Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-28
IxpIanation II tie TabUlnr statement.

"Column contains the maJoIIties gwen inc D'''''
cratic members IN i-33, column :, The aggregate mi
jorl,irs Of the Democratic members c.ecteu III l,'V, -
Inc several counties composing the Con-rcss!cni! Dis'
,r,cts: column >, tie n]ajoTitcS gwen the cCctat am
Opposition members Of Congress N i-%j: column }
arSrygatc majority Of Federal members r!ec'td - ''
next Legislature from The several counties Composing
Inc Confessional Districts. FoE example, cast YOU
cv. to the Norfolk. Sc, Congressional District; II
l-3r, il gave 'io!lctaan majority o! =, "ntcn = PI"ct1
N column l.. ~ l-iu. i, gave I'm agZregt'" ! ''.eI"' ma
oritv o: ~, which - placed IN co.uiHn J. u "H: ,''.
toIH Borough 2U2, Norfolk count: i%h. N4n-ei!ohG =
Princess Ana .O, Elizabeth CITY and WAIVER ~ ="
al Federal maiori,irs 80, from winch deduct "a, INC
Democratic majority, Il take the majority OF l3@o
here being no contest this SPRING. IN Isle 81 wight
end I leaves 4 Federal majority IN the last spring.
election Of Al, and as they obtained a majority SUM
Gent 10 sink the Democratic majority o: l-3'l. ano
IL in addition, they haze consequently a gam 81 80
which is placed in column u. Ararn, turn yourcyc e
the Charlotte District IN l-33. column ;, you VII. IN"
= majority ir Hill, FcGcrsllSt. Of ~; IN l-i', c'.tihi
1. you VII! see the aggregate Federal fnaJ"rt: iT NON
hers of the next Legislature. amounts p"I-I"c ~
rDocra,s having then obtained votes enough! 10 FcGGc.
the Federal majority Of l-39, 2l9, !; gives then a con
SEGMENT Democratic gam Of 2l9, which IS placed III
column :: the majority If II obtained By tae fcuf
rali>ts in 10 is uaGe up by Charlotte : EiTi"S ~ !
Edward -, Cumberland y, and Buckingham l-ah4
50 on a. pc! tabular statement.
s.In relation 10 the iallacr Of the iiicil!iinIlG v my
statement, it consists in his claiming, for what he calls
ms column Of contested Wing counties, a majority o
III greater than those counties are entitled !" bE t!e
reported returns. which | have seen and believe " DC
correct. and in giving to Loudoun a majority oib:2, an'
Cnbrll IL, in lis Wing column, as per election F"'"Fn'
Of l-%6. when BIZ Tie Spring returns the fcHs are ""'!
entitled IN the fist to a majority "i i|': and IN me -
rand, 10 nothing. Deduct l."n ia from ',b=', INC IVA
:or,y in his Y, njr column Of contested counties, hht
- IN. over credit 10 LguGUua and Cat"ll. from 2,b'2
the majority in his Wing column as per .'ccti"i' re
turns OF l-}G, and il xiii give his tTu" majority IN ny
| Fed. column Of 1.2l0 III the contested counties, "''
, i4I IN the o,hcr-and you Will have to'a! Fedora
ma. 1.6,I. The tallacv in his Democratic column q
contested counties. consists in his giving 10 he Demo
cracv a majority Of 79l less than they are ehtIuca I
in the contested counties, and in giving an aggregate
minority as per election Of ESQ, OF l-1', 10 HARRISON
Halifax. King William, Madison, Page, Preston, J
william. Surrv, Mercer and Giles, Grcenv'I!e, erroi
in Tazcyel!. and omission Of Cabe!!, when they are en-
titled. with the correction Of the error n Iazewril ny
actual returns to 4 majority Of l,lll. .Add t!!'h ~ tc
g-3. his aggregate Democratic majority IN the Demo
cratic column Of contested counties, and you wa! nave
III. real Democratic majority, 2.17i; and add 2,oi', tht
deficiency in his credit, TO the Democracy IN inc c"uh
ties above named 20 ! .-i2, (his Democralic majority IL u
The column as per the election OF i-3b,) and ~ WI
give Won the true Democratic majority IN me SECOND
column or 81: which, added 10 the corrected Demo
cratic majority in the contested counties, and IT VIII giv'
a total Democratic majority of l0,lO2. ms majority
is less than the majority as per Ono Statesman, o. Niay
both; but the majority now made out IS from .'
Wings own account, corrected where hah uhGouots'
returns, and where had not, BY admitting some OF thf
Whir's heavy ma;or;tics IN Federal counties, from tht
evidence which il furnishes in its own columns, whic!
is prohlematcal.
ssReccni, reliable information, from Alabama an,
Mississippi, leaves no doubt Of those States; they Wi
90. h. a decisive majority, for Mr., an buren,. we
may then, in summing up the result, Of the election, con
fdently put down for Mr.. V. Buren, the following States
Maine, 10: New Hampshire, :: New York, -: Penn
sylvania, 80; Virginia, %; North Carolina, -; Son'.
Carolina, II; Georgia, II; Alabama, ;; Miss,ssipP', !
Tennessee, -; Arkansas, J: Missouri, !; limos
Nichiran 3; making lS0;-and, with to!crable certain
t., we NAV put down for Van Buren,, Ono, ~; Ne"
Jersey, :, Maryland, i; and Louisiana, 3-42;-and
do not despair Of Indiana and Kentucky, the Demo
Gratis are doing battle there most mantl!ly.