The Whig candidate, Henry Clay, at first opposed statehood for Texas.But this position began to cost him support in the South.Then he said statehood might be possible if most of the people wanted it.

• 辉格党总统候选人亨利.；克莱刚开始反对接纳德克萨斯，但他的立场在想获得南方各州支持方面付出了代价，于是他说，如果绝大多数人都同意的话，那么给予德克萨斯州地位也许是可能的。