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Or, to enlarge the scope of the question: What must you think has caused Virginians in general to neglect their superlative advantages for manufacturing industry?--to disregard the evident suggestions of nature, pointing out to them this fruitful source of population, wealth, and comfort?
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Horace Mann
Free Soil · Massachusetts

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Mann questions why Virginians neglect their manufacturing potential despite natural advantages.

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