In Congressional districts where the colored race constituted one-half of the total population (and in many instances the proportion was even larger), the vote of one white man offset the vote of two in a Northern district where suffrage was impartial.
Blaine discusses the unequal voting influence in districts with significant African American populations compared to Northern districts.
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