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1811 (Defense of the Social Compact): The Council of State warned the Haytian people that the new social compact was the only shield that could save them fro…

HT-HAPA-1816-000162

1811 (Defense of the Social Compact): The Council of State warned the Haytian people that the new social compact was the only shield that could save them from being “devoured” by their external enemies. They asserted that the King had convoked the council specifically to create a “code of laws” that would unite all citizens under a single, unbreakable interest. The proclamation emphasized that without this legal unity, the nation would remain vulnerable to the “conspiracies” and “inflammatory expressions” of those who sought to return Hayti to a state of slavery. The people were urged to recognize the King as the “great man” who had sacrificed his own rest to ensure the safety of the collective. This rhetoric was key to framing the monarchy not as a burden, but as a necessary protective institution.

Source  ·  HT-HAPA-1816-000162  ·  p. 141 Sanders, Haytian Papers, 141 / Bates: HT-HAPA-1816-000162