The next year, two thousand more settlers of the same sort in their turn crossed the vast plains, wound their way among the Rocky Mountains through the pass explored by fremont, Benton's son-in-law, and after suffering every kind of hardship and danger, and warding off the attacks of hostile Indians, descended the western slope of the great water-shed to join their fellows by the banks of the Columbia.
"Thomas Hart Benton"
Theodore Roosevelt
A Missourian named Wilson, who had been his bitter and malignant political foe for years, finally becoming broken in fortune and desirous of bettering himself by going to California, where Benton's influence, through his son-in-law, fremont, was supreme, was persuaded by Webster to throw himself on the generosity of his old enemy.
"Thomas Hart Benton"
Theodore Roosevelt
Blair and the Radicals were much displeased at this move, and began efforts to have Missouri erected into a separate Department and placed under the command of John C. fremont, lately appointed a Major-General, and from whose military talents there were the greatest expectations.
"The Struggle for Missouri"
John McElroy
