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conquests in another world, comes against you. On
must the broad, rich plains of your native land resound
clash of hostile armies, and run with human blood. A
on your countenance. Yet let it pass away. Take
noble heart I The coming struggle is only another step*
path of freedom. Nece.sary is the step, or you would no a
to take it. And if the effort is painful, and the prospect
weigh well the magnitude of the issues. On the fields of
the battle of your race will be taught out. It is before the
not of a few islanrl.r-., but iof the world, that you are a
try your strength ith thb- Gaillir gladiator, and settle the
lion, once flr all. ,whe-thr .AfJican; are men or brutes, w
of freedom, or di..med to servitude. Success t' No, the
met of the qujietion depends not on success. You will
in the combat, yet will you win; your cause will triumph
over your grave. Be juat, and fear not.
 Meanwhile, rumors and intelligence brought to Hayti.
duced sinister impressions, and disturbed the public mind..
appeared probable that lavery would hbe maintained in,
French colonies of Martinique anil C'arcnne, and that at
Domingo France 'wo-uld make- an effort tir its restore
Fears began to prr-vail, dit-,rlbancs wrre threatened. E
eye turned to Ton~-irint L'Ouverture. On his part, he was
without tbreboding.s whit h re,:ently had grown into appr
sions. Hie had written to the Cuonul. and received no
He felt himself humiliated. At times, tear srtule from his
when he thought of the po" ibility that Bonaparte meant
undo all that he had done; fore-eeing the long train of c
ties which would ensue from such an attempt, he was now
then for an instant unmanned, and spoke hasty words. "B
parte" he said, is wrong not to write to me; he must
listened to my enemies, otherwise would he refuse me proof
his satisfa' tion ? iMe. I say, who have rendlred greater se
to France than any other general ? The English and Sp
Government treat with more regard the generals who have
nalized themselves by services of the firs order." His