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George Julian: “It excluded sober and intelligent citizens, and hindered the establishment of organized communities and the development…”

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It excluded sober and intelligent citizens, and hindered the establishment of organized communities and the development of the mines.
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George Julian
Republican · Indiana

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Julian argues that the leasing policy hindered the establishment of organized communities and the development of mines.

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