The Contest Still Wages Between The

rival olaimantt tur the new Insano Asyluin, - Detroit, Adrián, Plymouth, IIowell, Pontiac, ltomeo, etc., - tbe rural towns al) combining agaiiist tlie location propoged or offered by the metropolis, on sanitary gronnds as ia alleged. And the opponents of Detroit are foolish enough to charge a want of good faith in the Commissioners; that they are playing into the hands of Detroit, in violation of the menning and intent of tho act under which thoy weru appointed and of their dity. Uefore the Legislature passed the enabling act, we took occasion to protest against tho new State institutions being sold to the highest bidder (a plan not certain to secure the best loeations, population and ronvenienco of access beiug considered), or in other words against further pursuing the scatteration polioy. We suggested that tho new Insane Asylum should be located at Lansing, a location as central and acccssible as possible to obtain, and where it would be immediately under the supervisión of State officers and Legislatures, without the annual expense of rotating committees and legislative excursions. We suggested tho same as to the Public School, which school should have been given the Agricultural College farm and buildings, and the college transferred to and made a department of the University. But the economy or wisdom of this proposition was not seen or recognized by the Legislature. There were too many axes to grind, and so Cold water got the Public School : to the great disgust of Adrián, in the philanthropic breasts of whose citizens the project originated. As no effort seems to be making in favor of Lansing, wo aro freo to say that Detroit is the next best location : that is if suitable grounds can be obtained uear enough to the central portion of the city to be accessible without too long carriage rides or too much cartage, and yet far enough away to be out of the sruoko and undisturbed by the noise and confusión of the tr&ffic and trade and faetones. - These points secured and a healthy site ijiven (one on the broad and beautiful river, if high and commanding, to be preferred),the Commissioners.ought not to hesitato to decide in favor of Detroit. All the niain raihoad linos termínate or center there, bringing Detroit nearer to the mass of the people of the State than any other city. And that is really the niain point after the fitness of site or grounds is deterruined. Other locations proposed are either at one side of the supporting population or at points involving j;hange of cars and consequent delay, - no small item to be overlooked in the trartsportation of the insano. Nevertheless, we adhere to the opinión we expreesed in a recent number of the Argus, that the site Detroit proposes te give 8hould bé secured and paid for by individual subscription rather than by local taxation. The teudency of all our towns and cities is to pile up burdensorne debts, and for purposes or objects of unequal interest to the tax-payer. The interest of the inass of citizens should be consulted in iniposing taxes, and no tax should be levied upon a single locality to secure or build up a State institution, unlesa a direct interest can be traced to every tax-payer. That large land-holders or heavy business interests may be benefited is not enough. The small lot owner, who earns his bread by his daily labor, must have a propoitionato interest with tho large property holder, in any proposed improvement, to warrant taxation. If it is an institution owned and operated for the benefit of the municipality - charitable, educational or otherwise - his equal interest is presumed; but if owned by another municiiality (say the State) or a private Corporation there is no such presumption of interest. We make these suggestions not to dictate to or rebuke Detroit, but in the interest of those true principies underlying taxation, and which have been too long overlooked. We make them believing that large municipal debt or excessive municipal taxation is not a blessing. The farmers of Ford County (111.) met in convention at Paxton on the 29th uit. and of courso the farmers could n't meet in convention without proceeding to adopt resolutions. No organization or body of people - tradesmen. mechanics, politicians, churchmen, or women - does that nowadays, and why should farmers be an exoeption ? Resolutions are an exceedingly harmless plaything : that is if not too frank and pointed, and at the worst only expose ignorance, demagogism, or craftiness, - faults easily deteoted by the close reader. The resolutions of these Ford County farmers were of the stock class, good, bad, and indifferent, - better described, perhaps, by the word "mixed." They demanded a " rigid econoiny in the administration of public affairs, National, State, and local ; " declared " in favor of a tariff for revenue only ; " recommended the " ad justment of all difficulties between citizens by friendly arbitration instead of vexatious and expensive litigation;" and advised the " encouragement of home manufactures, provided the charges of the same are reasonable." Very good so far ; but then like the cow that kicked over the big pail of milk, these Ford county tarmers resolved, " that we demand an increase of the currency to meet the requirements of the business of the country," and " that the necessities of the times are such that, if possible, money should be loaiied directly to the farmer by the General Government, at a low rate of interest, on real estáte security ; " two resolutions which brand them utterly ignorant of the plainest principies of finance and political oconomy. A national rag mili and loan office, with tfee inevitable consequences of speculation, corruption, and bankruptcy. That is what inflation and government loans mean : nothing more or less. And out of this is to come " rigid economy " and general prosperity. We rather guess uot. The American Medical Asaociation coruiuenced its animal session ut Detroit on Wednesday, with a large attendance froin all sectioua of the Union and Canada. The list of delegates includes the oames of many of the most prominent and able members of the profession. Our column are not nuinerous enough for an abstract of the very interesting proceedings.