke for his leadership, but suffers support due to popular opinion seeing his chacelory as the cause of the war.
During the election of the same year, no one party receives the majority. Daniel Webster of the Unionist Party wins the race in the Assembly after bargaining with the new Whig Party.