The Renomination Of Justice

Graves, of the Supreme Court, by the Kepublicans, is generally conoeded, notwithstanding the fact that the Detroit Evening News calis him the " light weight" of the bench. A hundred or less candidates are naraed by Republican backers for the vacancy of Judgo CnBiSTiAÑCY, who has tendered his resignation to take effect on the 27th inst. Ainong them are : Ex-Attorney General Marston, of Bay City, a better lawyer thau he would be judge ; Judge TTpSON, of Coldwater ; Judge Beaman, of Adrián; Judge Coolidge, of .Niles; Judge Turner, of Owosso ; Judge Hoyt, of Grand Eapids ; Judge NlNDE and Hon. S. M. CUTCHEON, of Ypsilanti ; John M. Edwards, Esq., of Kalamazoo : Messrs. Gaylohd and HanC1IETT (partners) of East Saginaw ; Hou. C. A. Kext, of Detroit ; Hou. G. Thompson Geidley, of Jackson, a little the slowest and laziest lawyer in the State (without compensating ability); and, memory fails us in attenipting to reproduce the list in full. Messrs. Marstox and Upson, are perhaps, the nioat prominent. In Democratie quarters the following are named : Judge Green (too oíd), of Bay City ; Judge Moore, of East Saginaw (a goud name); Hon. W. A. Clark, of East Saginaw (too fractious and reliable) ; Judge Patchin and Hon. C. I. WALKER, of Detroit (the one cannot be serious in entertaining such aspirations, and the other probably would not accept, with locality aomewhat against H. F. Severens, of Kalam azoo ; Hon A. L. Millar-D, of Adrián; and Hon. L. D. Norris, of Kent. üthers will probably " turn up " before the convention meets. The Argus has already declared in favor of Mr. Norris, and if the Republicana spurn a unión and prefer to play a lone hand, would be glad to support either Judge Higby, or Hon. John Moore, both of whom have already won good reputation as judges. King CAUCUS, at Washington, has deterruined that party necessity, if not party salvation, requires the enactment thiR session of a new enforceinent bill, that is a bill to forcé the eleotion of Grant for a third terra, though it is niodestly titled " An act to protect electors and to prevent fraud at elections." lts design is to give the President and his appointees full control of the (Jongressional (and Presideutial) elections in all the States, by the appointment of supervisors of elections, suspension ■ of habeas corpus, and other arbitrary and unconstitutional measures. It is a bill of abominations, and will strike the ax deep at the roots of our institutions. Passed into a law auy State of the Union, tnd all the States, will be in the hands of a designing and ambitious President, the olay in the hands of the potter, The people, without distinction of party, should utter an indignant protest against such legislation, should wam their representatives that their political doom will be sealed if they do not cali a halt. Let men already retired by an outraged constituency beware of voting for a bill or bilis designed to enable the President to throttle State after State and thwart the will of the people. Such is not the road to peace and prosperity. The recent message of President Grant, advising the Senate that he considered Brooks the legally elected Governor of Arkansas, and intimating that unless Congress take some definite action he Bhall choose his own course is, to say the least, a very singular document, when his foriner action, basod on the opinión of his Attorney-General, re-instated Baxter after the Suprema Court of the State had decided in favor of Brooks? What new light has the President reeeived 'i is a pertinent question, especially in view of the recent report of the House (Polaïtd) committee maintaining the legitimacy of the new constitution and the Garland administration electe d and inütalled under it Let this threatening message be read in the light of the proposed enforcement bill. Have we an autocrat atnong us is a conundrum in order. Not satisfied with demoralizing Childs and slaughtering Cutcheoït, the Ypsilanti Commercial has now gone and " raised the har" of Judge Ninde, by proposiug his elevation to the bouch of the Supreme Court. The prayer of Judge Ninde is, no doubt, " delivor me from my friendi." Without questioning the truth of tho proverb, " A little nonsense now and then ia relished by tho beat of men," we would euggest to the honorable legisln.tors at Lansing that it would be botter to let off their nonsenso outside of regular session. " Jokes" dont look so well when spread out on the journal, andbosidee the printing bill will be Rufficiontly large if the journala are not luraborwl up with any unnecessary rubbish. We refer