Zachary Taylor won both the popular and electoral votes.He became the twelfth president of the United States.Congress met a few weeks after the election, long before Taylor took office.

• 南方的国会议员不喜欢这项法案，尽管这项法案已经做了修改，他们组织了一个委员会，该委员会表示能够代表南方所有的州。