The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-07 00:00:00

Ha. fANCrell LITTU.

Yost icZeTy: Alabama, Jose 15,1858.
Messrs. Ilditeas,—l melon for publication the within
correspondenos, se coodirging views and misapprehensions
have been expressed in regard to the object of the formation
of the African Labour Sep* Association.
I was not presort when this association was formed,
and was sot cogeolted either is reference to its aims or to
my sehrellion as sae of the alternate centers. While lam
far this maisses of esteem and coalkience, it is bat
tattforthe awassiation sad to myself to my that lam not
city. persist to go further than is justified by the
sepal sad renehdises apes the untied of the
Althea aim trade, Was me be the Soothe= Conven-
t/ea whoa in session plats in Nay, 1858, and which
was fa astalssee adopted by the same body rams* in me-
tre et Vidalia% by • hp majority.
Farther redsoilo• bus bat coollrmed me in the opinion
then espreserd, thit the Federal laws prohibiting the Afri-
ca' slave trade, mad pealing it as pueoy, are ansouMita-
timid, sod me ton- with Orr tal policy of the
South, sad Quiught to be repealed.
I am births, gadded that the agitation of this question
Is besedielL 1$ hes aimed, served to develop (sot to oreate)
mush ossressdners in oar midst the question of slavery ;
sad eve of the admategee et will be to mired
these ermines view,, sad to warn our people of those
swag os who are rsdbalty %mound upon the principles
which Isaiah* that Institoties. It is madam to ascertain
wherein we Ile weak, that we may farWrseressinsa apes
that yeast, gad ass eats *Mae&
Until within the last twenty-dire or thirty years there
bad prevailed as oatcakes mho fa the South upon the
moral septet of the slavery question. Taking its rise in the
wild sad reddens Whams of the red republican French
school, the opinion had rooted itself in Virginia, and
theme had spread over the whole South, and was
taught in its religion, that slavery was morally wrong,
was founded kidnapping and conducted in cruelty.;
and it was &leaded solely upon the ground that it
was impresiistbki to get rid of it. It was in the midst of
this wahealthy state of the public mind that the Federal
laws declaring the African slave trade to be piracy were
eructed.

TheTrarentora et abolitionism, however, begat an an-
Mirm of *sloe at tie South, sod wider Mr.
Ca oun's lead, and under the influence of his great mind,
a wander, and miser, and whir opinion took root, and
has spread taw it ko beams the prevailing belief that
African slavery le both morally and politically right—not
only became it is in oar Midst without ourbeing responsible
for its origin here, bat also bemuse is has always existed,
and been protected by both Lumen and divioe law.
If Mr. Calhoun bad paid any attention to the absurd
which is very ormaelonally made against disturb-
trir :b t
e quiet of the Sou* as this guanine, we War
should ham made the groat psagres we have attained in
placing the institution on the high and defensible ground it
now occupies.
For one, I am unwilling to see continued on the statute
book these semi-abolition laws, bat desire to see the sub-
ject of slavery taken from the grasp of the general govern-
meat, and that government ealy be allowed to act epos it
tn protect it.
Whether the African slam trade shall be carried on
should not depend en that governmeot. but upon the will
of each slave-holding state. To that tribunal alone should
the question be submitted ; and by the decision of that td
al aloe* should the Southern people abide.—Yours re.
sportfully, W. L Yawn,

THE SATURDAY HALF-HOLIDAY IN TIM

LIGAL PROFESSION.

The subjoined statement of the hours at which
tits nedermeafiewit atom la Common lAw, Chancery,

kc., will be eland amine die moment month of January,
1862, is from Cbm'cLipoi Okada, :
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The Common Law Ofikee llto3 lltos
The Bankruptcy Mee. 3O to 2 .. 10 to 2
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Ineelmmt Debtors Court Mon 10 to 4 .. 10 to 4
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FOOT-ROCII TOE TEI TEN-MILE CHAMPION CUP.
—A large meeter el speelators assembled yi11i411617 after.
noon at the rwanisg grounds, lizelmerwisr, to whitetails;
coolest for this Sepia), end the aumof 2.5/., with 41. entrance
money for the second man. Deerfoot, who was the lest
wider, MAK giros up his title to the cup, as his Awe is
Baikal will sot he long enough for him to maintain it
sputut all comers for the time stipulated in the articles,
the foer following well knows pedestrians watered the lists
to refitted fir it :—B. Mille, the air silt J.
Bhten, fent tails champion ; S. Barker, ri
and V. 470•113, Ot lallagtoe. Shortly after three *clock
Memo% who bad to make the circuit of the mem 68
times, as the mask end the Wens having Dees
wee given for them to gq which they
at a wise. Ms starting away the canon
which lst.Q .sU end le the fourth ism whim Brighton
took the lead. At the end of the elmenth lap Porker. who
hie sot rewired fie* kis lameness, retired from the
mums At the Mid of Mai Mk lap JOINS. who food the
o:4"ettrionthhoa;*olll ft," sal lift DAM= sad
to for sap,
,and they motioned swing in
oteraloi *them Wile GSA of the 464 lap, when the latter
letiolbrigrattancg=winser Massif.
HALL—The following gentlemen
pawed thole amosinatioa in the mimes and pew:ties of
oeolltlos.iwitteoised Owllliestes to isseelber es Thew-
miry : beast dpi. labEsess Hospital:
Jobe Hwy Brio. asy's HasiMrl
Crrera.
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