The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-12-20 00:00:00

PRICE SEVEN NWT.

TOUSSAINT OF HAYTI.

All the New Kingdll:ll of flarti has become of
ii-
creasing consequence in the political world, a short
Biography of the Mau who was chiefly instrumentll
in establishing the independence of that Country will
not be unaeceptable.
Toussatx r ttas born a Slave; and Nature was de.
termined to shell• the fallacy of prejtilliee against
cider: for she lavished ition hint her r!cniecst gifts of
person as well as mind. Ile was above the inidalle Axe;
and of a t rola:sr. thong II nut ungraceful figure: bit
it was in his eye that ail touid oloeerve the reSources
of his soul. It was an eye, the most elowinent ever
roc-stied by Nature: for, though it sparkled with mo-
nsoon' tiers mess in the held, it shone with a 50f...0-itastre
itastre in the Ceencil, and in private life. his person
in short, was that, which, to those who had not seen
the Royals of the present age, might have given a just
idea of !loyalty. Ilia master was eemparAt;rely
kind ; that is to say, ToessatxT was nut hog-
ged very of ten, and vas even pernd M Wren
reading and writing; a privilege, which, for an eh-
vious reason, was not alluts-N1 to mere ti:an one Negro
in ten thousand. In this, as in every station lie after-
wards tilled, ToussatN r appeared bp be superior to
that s'ation ; hut it was nut until he was 'ferry-140
years of age that can o: portnnity offered for the expan-
'don of his extraordinary posers. In the year IP!.
the Slaves felt that the cruelties Wilford by t'teir
task-masters were intolerable. A general instirreelion
was the consequence ; the Slaves pet most of tie ;r
tyrants to decit. anti determined to be free. at sat -
guinary war with France followed almost ituutediatelv
hut the love of liberty prevailed: and the Marks
sticreeole I in gainittg an intlependeet Coustitution.—e
On the first :oppearance of these troubite. Toessaini.
unlike his minions, nut only spared the life of his
master, but assisted him to escape. Then, ant: not
till then, did this excellent Negro Jule his fellow-
contitrymen. lie was invested with tont:nand: and
while he displayed Intuitive military talents of the
highest order, he shared the danger and privations of
the meanest of his fellow-patriots. Ile encouraged
the timid, and tempered the impetuous. tie success-
fully encountered every difficul:y and basing led his
valiant conntrymen to vietory, he softened its r •nsp-
tinenre, and exerted his well-deserved authority in re-
raining the indulgence of their rertage. Thas ele-
vate,' in the hearts of all, Too asset NT directed his a:-
teution to the permanent welfare of Ifayti ; and, with
that view, made a tour throng's the country, sin his
journey he was hailed with the loudest acelaniatiuns,
a." the Saviour of ilayti;" but the mind of Tot:A•
SATNT was too genuinely great. to be altetted by the
noisy applause of a multitude. He examined the
state of the cmintry, with reference to the dis-
tribution of Justice, the erection of useful in-
*filmdom. and the general improvement of My-
th,' Society, principally through the medium of
education. Ills labours thus advanced, be formed m
Constitution which clearly !hewed the sound policy,
and the wisdom of his views of tioveritineut : and he
gave the most signal proof of his moderation ; for h..
made not the slightest a:tempt to Juno the gratin% to
of his Country into as engine of power for himself.
Ye assembled at Troppau Ye puppets ty*
royalty who are congregated to deprive man of his
native dignity, and to lower him, even to the making'
him lower than yonrselves—hook on this picture:
and, if ye have nut lost the faculty of bit:shin', abater
your empty heads; and confess, that the aggregate of
your worth would not•ltave willed the best of ye to be
Tors- it NT's menial servant: tiny. that it would scarcely
ineito ye wor:hy the honor of standing in his presence!
In his lamentably short career, I.ol:issAiNT acquire t
a character fur almost every contrariety of excellence.
The veracity of his assertion, and his scruptdons ad-
herence to Iris promise were proverbial. His invari-
able forgiveness of injuries was the more strikic--, as
it is not denied that men of Iris color are somewhat
p.e.disposed to res.ntusent. But in private life he
teas an illustrious example to all; fur, notwithstanding
the temptation by which he was assailed in prosperity,
be continued faithful to the first object of Isis affecting
and was at once the ten ler husband, and the indul-
gent parent. His address nndeceived many who had
imagined the Court was the only school for polished
manners. When in conversation with Generals, anal
those who might be et/pp/teed to be his equals, he was
easy, polite, and elegant; but whenever he spoke to
an inferior. he slightly inclined his person; and there
was a tenderness in his look and voice, which shewtel
that his object was to make his au Hun forget the Alf-
fereuce of rank. We might here again invoke the
•rnixos at Troppau; but, as a Pititosopher would
think we paid him a miserable compliment by calling
upon an Ape to look at him, we will not repeat that
which tuay, already have. been considered a flagrant
Insult to the memory of Torso IN r.

Did we not know by utelanchwly experience, the
Depravity of our nature, we should scarcely believe
that so superlative a character could become an ob.
jest of dislike. But, in the year !MIL in themotneo;
of peace, Tw..-ait•tNr was treacherously seised by the
minions of the French llovernment. He was dragged
out of his bed at midnigl t: and, with his children and
the beloved partner uf hi. Jcstiny, was hnrried on boatti
a frigate, and conveyed to France. he was then•reps,
rated fruni his family and imprisoned : and his death.
(by means not very difficult. to guess) was aseeemeeil
iu the French papers, in 1803. His family inseam!'
been heard of ; and the tonclasion is, that they wile
privately put to demi% in prison. No reit* leas
proved agains: Lilo; but it was CPUCtifeit that his
resnoial would enable the French to ',Akre the epe;
quest of Hayti. 1 hey. were diiappointed.
Dues-
usaa 111114111110411111111 TO1:1111•1:41*, was created Iteipernr,
land be vnr ervelevied by the late HIENKT Cwt
who coutealtel himself sAth thortide..ef. 41W
the legitimates-WA* serf ivierly, Serer vetitefid to
disturb the Haytiaas.—(Ceoetitetive SanikvltiPts).