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it not attended by the conviction that the hour cometh"
the righteous shall shine as stars in the firmament forever w
ever.
 The family of Toussaint L'Ouverture received the newat,
his death with the deepest riet. They wept and wailed, a
refused to be comforted lxecause he was not. '
 Under a pretence that they contemplated escape, those innl
cent persons were transferred from Bayonne to Agen, wbeA
they found friends worthy of themselves.
 When Saint Jean L'Ourerture heard of his father's dea,:
he declared that he should not long survive him. The saying.
was too true. The eftf-ets of the climate on a naturally weak
constitution brought hin to the tomb ere he had quitted tfl.1
period of youth. Hii death almost caused the death of his fe'
male cousin, from whom he received in his sickness the me*
tender and vigilant cares. .
 Shortly after, the family succeeded in obtaining the faIt
that Placide L'Ouverture should quit his place of detenti*:
and reside "ith them at Agen. .:
 Madame Tousaint L'Ou'erture, who was beloved and ts-
vered alike by her hu-,band and her children, survived that hIti'
band and her youngest ion for several years, without being ablo:
to overomc the grief which their loss occasioned, and which
was so drep and constant as to undermine her faculties. Shk
died in 18Il;, in the arms of her sons, Placide and Isaac L'OiM
overture. t
 The history of L'Ouverture, placed by the side of theist
of Bonaparte, presents a number of striking parallels.
born in a humble position, they raised themselves to the h
of power by the force of their genius and the intense energy
their character. Both gained renown in legislation and gov
ment as well as in war. Both fell the moment they had
tainmd supreme authority. Both were betrayed by pretend
friends, and delivered into the hands of embittered Ibes.
were severed from their families. Both finished their lives on
barren rock.


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