Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-01-30
The AMEGIcAH QUESTION.

'-. THa AhELlCAE QUESTION.
... Tho London. correspondent Of tho Times"
writes ....-- .
The American wsr is perpetual crisis.--
The srxiety has never b9en E etsater hsro than
ct this moment. We arc, as usual, waiting
for news, end this ne'zs, Sd usuil also, is
expected to bs Of the rnnat important cha7ac-
tsr. ' . . '"
! In speaking OF tbs emancipation rrocisms-
tien of Lincoln, tho correspondent Of the
''ITrimes" ,says: .... ID. ..-.
If the Abohtionists n Enslapd are full Of
Lo2c aud expect the Proclamation to 90 whet
8 million Of men in Grnis hsTs hitherto faiied
Of doing, tie conservative Southsrn sn,i Pro
Slavery journals are mora bitref thsn s7er.--
Tbs ''Times,' in its ~srn:h Of The advocacy
of the South, presumes so ,fsv upon. the PRO
Slavery reaction in Eoeland as 20 defend
Slavery upon economical, EuT&ritatisn snd
3criptural grounds, waking up, IS !au n,@J
snpposs, 4 hornet 'sneat .ot Abolition p.pora.
The fac, however, that tho Shines" f5oulu
dsrs'to take. such grounds, is proof tf a srsat
1hsnge in British opinion. :.
: : 49,. THR RATTLR OF FRKDEa1cksBuRa.. y. r..
England snd Europshav basn dle.tnt,iared
% ths effect Of the battle Of Fredericksburg.
a change in toe Cah;Eet.ror in ths military
co,ninsrdera, we looked upnu's IS mVt',r OF
course: TAey have np idea Of the ccol,ess
sndfpatieacn Of the american ctlarnc;ss.--
The smoke OF. battle clears cG, the 'wot;1xled
nse provided forg Rid the dead buried A
Sensl orief CSlnt6in6 Sc inqIifo6 INTO fite causes
of the, rapnlss, aud ali is screne es us.zai~-
There is laSs of ren or ffteeii thousand 10 al,
but, with M arny q! 100000, ,hs:u are
plenty mcrp. 'u0n Burnside takes r..s ~
sponsibility, sr,d conissseH his ;nccrapatar.s:
fSomabody r!id not send on tho pon.nan5 in
season. Ar. Lineoir shoulders tho whule,
and keeps TeryG9ig ID bis Place, feIy;n;, il
my be, OF the forthcoaipg !ProclhIn.uoa,
when the nssrees are to do the fighting, ~ hitH
the army. eau so In ard IseSseas the l,t.i tSS;
wia heSe conquered - -. ''. 81, :. ''',
{" who would be free himself mus. s.rks tho blow,
T.. If tho Sons Of Africa xsnt. their. .frsetLom
Ffhey are ,at hburty to get it, If the5 cGlI. Mr..
Lincoln will not hiuder them. l. ia r. sub
Lima power to wiGid, Whsn ono mar, ny tha
stroke Of hia pen, cal .set free fru- is,ii.ioas
of slavaa. .-,...
Soil, it msE be. p.cs.s!isy, !tr I:as :shite
msp to do some fighting. Were tbs oesrJes
free or au axtsrrinate1, there are atil, s:1
miIliens Of white population in the Southern
Ststes.a .7Hslf-s miilion of chem are IT ANS,
snd srery day growing better soldiers
ThnE have.s- President whs.~is a statesman
ard solIiur, and such g spsrsl ls ss Lee, J John.
stoD, BssureEard, ;LoDgstI sst, JackscD, the
HHla, H.rdse. Bragg; G,.::,w whoare certainly freu
Of shiiisE.,, Generals End soldiers, are worthy,
to say th,.lsast; OF thoso with whom they
fght,...".E Whatever may be thought ot the
|aSouthetn cause, III Europe or America, there
can b. but one opinion Of the SOal. coulsg
aud sblitg with which it is defended. Brave
men respecs.ths i.hraye.. II think Mcclellan
Pope, Banks and Burnside must have hear.
ty respect t9r, the: officers and soldiers Of tn
:ssbel ARMY sing" Virgins. Doubtless; Wit
sumB exception the respect . mutusl.-
When men. .ta1s fought and are beaten int
!amususll respect for each other; there is th
ibass Of 4 good pnder5tsnding