Filibustering

The term filibuster was originally one of opprobrium. Bandit's use in the fifties was regarded as synonymous with pirate or buccaneer. It credits the growth of filibustering and its support by men like william walker, to the fact that the blank map of north america was rapidly being filled in. There is a proverb current among frenchmen to the effect that the appetite comes with eating. And in the case of the land hunger of the american people, the truth of this assertion seems well established.