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 theatre of war. He himself conducted her to the
 fitness of St. Miguel; and for seven months he had not
ble to pay her a visit. Kind-hearted as he was, how must:
 l e been moved, when now, aftrr unuxpe, ted triumphs, i
 d his wife and children in salfty. Hi entran'- into thi
 place was an ovation. The lommandrr, in a truly Spania
 fhion, ordered, among outi-r tokeni 1,l' rvjc.iting, Lull-tights,
 6 -honor of the iktor. Tou-ziinl L'Otu'ertur,. hlad gained t
 esteem as well as the cou:fildenure his 5ipani-b masters.
 pressed with his re-peet fur religion, as ivwil as thLi gene
 probity o' his character the Marquis Hrrmona, under wha
 orders he was, exclaimed, on -eing him tak,' the (ommunio
 No, God cannot, in this lower world, visit a purer s.aul." T
 esteemed by the Spaniards, I'.ared by the Englibh, dreadel
 the French, hated by the planters, and rever-int ed by the
 groes, Toussaint L'Ouverture felt that a tri-is had come in
 public life, which required the Lalmo-t :onideration and
 soundest judgment. His achievements, his personal influe
 and the condition of the conflicting parties, combined to a
 him the opening door, if only he had wisdom and ctringth
 take the right path. What was that path ? The colony
 were all but deprived of' power Ior harm. The mulattor- h
 no organization. The Engli:h hehl only a point or two of
 country. From the < ol,,nirs andl the mi..n 4..1' ..loor little, v
 little, was to e I: 'ar l. i or bL.,i' l. Thi. nI,:-rons Ld tl:arntt
 secret of' their power. Thii ri:sult, il' rn. other satislac
 result, had ensueil from the _odnfli.t. On them might T
 saint L'Ouverture now pla.e great re-lian<.. I' they were n
 already good soldiers, they bad performed great things,
 gave promise of soon being able lbth to deserve and achie
 independence. But was their emancipaion to be gai
 through Spain ? Spain was powerful in Hayti; was its pow
 likely to Londuce to the opening ? On the c.rntrary, Spain
 opposed to emarn ipation. Hur powt.r, thi:u, was power adv
 to the great objie.t of Toussaint L'Ouverture's lilt. What
 fidelity to that object demand ? Before the question