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and on every side presented th -bhocking tokens
slaughter, and conflagration. Truly did ith flames
French revolution Srt on tire t he world. The ,tri-t ofp
partisanship, which rdned in Paris, rwre trannplantu-il to
where they rageld with all the hl--it ,' a tnrpical clinate a
the animosil r of' a .:iil war. A- il' t, aid irn wearing dow
forces of the plint-rs, white m.'n, who i)hoild havre
grievances an 1 re-tored tranquillity' n-mei rom [le tie
country oulnlyv to all lIbrr rr.w rl-nmiti.:- and all.1 nw bran
tiU burning. Th.-*,- I.rEli-ioin,- am.,ing mru ou' witi;r- blood
far tl rI'-movo and ti 'trl.: thrl reil ofl' [pre-'i' a inl fear
whit h, under r-nturies t'f doJ)minatiin, thli.y 3 -..' regard
thei bla,.k. It. wva. nl-w lbuud t(ha th.- [Ilanta'r' nwmrn no
than men; -eri o-rdinary ma'rn, nme.n of law pa.-;in- ; int
elfish men; men who 1t.11 hen-r-ath th.. I:,la, k min'- w.,urd;
men wh, .aou)ld not keep their lhaundi ii r.m a. I orh. r; me
themselves d-strir ta.I r.h I rop, rry whi. hL h.-r- m ,-ri. prodt
These were pregnant a'nJ ala,.- rer.u I,.--ut. Y..-, the t
are on the road to freedom, anrd ti, wh-itLAe art- th. ;r guide
helpers.
 The Commii-on ratirr-d 'lorn tit 1Lurnih, .-irt into tlie t
boring Ihighland.-, wlh re: a .anill wan I:.rmn-l rt. piritLc
CapL. Iham hl.- irrulaui.,n oi' ina- in-ur.i' i.a II I in,;i no Id
anv tonfi, ih' thi ili whir--,. ill Co vli.nm ii i[ -a-p:,.te
anti-rrvi\-liuioin r; nmlpali .-. ;ia'l ..kinr_ iwnw 'li -JndJ
the ,aus o' rI -rpubkiLani-nm, he \., on lth. "-'1 ,.f June,
claimn:-I the f i'. :lonm ,if all sla'- whno should -Uro' 'll th,:li
fbr the sacred t iuie ':, th.I rarpubli.-. Pia:rrut, h%. ... mmm
fr Biassou. at Port Francois, not far lr.,'r the Cap':, wa
first to r,.spond to the proclamation; he, a ith hii- I,;id, ,
to place himself at the disposal of the C'wumii-iiin
 While yet the conflagration was not -i.r.t;wi -lhul., I.j.-sil
and famine fell on the miserable inhabirttil- -.t t. p.- I'ra
A yet more dreadful enemy impended. Tin it r,,i iit andi
ges of the blacks alarmed the Commissin.rni-r tihel-ni s.li.
plexed as to the means of staying the I'X-r f thll dane