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 CHAPTER XIV.
 ouTaidnt L'Oavertnre takes meases fbr the perpebtteon of Mw
 condition of Hayti, specially by publishing the draft of a Co
 in which he is named governor for life, and the great doctrine
 trade Ia explicitly proclaimed.

 THIS happy condition had no guarantee of pe
 L i True, all was tranquil within the borders of Hayti.
 after another had Toussant L'Ouverture removed
 out of the way, until he had succeeded in establishing a
 al accord. But would the harmony endure ? Its coni
 was essential to the full development of the resources
 colony; and, to all appearance, that continuance was the
 prerequisite. As yet, however, there had been no
 cognition of the established order. If all were to
 the general good, all must concur in the formation and
 edgment of a constitution by which the established order
 be perpetuated.
 Tn bringing that constitution into existence, and giving
 force of law, three powers must concur. These three
 were the inhabitants of layti, France, and Touasaint
 Self-government was a recognized right of the colony.
 concurrence of France was equally an admitted fact
 colonial government, and L'Ouverture held, under the au
 of the mother country, the highest functions in the
 When the question of a constitution assumed a practical
 it became important to determine with which of these
 authorities the initiative should lie. Was the colony to
 France? That question involved another: was Fraet.
 cere in her acknowledgment of negro freedom ? Frl
;p peered unworthy of trust. The last dispatches on the