State Politics

The Democrats are nbout holding their State Convention at Jackson. There is a grent stir in their camp as to the nominee for Governor. There are about a dozen candida les. Barry is strongly desired fora third term bv hïs friends, and those who expect to profit by his election; while the friends of the other candidates are exclaiming agninst the election ofone man for three terms in succession, as enJirely contrnry to the doctrine of "rotatation in office." Kïngsley, of thisCounty, is the chojce of the Young Democracv in this vicinityj but whether he wil! be favorably regarded in other paris of the State, we have not the means of knowing. K. S. Bingham Esq. of Livingston, has written a letter in reply to a Macomb committee, saying in substance, that he does not expect to be nominated for Governor because he belongs "to the agricultural class," and is obliged to labor on a farm to obtain a llvelihood, and has "no time to spend in courting popular favor" - because he "has no active partizans perambulating the State, mnnufacturing public opinión" - because he he has "censured too feverely extravagant appropriations from the treasury" - because. he has been "hostile to exclusive legislalion," and n favor of "simplifying the laws." These characteristics, if we can believe Mr. Bingham, will exelude c man from the norninalion for Governor in the Democratie party! If Mr. Bingham speaks the trut!), the Democratie party are so corrupt as to beunworthy of the support ofan honest man: f what he says be not true, the party should take him in hanc severely for publishing such an atrocious libel upon them.As to matters of State policy, Mr. B goes for paying menibers of the Legisla ture three dollars a day for 30 days without stalionary, and one dollar a daj thereafter. The salaries of State officer shoiild "be made to correspond with th times." As to a reform in the Judiciary system, he is decidedly for it, so that "jus tice can be cheaply, speedily and eer tainly obtained." Mr. IS. is "decidedly' for a sale of our Public Works, as a pre ventative of endless taxation. Our donations of lands, he says, have been near ly all "squandercd away," and our deb is constanily increasing. Also, he goe& 'or the election by the people of '-all thcir agents, wficlher judicial or adminislratiuc-" This letter has been characterized by some as the greaiest specimen of demagoguery that has recently transpired. - Be that ns it may, it is instructive to the close observer. lts affirmative answers show thecourse of public opinión, and ndicate very slrongly either whaf the writer supposed to be the popular feeling of his party, or what he supposed it would be hereafter. The Whigs hold a State Convention at Jackson, September 17. Being in a minority as absolute and hopeless as the Whigs of New Hampshire, they have no exppctation of electing their nominees, and areonly calculalinglo keep their party as well organized as possible. Heneo their best candidntes, being cerlain of defeaf, are unwilling to accept a nomination. Senator Porter, as our readers know, has already refused. J. M. Hosvird has been named,but doubtless wil] not accept for like reasons. A Mr. Williams, of St. Joseph, is expected lo be willing to receive the nominntion. The Whigs are greatly slumped for an ssue to hang the cleciion upon. They iave tried to make the sale of the Public Works a party question, but all in vain, is n portion of all partjes are in favor of f. and some of all parties are opposed to t. Failing in this,they have no resource ut the usual polilical clectioneering mater about "Reform" in general, without 'oing for ony thing in particular.The Detroit Adverliser osks Liberty men to uhelp them defeat the proslavcry Locofocos." It is also uncensing in its denunciation of public abuses and misnianQgecnenl. Now if they want óur aid, we ihink it is no more thnn fair that they should teil us beiore hand, if put into power, ichat specifc measures of reform they ivill accomplish? We ore not awnre tbal the Whig parly of Michigan is in favor of att# actunl and important reform, by dimmishing$alaries,reguluting the Bonks, simplifying the laws,taking away the Executive patronage, or any thing of 1 he kind. As they claim to be, in n special sense, tho ''Reform party," nnd altend to all the "oher great interests," we cali upon them to answer, if they can.