All of the infoI have is what David has posted in the past. His figures show that the South was not equal nor in the majority. I view the situation in 1860 the same as today regarding the health care issue. Below are the numbers David has posted, if you disagree with these numebers, please post your figures and sources.
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The number of representatives House in the 36th Congress was made up as follows...
Alabama 7
Arkansas 2
Delaware 1
Florida 1
Georgia 8
North Carolina 8
Kentucky 10
Louisiana 4
Maryland 6
Mississippi 5
Missouri 7
North Carolina 8
South Carolina 6
Tennessee 10
Texas 2
Virginia 13
Total slave state representation was 85 out of 241. Not really an over powering majority.