This added nearly a million square miles more.

But what had we really bought?
Nothing but stolen goods.

The Indians were there before La Salle, from whose boat-sailing the title we bought was derived.

"But," you may object, "when whites rob reds or blacks, we call it Discovery; land-grabbing is when whites rob whites--and that is where I blame England." For the sake of argument I concede this, and refer you to our acquisition of Texas.

This operation followed some years after the Florida operation.