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1816, January 1 (The King’s Response to the Peers): In response to the anniversary address, King Henry Christophe expressed his profound satisfaction with th…

HT-HAPA-1816-000207

1816, January 1 (The King’s Response to the Peers): In response to the anniversary address, King Henry Christophe expressed his profound satisfaction with the “sentiments of love and of fidelity” demonstrated by the Haytian people. He credited the nation’s progress to the shared efforts of his subjects to second his views for the general welfare. The King reaffirmed that his every wakeful moment was dedicated to the prosperity of the state and the preservation of its independence. He emphasized that the “rapid progress of justice and morality” within the kingdom was the best defense against those who doubted the capacity of the Haytian race for self-governance. This exchange served to publicly solidify the bond between the monarch and the newly established nobility.

Source  ·  HT-HAPA-1816-000207  ·  p. 186-187 Sanders, Haytian Papers, 186-187 / Bates: HT-HAPA-1816-000207, 000208