Tho Senatorial Contest

The Senatorial bone is still beiug vigorously gnawed by the watch-dogs posted on the Eopublican battlernonts. The Detroit Tribune leads the attack upon Ciiandler, and begs lustily and long, whilo the Post sits at the door of the atronghold, growls at the approach of every footstep, and Iets not even a whiaper of disloyalty, disaffoction, or disatisfaotion, escapo rebuko and condemnation. Tho Republican press of the State mainly " flghts mit Chandler," and sees no spot or blemish upon his fair name. And yet thore are signs of opposition, of protest against ownership, of restiveness under the party lash. This opposition is stimulated by the utterances of leading Republican journals of other States, which utterances are responded to by the Post and its allies, with a " mind your own business." While there is a strong Republican feeling of dislike to the return of Senator Ciiandler for a fourth term, it cannot be disguised that he has the inside traok, and that in all human probability he will be the oauous nominee ; and as the oaucus nominee will claim the support of every party man and can easily secure a re-olection. We are led to this oonclusion from the faot that we reoognize no leader of men among the anti-CHANDLER Eepublicans, no concentration of preference in favor of any Republican opponent. Several names have been more or loss canvassed, perhaps mentioned would be the better word, for there has really been no canvass of the qualifications or claims of any Republican contestant. The name of ex-Qov. Baldwin has been used, and his return from Europe gave countenance to the report that he was or would be a candidato. But he has gone again to Europe, and we may conclude that his look over the field was not encouraging. Judge Campbell has also been named, but the Judge has no retainers in service, and without such the best qualified man in the nation stands little chance of making headway against Zack Chandler in a Michigan Republican cauous, controlled largely by offlce-holders, the proteges or wards of the distinguished " blood-letter,' the men who, dependent upon him for their daily bread, are perhaps justified in thinking thatboth the party and the nation will go to the d - , dogs if he shall be retired. Representative Conger has also been named.nd would probably be acoeptable to the inflationists and protectionists, but the latter are as well pleased with Ciiandler, and inflation is in bad odor just now. Besides, Conger is a salary-grabber and the virtue(?) of the Michigan Republican leaders would be outraged by his promotion. Representative Waldron is also charged with Senatorial longings, and would have no objection to being a compromiso candidate, but we dou't consider him as at all in Chandler's way. Two othor candidates are named for the laurels or the office. They are both men with " hay seed in 'their hair ;" which phrase suma up their stock of qualifications. It is hardly necessary to name them, but for the benefit of the uninitiated, we will write J. Webster Childs, of this county, and J. J. Woodman, of Van Buren. It cannot be possible that anyone not blinded with " hay seed," or even that many of the Grangers, can seriously tliink of making a United States Senator out of either of these gentlemen. The idea is preposterous ! Too (two) light weights. This criticism is not based on their vocation. Beinjj a farmer in no wise disqualifies a man for high office, neither does it alone fit him. "We are sorry to aay that we do not see in this review of the field anything to satisfy ub that Chandler is to be defeated ; and if he is to be defeated it will not be the work of his party in caucus, but the job must be done by a few independent or recalcitrant Republican uiembers oo-operating with the sixtyone Democratie members of the Senate and the House, or by the co-operation of such members with the few antiCiiandler Eepnblicans. We do not see the signs of effective and successful oo-operation. Several Democratie names are spoken of in connection with the Senatorship, the most prominent being Hon. George V. N. Lothrop, of Detroit; Hon. Wm. A. Moore, of Detroit ; Hon. D. Darwin Hughes, of Grand Rápida ; Hon. O. M. Barnes, of Ingham ; and Hon. A. C. Baldwin, of Pontiac. Of these gentlemen, Mr. Lothrop has, perhaps, the most friends, or we shonld Bay is the most frequently named. His election would be a credit to the party and the State. And, in fact, we may say the game of either of the other gentlemen named. Mr. Moore is well known in this county - his old residence. Both he and Mr. Barnes are graduates of the University, and add general sbip to high legal reputation. Mr. Baldwin made one of the hest members the State haa ever had in the House at Washington, adds broad culture to great legal attainments, and would rank high as a Senator. Mr. Hughks is a lawyer of ability, but in genoral scholarship is hardly the peer of the other gentlemen named. We hear euggestions of " complimentary" votes to be given to or named. A " complimentary" vote is talked of in Bome sections, of being thrown for the Hon. Henry Chamberlain The canvass made in behalf of Mr. Chamberlain in the late election, plaoes him before the people as the successor of the once famous John S. Chipman, who said that " Eduoation was the bane of Democracy." The Deinocracy would do itself no credit by making a man of such narrow views or lack of oulture either Senator or its candidate. Collegiate education is not necessary tofit a man for the Senate, but if Chamberlain has not been misrepresented he has failed out of college to fit himself for bo high a position. Let complimentary votes be avoided, and a candidato nominated and votedfor whom the party would be proud to elect. As the Democrats cannot eleot without Republican aid, we repeat the vice previously given in tho Arsus. Nomínate the boet man, a uuin who represents the views of the party upon tlie finances, the tariff, the relations of the States to the Federal Government, etc. Vote for him until it is made poaitively certain, that ho cannot be elected. Whun that time comes, we beliove it will be the duty of the Demócrata to aid the independent Eepublicans, if thero shall be any such, to elect a conservativo and independent Eepublican ; ono who wilj better reprosont the State than can Senator Chandleg ; one who will reüect to a large extent the views of the Democracy ; one who cannot hold the Eopublican party in the hollow of his hand. Tho Democracy can lose nothing by a now deal, and will be suro to gain by breaking up the personal and politioal ring which has so long controlled the State. We commend this latter view to those Democrats who are said to prefer Chandler to any other Eepublican. No Democrat shonld hesitato to voto for Judge Campbell, Judge Cooley (not named as a Eepublicau candidato), or aome other conservativo Eepublican of high ropute, if by so doing, and in no other way, he can relieve the State from the disgraoe of being longer represented or misrepreaentod by a Senator of Chandler's reputed personal character and habita. The eyea of the Democraoy of the State will be upon the Democratie members of the Legialature. Considerable interest hast been manifeated of late among the railroad in regard to freights. An attempt haa been made to form a combination and advance the rates of through freights. The Baltimore & Ohio road refused to enter the ring, and has published a card agreeing to carry at former ratea. It ia now said that a number of the united roads have " cut " below the Baltimore & Ohio ; the Grand Trunk has joined them ; the Great Western of Canada is coming in, and the Michigan Central stand by them. Shippers will view this war of ratea between the combination and the Baltimore & Ohio with due thankfulness. About the most " indirect damagea" yet heard of, are in that New Bedford claim against the Shenandoah for driving away the whales from the Arctic Ocean.