at this time to one resolution offored (and adopted) in the House, on the 5th inst., inviting the chaplain of the third House to "swing around the oirole" with the legislativo buminers, or, as the journal has it, " to visit the State institutions in company with the rnombers of this Legislature ;" also to the resolution of synipathy and oondolence with the journal clerk about to " enter into the hazardous bonds of matrimony." " There is a time for all things," perhaps; but legislators don't seem to choose well their time. -Prof. Beal, of the Agricultural College, is named in soine quarters, as a candidate for a nomination for Eegent by the Eepublioan State Convention, in place of Hiram A. Burt, not wishing to go in for another term. Now Prof. Beal may be a very competent man for the placo, but holding the professorship he does is a very excellent reason why he should uot be made Regent. " Can a man serve two masters V" - The Courier of this city is out in opposition to a re-nomination, by the Eepublican State Convention, of Mr. Gilbert. It is the opinión of the ArGUS, and all familiar with Mr. GlLBERT's services and qualifications, that he ought to be continued in office, - if the Eepublicans are to elect. He is the ftnancial man of the board, has good judgment in others directions, and his place cannot well be filled. In THE House, on Tuesday, Mr. HulBERT, chairman of the joint committee which recently visited the University gave notice of " a bilí to organiza a School of Minea in the University of Michigan, and making appropriationa therefor." The report of the committee of viaitation has not yet been made, so that we are without any definite idea of the features or provisions of Mr. HulBERT'S bilí. Mr. H. representa the Houghton (Upper Península; district, and his constituents have special interest in a " School of Mines." It is the design of himself and his associates from that región to insist on their " claim" being recognized. The tax lawa are again the foot-ball for legialators at Lansing to experiment upon. And once more it. ia a propositien to take the collection of unpaid takes from the Auditor Gener al's office aad substituto the " county system, - that is, let the sales be made by the County Treasurer without preceding returns to the Auditor General's office. " Let well enough alone " is our advice to legislativo tinkers with a desire to immortalize thernselves by amending (or changing) the compiled laws. The present system is simpler, safer, cheaper than tbe county system can be, and besides has soinething of uniformity which a county system cannot nave. Judge Ciiuistiancy, Senator elect, writes to a f'riend : "The rnanner of niy election leaves me at liberty to support or oppose measurea upon their merits, according to my convictions ofright, and with reference to the iDterests of the whole country, rather than any partisan end ; and I propose to avail inyself of that liberty on all proper occasions." Which does not give promise of material aid and support to the ultra reconstruction measures proposed by the Republican leaders. The Adrián Times proposes Senator FlSH, independent Senator f rom Genessee county, as a Republican caudidate for Regent. Don't believe the Dr. will thank the Times for bringing hiin out. In other Republican quurters, Judge Critchett, of Monroe; Hon. and Dr. Thomas of' Aellgan ; Hon. S. S. Walker, of St. John's ; and Hon. C. T. Hills, of Muskegon, are entered for the scrub race. - - - - -.- - The Lansing Journal favors tbenomination, bythe Democracy of this circuit, of Senator HUNTINGTON, of Mason, and makes claim on the special ground of locality, Ingham County having never had a judge of this circuit. It also claims superior qualificatious for Mr. Huntington, and cites the fact that he was alinost unanimously selected as the bar candidate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge HlGBY, but refuBed an appointment by Gov. Bagley. To preserve the alphabetical standing of the Supreme Gourt, and just because his name begins with a C (we can conceive of no other reason), the name of Hon. Wm. A. Clark, of EaBt Sagiuaw, has been proposed in connection with the Democratie nomination for justice of the Suprema Conrt. There is no accounting for taste. The Detroit Tribune does not 'cheerfully incline to favor the proposition to divide the candidates for Si'preuio Court Julges and Regents of the University betweeu the Republicans and the Democracy. It is probably necessary for the 'Tribune to lean a little to the back of a perpendicular line, in order to regain a littlo lost prestigo with its party.