The Present State of Hayti Saint Domingo Electronic Resource With Remarks
The Present State of Hayti Saint Domingo Electronic Resource With Remarks
James Franklin
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This resolution shall henceforward form the funda- mental basis of our constitution. " * When all the massacres were at an end, he began to turn his attention towards restoring the country to some degree of tranquillity, after the injuries which it had sustained by the war, and to endeavour, if possible, to remove the fears under which the peo- ple seemed to labour, from the apprehension of a future interruption of their quiet and repose. He therefore determined to visit all parts under his com...mand, and to make those arrangements which had a tendency, not only to augment the wealth of the island, but also to promote the welfare of his people, and inspire confidence in his future govern- ment. So commendable an act was certainly en- titled to the highest praise and consideration, but emanating from so execrable a character it seemed paradoxical, and many questioned his sincerity, and were apprehensive that he contemplated measures of a contrary tendency. In the present instance, however, he was not dissembling, for he evinced more than common anxiety for the reestablishment of agriculture, and held out to the people the high advantages that were to be derived from their per- sonal exertions in the culture of their lands ; and for the purpose of stimulating them, he assured * Anonymous.
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