Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-08-28
The Great Fsiv q u. Louie.

l. uranium list Of the ST. Loais
Agricultural and Mechanical Associa-
iTtion, thA yeas amounts 70 t~e"'y-three
thousand dolhrs, TO be distributed in
psemium. \ is the larges. premium
liz evesissued in this country, and il IL
Landed by the journals from one extent
OF the Union to the other. The Prem''
ums are all magnificent, but there a'e
four premiums, very properly termed
ROYAL premiums, which are as follows:
E;f,een hundred dollars for "Roadster
stallion in Harness" and three stock pre-
m,ums Of q sA0usuaa d0lLays each aud
still snotber grand premium Of flee hand
| reddolkars for the best mechanical inycu-
ton. The best stock that il in the Union,
the most hoice agricultural Implements,
aud the most perfect Of all mechanical
manufacture will be On exhibition, and
the farmers from the whole Mississippi
Valley will turn out by the scores of
thousands to ace the great exhibition,
where they can examine the choice
breeds OF horses and cattle, and also the
most improved implementsfor cultivating
& soil.
Captain Harper, the President Of the
st. Louis Fair, is making all the pre-
parations for the great fair. Most Of
the buildings are enlarged, and the lovely
grounds, 50 famed for their beauty, are
undergoing farther improvement. To
make the exhibition still more interest
inc, the four candidates for the Presi-
dency and Vice Presidency, have been
invited and their acceptance is looked
upon as certain. The Great Fair COM
mences on September oath, and con-
tinues six DAYS.
"WENT OUT OF TIE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY.-What do the Breckin,idge
men of this city think of the declaration
recently made by their great leadcr,W
l.. Yancy, during his recent speech at
Memphis lie says the Secedcrs went
ont Of the Democratic party to make
their nomination. Here is the Ian
guage:
Oh. they say he is a disunionist-Yancey is
an .gita,or-he disrupted the Democratic par
| ", he got up the Alabama platform to divide
the Democratic party, ANA yet it 5" happens
| that history tells you that the Alabama plat.
| TORN SIMPLY ask-d for our Consul utional
| rights. and did not say that we YOU'D 20 out
| ui the Union. but out Of the Democratic patty -
We went out. dit re MT? Eiyht OF III. Demo.
| cr.t,c States went out, and ou,d call at .
| pretty wide breach-sO wide indeed that no
| Douglas man can ever get to Heaven il he is
between aud He'll Laughter
| Il sd that disruption CD.su, lou been my Object
to break up the ''nr n. hsd already broken
up the party. and had tie Union at my feet
JUDGE LEFFiNGwELL.-A corIcspon-
den, of the St. Louis Republican, writ
ng from Dixon, illinois, giving an &C
count of grand Democrat meeting
there at which J. c. Alien, Candidate
tor Governor was present, says:
While Col. Allen was getting the dust Of
travel from his clothes. Mr.. L-ffingw-ll. Of
Iowa, oy eDed with speech. and kept the au-
dience tnchai ed wi his eloquence and nrgu'
nents for over two houts. Cheer upon cheer
rem, the air as he wou d make good hit. and
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| II which there were three upon the square -
| Mr. Letfiingwell lie the best speaker III Iowa
| nd. for q young nan. one Of the best | have
heard in the country. With the change which
IS no going on in the public mind upon rolit'
zeal questions, he is bound to be the fav"rite
on ot Iowa, and no man can write his future
| IL must necessarily be brilliant