...region had done them conscious and purposed wrong. Mr. Webster voiced the stateman's view when he said : "What do we want with this vast worthless area, this...shifting sands and whirlwinds of dust, of cactus and prairie dogs? To what use could we ever put those great deserts or endless mountain ranges impenetrable...

...generally, closed with a few remarks concerning the country at large. " What do we want ?" he exclaimed, " with this vast, worthless area ? This region of savages...shifting sands and whirlwinds of dust, of cactus and prairie dogs ? To what use could we ever hope to put these great deserts, or those endless mountain...

...against a proposition to establish a mail route through a portion of the western country, as follows : " What do we want with this vast, worthless area —...shifting sands and whirlwinds of dust, of cactus and prairie dogs? To what use could we ever hope to put these great deserts or those endless mountain ranges,...

...against a proposition to establish a mail route through a portion of the western country, as follows : " What do we want with this vast, worthless area —...and wild beasts, of deserts of shifting sands and whirl winds of dust, of cactus and prairie dogs ? To what use could we ever hope to put these great...

...Independence, Missouri, to the mouth of the Columbia, breaks forth : "What do we want with this v?st, worthless area? This region of savages and wild beasts,...shifting sands and whirlwinds of dust, of cactus and prairie dogs? To what use could we ever hope to put these great deserts, or those endless mountain...

...Independence, Missouri, to the mouth of the Columbia, breaks forth: ^"What do we want with this vpst, worthless area? This region of savages and wild beasts,...shifting sands and whirlwinds of dust, of cactus and prairie dogs? To what use could we ever hope to put these great deserts, or those endless mountain...

...generally denouncing the measure, Webster exclaimed : " What do we want with this vast, worthless area f this region of savages and wild beasts, of deserts...shifting sands and whirlwinds of dust, of cactus and prairie dogs? To what use could we ever hope to put these great deserts or those endless mountain ranges,...

...to establish a mail route from Independence, Missouri, to the mouth of the Columbia, breaks forth : "What do we want with this vast, worthless area? This...shifting sands and whirlwinds of dust, of cactus and prairie dogs? To what use could we ever hope to put these great deserts, or those endless mountain...

...from Independence, Missouri, to the mouth of the Columbia River. Says the great orator and statesman : "What do we want with this vast, worthless area? This...shifting sands and whirlwinds of dust, of cactus and prairie dogs? To what use could we ever hope to' put these great deserts, or those endless mountain...

...mouth of Columbia River, three thousand miles long. In closing a speech against the measure he said: "What do we want with this vast, worthless area? This region of savages and wild beasts, of deserts and shifting sands, and whirlwinds of dust, of cactus and prairie dogs? To what use could we put these...