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 At the earliest review, the Generals Commanding-I
will cause high mass to be celebrated, and a Tt Deum tO
sung, in all the places of their several district+, as an express
of gratitude to Heaven tor bai ing uIllchalaed to direct our li
campaigns; for having cau-, d the evacuation of the enemy
take place without elfuion of blo:iod; Ibr having protected t
return amongst us of many thousand mern .l' every oolor, wk
till then had been lst; and, finally, l;r having restored 4
the labors of agriculture more than twenty thousand hand
The Te Dewn will be announced by a salvo of twenty-t
pieces of cannon."
 Under the effects of words so religious ard so just, the cred
of Hedouville was greatly lessened. In proportion as L'OuvTe
ture gained ascendency, he sank, until he retained among hi
supporters only those who were immediately an:und him, sue
as his officials, Frenchmen who were lobrignerrs in the coloEJ
and others who, from personal ronnectionm with the mothl
country, desired tomaintain its power in the hands of its agean
 The contrast was made greater by the diver e course pursue
by the two in regard to the cultivators of the soil. WhaI
Hedouville unconditionally declare all the blar ki free, Tom
saint wisely prefixed to their actuald fret-dom a kind of apprel
ticeship Ibtr rfit cars, on condition ol their ree'eiting onc-lotbl
of the prodiu,.,. out o lwhii:h the mnirter were to defray th
cost of their sub4i-itenne. TheL plan .,f th Goe.rn.r, FpeciousA
designed to catch the popular lbri-z:-, would have issued 1
universal disorder. Insteal, of immediate emancipation, always!
pregnant with pre-ent and itture disasters. Tous.aint interpose
a period of preparation, and in so doing ea'ed the property a
the masters, as well as promoted the interests of the servant
So wise and moderate a use of his triumph and his power pro
ably saved Hayti from the terrors of a uni'er'sil co:nr ulsion, an
certainly raised him to a high position in th, rei-pect of' all in
partial and judi. iou- nm. i.
 Wnerhe th.' aulor write, nalaf.c to thil venteuce, the concrmrent rvo
of history writes NEVLR. It la allu'la safe to do right.- Eo.