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 SHi joy did not arise from his own personal ele-
 true that he had created an army which could
 troops, and expel them from even the strong-
 tyet It is true that in his deeds and warlike achieve-
 M ld equalled the great captains of ancient and modern
 But he had not fought obr his own aggrandizement; he
 adll with a vitw to an ultimate object. And now that
 leaed within his reach. The emancipation of his race
 Iaplished, theretbre did Toussaint rejoice. "The open-
 simade; what remained to be done was detail. Alas I
 w-the appearances, hut the appearances proved delu-
 i:.
 Ichievement ju.t set forth gave the final blow to the
 longer could the English do more than maintain a
 eeWnfilet with scarcely any hope of final success, what-
 iMrary advantages they might gain. WThen all but
 ram a foreign enemy, the French authorities began to
 iMaong themselves. The particulars are too tedious to
 ild. From the colony appeals were made to the Legis-
 IPris. The Commi;ioner, Sonthonax, fearing impeach-
 aIted to be sent bome as a deputy trom the colony.
 f sincere, he seems afterwards to have vacillated.
 ibowever, convinced that his absence would be con-
 i ae restoration of harmony and the clfective prosecu-
 bilities, took memnur-s that his request should not fail
 %B*Bt Tou.saint, victorious and powerful in the colony,
 ik~to fear the result of intrigues and] plots against him-
 bii~nother country. As a pledge of his honor and a
 ilidence, he sent his two sons to France for their
 k On their part, the English, suffering greatly from
 ,'mnd making no promre; toward the subjugation of the
 lloyed the utmost of their power to seduce the hostile
 having with little satisfa.tiou to themselves attempted
 1MMs mulatto interest, they maiJn the bold attempt of
 Tousaint L'Ouverture hims-el Little knowing the
p~ithe man with whom they dealt, they offered, as the