108 MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 



When I view this magnificent Louisiana Territory, T can not help 

 but think, what a miserable failure Satan made, when in ancient times, 

 he undertook to make an exhibit — when he took the Savior upon the 

 mountain, and showed him all lands and kingdoms "round about,"' and 

 offered to cede to him all of the lands and kingdoms, as far as the eye 

 could encompass, if the Savior would fall down and worship him. What 

 a mistake Satan made as usual! If he was really going to tempt the 

 Saviour, why didn't he show him something good ? \Miy didn't he abide 

 his time, and show him the Louisiana Purchase? Instead of going up- 

 on the little mountain near Judea, why didn't he take him upon the 

 dizzy heights of the snow-capped Rocky ■Mountains, where they could 

 see something? Instead of showing him the River Jordan, why didn't 

 he show him the mighty Mississippi and ]\Iissouri rivers? Instead of 

 showing him the Hills of Judea, why didn't he show the great Mountain 

 Ranges of the Louisiana Purchase? Instead of showing him the 

 "Land of Canaan," why didn't he show him the land of Missouri? If 

 he had shown the Savior all these things, nothing but his Divine nature 

 would have enabled him to withstand the temptation, and im])ellcd hini 

 to render that well deserved rebuke: "Satan, get thee behind me, lor it is 

 written, thou shalt worship the Lord thy God." 



B}- the Louisiana Purchase the United States mere than Joubled 

 its then existing area, and added a domain, greater than ihe combined 

 area of England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Austria ; cut of 

 which was carved the States and Territories of Louisiana, Arkansas, 

 Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Neb- 

 raska, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Oklahoma and the Indian Terri- 

 tory. The acquisition of the Lousiana Territory, led to and made possi- 

 ble the acquisition of the vast regions west of it, composing the States 

 and Territories of California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, 

 Texas, Arizona and New Mexico; for without the Louisiana Pur- 

 chase all of this country lying west of it, would have been segregated 

 from the United States by an intervening foreign power, which, per- 

 haps, would have made the acquisition of that vast region west of the 

 Louisiana Territory, both impossible and undesirable. 



The Louisiana Purchase led to the Monroe Doctrine, because, with 

 foreign powers occupying three-fourths of the territory now occupied 

 by the United States, and controlling the Gulf of Mexico, and the Mis- 

 souri and the Mississippi rivers, President Monroe would never have 

 conceived, nor dared to promulgate the great American principle, known 

 and cherished as the Monroe Doctrine. 



It is of the highest importance, that we celebrate this historic event, 

 that marks the summit of Napoleon's fame, and crowned the glory of 



