Mohave County miner., 1892-10-01
4 Leader st siavss.


his genius and cited him ~ an illnssrioas
example Of tho capabilities Of his rsce.
A romantic interest will always attach,
TO his name. The fact that for fihy.fonr
years he had lived in deepest oh-cari,v
as slave on Hay,ian plantation and
the ephic character of his snhaeq,en,
achievements gave tinge of antique
heroism to his history.
The French colony in Hsyii was long
one Of the greatest slave mar,s in the
world. At the time VI the French r~vo-
luton there were in the colony $4,000
whites, 10000 free mnlattoe. and 5OJ, 100
slaves. The mnlattoes. many Of whom
had been educated in France. took ad
vantage Of tho revolution and obtained u
recognition III their Political rights from
the French assembly; the whites os
Hayii refused TO recognize the decision
and u war broke out which WAS soon
complicated by AN uprising Of the whole
slave population On memorable
night in August. 1891, the plantations
we're tir-d AMI sn.,,y shne- were mp,-
,,.rrd
fss-sia' b ~ not AT t,i,i ri'ae aeq ,i,el
the ~ .un- oi L'UIverfHe. THIS word,
n-ani,.. ''ili- opening" was applied to
hsm s'rersar'i because he opsn-i way
s,,r the tr.ei.,m of his race ti,ronah the
a.hso'u cn,,liiions of the following years
Ia the ,ire .iiuI vars oi the years fol-
B.ssi4,s ri,c npri- u ii the slaves h.s ex-
.raoriliiary infl ,ence over li,s rae. and
his military g.nIns gave him pre.rm-
a-pr- over all o,her chiefs. A design
~ fr-.ing his race, which could only he
accomplished by mixing il the ruling
rac,. III Hayt,. gradually took shape in
hi~ mi.i and forms the key note Of h's
.. ,,--r
Fr.urs.. Spain ani EnglanI eth hid
high Tor his alliance. hut Francs de.
81 .r.-,i fr 'i,.. freedom oi the slaves and
he h,.lly ranged himself un!-r the
Fr.ercb dag. l, was evidently his de-
sin, t.s maintain u desirable connection
sith European i1wer which would yet
l~av- HIM al liberty to develop his plans
Tor his own race. but the r.aliz iion Of
hi. i,,ra required "a dsin,eres,ed co oI.
eraion OF which no European govern.
n,-ns Was capable.
IL iew years he had been recognized
Nv France "a cvuninan Ter in chief oi the
army of Hay,i and MAS practically die
aaor vi the island.
A. a ruler Of Hayti he surrounded
siin-..li with the poDp IL prince, al
t,on-h personally he retained habit.
.! severe simplicity. lie ate sp,rngly
ani si..I., l'llr. being possessed OF -x-
trsordiuAr. roaets Of endurance. ln
dignity 81 manner he was entirely equal
90 :,l- position. lie en,leavored To recon.
cir conti"ains sares. and lis rule Mas
inparni aud able
Bur Napoleon ~ss not the man to al
g,x - dictator under himself. lie Mnt
an army II 5000 men 10 Hayti TO re-
at,s. slavery and re luce the colony to
sai i,ssion
snsIs.c'ing III. ,rne purpose OF the ex.
,.e,ii'ion, To,i-saint r-ris'ed the landing
OF Tie army, hat finally laid down his
arms alter he had heen assured that
there Was n0 in'ention 0i restoring
slavery and that b. injured the cause oi
,iis race nv resistance
H.. was still too powerful 10 he openly
se,zei. hut he was decoyed into the
French quarters and Was then hurried
on hu,rl q vessel and carried to France
He hoped TO meet Napoleon and defend
his conducts hnt on landing he Vas se-
s:re,ly hurried 10 lonely fortress in III
Alps, where lie shortly afterwards diei.
Many Wild stories atrributing his deatl,
10 murder found rr-denre u, the time.
Neglect and the change fr"m tropic to
au Alpine climate doubtless hist.ned
his end
By his removal the progress OF his race
was intellectually retarded.
While Toussaint's fate and place oi
lmprisonment were still unknown, Wad-.
vorth wrote the beautiful sonnet, "To
rousssint l.'Ouverfnre." His history
is the subject Of drama by Lsmariine,
and of = novel, The Hour and the Man. .
w Harriet MArtiDeau. During the anti
slavery agitation in the United States he
...l ...<.us sti,ssx;ots evamulq