1812 (The Financial Collapse of the South): King Henry Christophe asserted that the southern faction’s “dilapidated” state treasures would soon result in an …

1812 (The Financial Collapse of the South): King Henry Christophe asserted that the southern faction’s “dilapidated” state treasures would soon result in an inability to pay their troops or maintain civil order. He predicted that Alexandre Pétion would be “constrained to have recourse to extreme measures” to prolong the existence of his government as resources grew scarce. According to the King, the “licentiousness” encouraged by the rebel leaders had created a financial and moral void that could not be easily filled. This economic decay was presented as the inevitable consequence of a government built on “breaches of discipline” rather than the rule of law. The Haytian Papers used this contrast to highlight the stability and “immensity of resources” found in the Northern Kingdom.