174 THi LIFE OF

ure in recognizing and proclaiming the services which
rendered to the French people. It its banner floats ovr
Domingo, it is to you and the brave blat ks that we owe it
 "Called by your talents and th' force of circumstances
highest post, you have destroyed criil war, put reins on ,
Becution carrield tn Iv t-roci-,us men, restored to honor re
and the worship oc God. from whom all thing proceed.
 "The con-titition yOu have Ibrmre, whlle containing
good thing, contain sonie which are contrary to the di
and the over, ignty .:,' the Fre-nch nathin, of which
Domingo Ithru a portion.
 "Th-e cirtu n-tanLc.i in whih yo u Ibund yourislf, surrou
by enemi-, whilc the mother countryy could not ucrcor yon.
send you prok\iion-. rendered l.-gitimate artilh-, of that
tuition whii.h othcrwivie could not be vIritirnjt.; but now,
circLumiances are ro liappili :hangyd, oii will be the fi
pay homage to thi soi -n.riny of' the nation whiu: b nunta
in the numb-r ut' her nimot illu4tri.,-a cith;zrn, both for the
\ites which iou haet r.:nilr.--i, and ilr th talents and for'
character with nhikh nature haR eind.-wed .ou. Conduct
trary n t io thi w ,.lcl lie irrctoni.;[ahil: with the ;-il-a which
La'-:- tr-rmild C ..V'lI. It would u.ause onj to i}rT'eit the nu
Iou- rights ait hla%.- to the pratitude -i'the Rc putbli.:. and w
rlidcc I.loru- -ur t;'r a pri-rpie.', which, in ..auing your
ruin, mni;glt Ilutril'it I"t th.. ruin l:,of tlh:.;e bra%-- blacks w
.uojr.iu,, l, Iw t', awil h.. ri-blli.:ii r e should be sorry to
out ,r .:,nm r.llhd t.., pur ih. "
 W ha n'l mald,' know-n tv:, \jur children and their prece
the sentiments whlih animate us, and we endri them back
you.
 -"A;'sl the Captain-General with your .oun-s -l., your
e-nce, and .our talents. What ran you desire? The treod
of the bia. k;'? You know that in all the countries where
have b,:en, iwe hatii give-n Ire.'-dlm to the nati.orn who did
poM.ess it. Rtqpe:et, honorN, tortiine ? Aiter th seirviices wb
you have rendered, and which in this juncture you may rend