John L. O’Sullivan (1813–1895) was the founder and editor of the Democratic Review. In an article appearing in his magazine in 1893, he referred America’s “manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions.” He thus coined the term manifest destiny, which encompasses the idea that America had a unique destiny to stretch across the continent. Like others who promoted the concept of manifest destiny, O’Sullivan believed strongly in the American ideals of equality and liberty. Expanding across the continent would celebrate those ideals and allow the American nation to triumph over tyranny worldwide. This idea inspired many settlers to migrate toward the West, where they founded farms and towns all the way to California. At the same time, however, those who promoted manifest destiny dismissed the Native Americans who already inhabited these lands, leading to the decimation of those tribes, their removal to so-called reservations, and the destruction of their way of life.