Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-02-18

u6Eived member Oh that body tore IL to pieces
and tramplef it under foot, swearing the island
should snk before i; should be executed. A LAWYER
who had drawn up petition for a mulatto was
hung,and the muatto was hung beside him. The
messenger Of France was broken on the Wheel
his body divided into four parts and piece to
four cities. The French government reaffrmed
its decree, and sent another messenger, and thia
was followed by universal anarchy. One party
appealed to the English, and seven thousand sol
diers were sent from Jamacia. Another party
was plotting republic and annexation to the
United States. Finally fourteen thousand slaves
we're armed, and when they had been conc uered
and ordered to lay down their arms refused to do
so, except on conditions favorable to them
selves.
The lecturer here went on to describe more at
length the state of parties and the resolute acts
OF resistance made by the negroes. 1t was about
this period that Toussaint L'Overture appeared.
lie was an Ignorant and untutored man, of about
fifty years ofage His only skill was as an herbalist,
and he was very well known as a sort of country
doct,r. His first act on taking part with his coun-
trymen for liberty to see to the safety of his
master and mistress whom he put into vessel,
alter having loaded it with sugar, coffee &C.. and
he then sent them to Baltimore and never forgot
to send them the constant means of support each
year as long as they lived. Loud applause The
lecturer then at some length detailed instances of
magnanimity in the negro character, showing bow
Dessaiues had stood by his master in sickness,
and with his own hands dug his grave at his
death. The exciting scenes of the revolt of the
negroes was depicted by Mr.. Phillips and the
firm AMI courageous demeanor of Tuussiant, ,
from the beginning Of the outbroke to the time
when sixty French vessels appeared before the
por: of 81. Domingo, was eloquen.ly described
amid great applause. When the last expedition
from France came to TIE island, the native COM
manders warned them not to approach, for if they
did they would burn the city, poison the rivers,
and show no mercy. The French did land, how
ever, and Dessalines kept his word, applying with
his own hand the torch to the door of magnificent
palace furnished for him by English architects,
and in forty-eght hours the town lay in ruins, The
French were beaten at every step. The French
men, finding they beaten 10 the field, had re.
course to lying proclamatiohs. Ls Clerc pronoun-
ced Toussaint knave and said he did not come
to enslave the Iaytians. but to deprive Toussain.
of authority. lie invited the Black chief.ain to
come from the mountains, promising him protec-
ton. Toussiant submitted, telling lie Clerc that
his only motive was to save bloodshed. LIE Clerc
swore on the cross inviolable protection to Tous-
| saint, upon hich the latter retired again TO
the mountains to practise the arts of peace, 'as
tranquility once more regned in his country
But August was approaching, bringing with it is
fevers, when lie Cerc knew that many of his SOL
\ l. T.. i
'Sas too powerful man to be futfered to remain
at large. Accordingly he was summoned to a
council, and relying on the word of French gen
era he went. Todssaint has been accused Of
credulity in going, for he might have known that
he would be deceived, and, therefore, should have
stayed away: but that only showed that the white
man could lie more gbly and smoothly than he
Perhaps he reasoned that, as was suspected, if he
did not 60 he might be seized, aud that if he went
his confidence might disarm his enemies. At oil
events, it would be no worse-and SO he went.
Phillips than proceeded to show the trustwor-
thiness of Toussaint His word, he said, had new
er been broken, and so perfectly honorable was he
in this particular that his bi;terest enemies i'm
picity trusted him. He illustrated this by we'll
known story. Toussaint had an engagement to
meet General Maitland, the British Commander
While on the way. the General was Informed that
that he was betrayed; still lie went, and when he
arrived Toussaint placed two letters in his hand
one from the French commander, offering him any
sum of money to deliver Maitland to him, and the
other his answer: II have promised that he shall
60 home. At another time he was offered lord
ship and unbounded wealth, by George ILL.,, if he
would transfer the leland to Great Britain, but he
refused to break his plighted faith to those he
served. Returning to the summons of the Couu-
Gil, Mr. Phillips sa i'd when Toussiant entered the
Council chamber all the officers drew their swotds
and declared him prisoner. lie looked sorrow.
ful at the announcement. but not surprised. lie
was sent on board a ship. with his family. and
conveyed to France. AS the island faded from
his view he said: "You think you have plucked
up the tree of liberty by the roots but 1 am only
branch. The roots planted deep in the
hearts oftbe people, and you must tear them out be-
fore you can destroy their life." On arriving in
France he was imprisone din dungeon at the foot
of the Alps, there to die. The ice was thick upon
the floor in winter AMI the water lay an inch deep
in summer. AT first he was allowed five france
day; but Napoleon Boneparte, who subsequent
ly scolded at the parsimony of the Brtish govern
ment because it allowd him only sig thousand dol
lars a month, ordered the miserable pttance
allowed to Toussiant to be reduced to two francs
day. But as he did not die the jailor was ordered
to Paris, and to take the keys Of the dungeon with
him. He was detained in Paris four days and
and when he returned the work had been finish
ed. Toussaint L'Ouverture was starved to death.
Mr.. Phillips then spoke Of the vengeance Dessa-
lines subsequently, took the French; how be
once hanged five hundred of them, to avenge the
death of his slaughtered countryman-and born
as he (the leeturer) was. within sight of Bunker
Hill, he would say, Dessalines did right; how the
negro chief fred red-hot cannon balls to sink the
ship in which the Marquis de Rochambeau was
about to fly. but forgave him. at the intercss-
sim of tba Rrttish Fran, Ar. hs daH,c.d tb