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18142 (The Perfidy of the First Consul): King Henry Christophe’s manifesto denounces the French expedition as an enterprise built upon “perfidious and infamo…

HT-HAPA-1816-000181

18142 (The Perfidy of the First Consul): King Henry Christophe’s manifesto denounces the French expedition as an enterprise built upon “perfidious and infamous means” designed to ensure the success of re-enslavement. The King highlights how the First Consul’s proclamation, which declared all Haytians “equal and free before God,” was a masterpiece of deception meant to mask the secret instructions of General Leclerc to restore slavery. Even the sons of Toussaint L’Ouverture were pressed into service for this expedition to provide a veneer of legitimacy to the French projects. The manifesto argues that the French did not hesitate to insult the Divinity by using a “horrible and blasphemous appeal” to truth while planning the nation’s destruction. This historical betrayal is cited as the primary reason the Haytian people can never again trust French diplomatic overtures.

Source  ·  HT-HAPA-1816-000181  ·  p. 160 Sanders, Haytian Papers, 160 / Bates: HT-HAPA-1816-000181