The North-Carolina standard., 1848-02-16
From the Pennsylvania.
PROVIDENCE AND THE WAR.


! Sand the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart.n We
not in the habit of Scrptual quotations bias
phemous illusions to the religion we venerate vet in
the history, progress and prosecution of the Mexican
to our eye, the finger Of God can be as clearly
and as indeby traced as in the miraculous transfer
the IsreaiteS from their state of bondage and cap
tiVity in Egypt to the promised land.
Politicians may wrangle and philosophers differ
about the expediency and result of great national
political movements, but they cannot change the dis
positions of men, avert the laws and orders of
Providence.
Withoutan reference at present to the c0si 6e -
or the conduct of the government, we will refer to
the progress of the after it had commenced, in
which higher power than mans is quite obvious
as the handwriting the wall at the Jewish feast
Ist, Gen. Taylor's position opposite MataInoras
with twenty two hundred men in front of an enemy
of five thousand troops, in fortified town, with all
his provisions and munitions of war at Point Isabel
while Gen. Taylor was employed in throwing up his
entertainments at Fort Brown, Ampudia crossed the
river with between and 5000 troops, occupied the
grounds between Point Isabel and Fort Brown, and
in the very act of attacking Point Isabel, then
filled with munitions of war, military stores, and
clothing, defended by less than 300 men on open
sandy bluff. Ampudia was on the very eve of the
attack of this depot, when Arisa arrived who super
seded him in his command allowed Gen. Taylor to
march to Point Isabel, procure all his supplies, and
get reinforcement of artillery, which SO eff
ciently served against the enemy at Palo Alto and
Resaca bates that it ended in the overthrow of four
times his number.
At Monterey, where walled city and strong forts
sheltered an overwhelming force, small body of
drove them from their almost impregnabe positions.
The achievements of Buena Vista need only be re-
ferred to; while the immense loss of the enemy at
Sacramento when attacked by Col. Doniphan, five
hundred killed and wounded, without the loss of
life on side, approaches romance sp-
pear incredible.
But in the siege and capituation of Vera Cruz, we
the most wonderful results. That CITY is a wall
hU fOrtI6 land
side, and on the by the formidable and supend
Gus Notifications of San Juan de Ulloa The city is
without part of anchorage, while the coast
is swept by the most dreadful tornadoes. Disease,
in its most awful form, prevails all in the
town, and makes it literally pest-house. Before
the war, travellers would never, except from dire
necessity sleep in the town. for not the whole face
of the globe Is there dreadful charnel-house
than Vera Cruz-yet an armYof twelve thousand men
were landed without injury to soul-the city invest
ed-entrenchments dug-batteries erected-and after
regular siege Of five days. the city and castle
rendered with the loss, side, of twelve mon
killed! The annals of history produce nothing
equal to this, search where you may.
Since the occupation of the castle by our troops,
there has not been of yellow fever in it, and
the which occurred in the city mild, and
embraced more MeXicans than Americans. General
Pierce, just from there has informed the writer of
this artcle that out of his command of three thousand
men, while In the terra caente he lost three in
two months. Cero Gordo, Contreras, Churubusco,
Chapultepec, and the Gates of Belen, were a con-
tinuaton of the same providential results; and
that the metropolis is taken, all the ports of the nation
in both In hands, their armies scattered to
the winds, and their government mere form-yet
the Lord has hardened their hearts, and they will
hearken to overtures, or think of peace
Under these circumstances, the result of this con-
test must be obvious to all. country will fall into
our hands, unless Mexico shall make speedy peace:
by the DEGREES of Him who orders all things against
our own will, and it will become duty as Chst-
ians and civilized beings, to rule and govern that
land in such manner will secure the greatest
happiness to the greatest numbers Such, believe,
appears be duty. Best beyond any other people
in government, and in the land which has fallen
to our Inheritance becomes duty to extend these
blessings to all mankind, whom destiny may place
under our rule.