Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-12-01
TOuSSaint L'0uverture,

The celebrated black chieftain, was born a
slave, in the year l745, upon the plantation
of Count de Noe. His amiable department
as a slave, the patience, miIdness, and bene-
violence Of his disposition, and the purity of
his conduct amid the general laxity of NOR
ais which prevailed in the island, gained for
him many of those advantages which after
wards gave him such absolute ascendency
over his insurgent brethren. His good qua
lities attracted the attention Of NJ. Bayou de
Liberals, the agent on the estate, who taught
him reading, writing, and arithme,ic,-ele-
ments of knowledge, which hardly one in
ten thousand Of his elbow slaves possessed.
NJ. Bayou made him his position, which
gave him advantages much above those of
the field slaves. When the general rising
of the blacks took place, in 1891, much soli-
citation was used to induce Toussaint 10 join
them but he declined, until he had procu-
red an opportunity for The escape Of NJ. Bayou
and his family 10 Baltimore, shipping a con-
siderable quantity Of sugar for the supply OF
their immediate wants. In his subsequent
prosperity, he awaited himself of every occa-
sion TO give them new marks of his graft
tude. Having thus provided security for his
benefactor, he Joined a corps of blacks, under
the orders Of General Biassou but was soon
raised 10 tu6 pIIDClpdlC UlDlildUus DidSouu e
ing degraded on account Of his cruelty and
f%efoci,y. Indeed, Toussiant was every way
so much superior to the other negroes, by
reason Of his general intelligence and educa-
ton, his prudence, activity and address, not
less than his bravery, that he Immediately
attained a complete ascendency over all the
black chieftains. In 1897, Toussaint %receiv-
ed from the French government a commits
sion of General-in-C Chief Of the rmies of ST.
Domingo, and as such signed the convention
with General Maitland for the evacuation oil
the island by the British. From 1898 unit
1901, the island continued tranquil under thu
government of Toussaint, who adopted anC
enforced the most judicious measures TO
healing the wounds of his country, and res
toring its commercial and agricultural pros
perity. His efforts would have been atten
ded with much success, but for the ill-judg
ed expedition, which Bonaparte sent agains
the island, under the command Of lie Clerc
= This expedition, ~fruitless as it was in res
1 pect Of lis general object, proved fatal to tn
. negro chieftain.
q Toussaint was noted for private virtues
S among the rest, warm affection for his fam
ly. lie Clerc brought out from France Tou'
saints two sons, with their preceptor, who;
orders were to carry his pupils to their fathe
n and make use of them to work on his lei
il derness, and induce him 10 abandon h
countrymen. If he yielded, he was to /
made second in command TO lie Clerc if /
re- refused, his children were to be reserved
hostages of his fidelity to the French. Nc
wilhstanding the greatness of the sacrif'
?. demanded of him, Toussaint remained fait
of full TO his brethren. We pass over the d
tails Of The war, which at length, ended in
= 1870. &c n-n -4.nl.1nA ku Tauooat.
of Dessalines and Christophe, against their b,
is ter judgment, but in consequence Of the
A. feet of lie Clerc's profession upon their sill
e. pie followers, who were induced TO lay doy
Ie their arms. Toussaint retired to his plan
IS. ton, relying upon the solemn assurances
py lie Clerc, that his person and property shot
yn be held sacred. Notw outstanding these
surances, he was treacherously seized in I
ir- night, hurried on board a ship Of war, a
of conveyed TO Brest. lie was conducted Fl
ey TO close prison in Chateaux de Joux, a
lie from thence 10 Besancon, where he "
EN- plunged into a cold, wet, subterranean pr
Ids on, which soon proved fatal to a CONSTITUTE
used only TO the warm skies and free air
he the West Indies. He languished throu
ho the winter Of l902-l903; and his dea
We which happened in April, 1903. raised a
70. Of indignation against The government, VIII
Ct. had chosen this daslardiy method of desir
on ing one Of The best and bravest of the ne,
nd race.
nd Toussaint L'Ouverture is linus spoken
,ct by Vincent, in his Reflections on the st
inv of St. Domingo -" Tonssaini L'Ouvert
ct- is the most active and ind efaligable man
Ids whom it is possible TO form an idea. II,
ID. always present wherever difficulty or dan
IA. makes his presence necessary. His gr
M. sobriety,-ihe power of living without
~ pose-lhe facility with which he resun
the affairs of the cabinet, alter the most Ii
re some excursions-of answering daily a b
be died IetIeTs-aud Of habitually firing 1--WE