Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-08-14

Tho people Of Lawrence are most re.
marksble people" They are chosen
people. Behold the people Of Lawrence, >
the inhabitants Of small town far away
upon tho plains Of Kansas Territory holding
in their hands the proud destiny Of the great
North American Republic How magnifi-
Gently grand and maiestically sublime il the
mighty fate quieseently reposing beneath
the scepter swayed by the people Of Law
renee. All eyes are riveted upon the "peo-
pie Of Lawrence The glory Of Greece and
Rome, and the more modern spIendor Of
Great Britain, France and Russia appear but
sights in rare show, when compared with
the overwhelming aud overwhelming pow
er radiating from the people Of Lawrence -"
The organized will Of the people Of Law
renee threatens with awful portent the
very foundation Of this Republic. Ameri-
can citizens North, South, East and West
are magnetized and spellbound, even
amazed and horror struck hy the people of
Lawrence"
The nited States Government, and all
its power by constitutional authority and its
force of established precent, is but toy, a
play-thing, wherewith the people Of Law
Ienee" ENJOY themselves in their healthy
pastimes while playing truant When the
people Of Lawrence desire any peculiar
form OF government that in the course Of
events the people of Lawrence" think fit to
have, then the people of Lawrence" do
enact. and anything the people OF Law
rerec" do act upon 1, highly good and use
tul, because such action is taken by the
people of Lawrence" Truly wonderful
people are these pet pie of Lawrence"
lhar. has Laau M iptr Ais.ayaroI Ia,
the last half century half as exciting and in
teresting rs the people Of Lawrence and
the murder of DR.. Burdell' The people
Of Kansas are not only the people oi Law
renee, but they are still more. they are the
people of Lawrence. Taken collectively
they are the most interesting people Of
which history. ancient or modern, contains
record Individually they may not be far
superior to the people Of the United States.
but. take them all in all. the people of
Lawrence" have given to the world unmis-
takeable evidence that they are an original
and most extraordinary people. The 'peo-
pie of Lawrence" have furnished for the
newspapers such an abundance OF good read
ing matter that the sudden loss Of that peo.
pie would be u very sad and melancholy ca
lamity. But they are immortal because
iN'" EuH ''ittfN nlttlef nave
made their deeds as imperishable as time, or
perhaps eternity.
The Governor Of Kansas would do the
people Of the United States great favor if
..e could induce the President of this Repub-
he to visit that interesting people, and let
him study their manners and custo:.s. and
the form OF government under which they
live. The President is we'll acquainted
with the Governments OF Europe. but the
people of Lawrence are acknowledged to
be land most deservedly sol the most int
resting people upon the face Of the globe.
The people OF Lawrence may possibly
have Prerogative higher and beyond the
ordinary province OF any other people with
which the civilized world is acq TAINTED. but
let that hypothesis be AS it may. they are
the first people that ever successfully set at
nought the entire constitutional authority
oi the Government Of the United States
with such reckless and unblushing impu-
dence.-N. y. Neps