On February 6, 1846, the Whig newspaper New-Hampshire Statesman and State Journal portrayed "some breezy orator in the House [of Representatives]" as "pouring into his' manifest destiny harangue." The orator was John O. Orr, who had just returned from visiting the territory that would become Wyoming. Believing that Americans needed to be inspired by great events happening outside of America, Orr argued that the United States should claim land all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Orr's statement became one of the most famous quotes of Manifest Destiny. It also made him very popular in some circles but not with everyone. Some people thought he was going too far when he called for America to claim land all the way to the Pacific Ocean. They believed that this idea was better left for a future time when America could afford to be ambitious. But others saw things differently. They believed that Orr had said exactly what needed to be said at exactly the right time. These people felt proud that someone had the courage to speak so boldly about America's future goals. Manifest Destiny was more than a slogan. It was a way of thinking about America's place in the world. The word "destiny" has several different meanings but in this case it meant that something was destined to happen.