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 * [[Haitian Constitution of 1801 (English)]] - Toussaints constitution that Colonel Vincent presented to Napoléon Bonaparte with a [[Toussaint letter to Napoléon on the 1801 Constitution|letter from Toussaint Louverture]].
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 "Vincent, a colonel who had earlier been sent to [[Haiti]] as a peace commissioner, tried in vain to stop [[Napoléon Bonaparte]]. ''"At the head of so many resources is a man the most active and indefatigable that can possibly be imagined"'' he wrote to the First Consul. ''"No man of the present day has acquired over an ignorant mass the boundless power obtained by [[General Toussaint]] over his brethren in [[Saint Domingo]]; he is the absolute master of the island." (Kim)
-For his trouble, Vincent was banished to the island of Elba, where years later he was on hand to greet Napoleon. (Kim)
+"Vincent was a colonel, and afterwards a general of brigade of artillery in [[Saint-Domingue|St. Domingo]]. He was stationed there during the time both of Santhonax and [[Toussaint Louverture|Toussaint]]. He was also a proprietor of estates in the island. He was the man who planned the renovation of its agriculture after the abolition of slavery, and one of the great instruments in bringing it to the perfection mentioned by Lacroix. In the year [[1801]], he was called upon by [[Toussaint Louverture|Toussaint]] to repair to Paris, to lay before the Directory the new constitution, which had been agreed upon in [[St. Domingo]]. He obeyed the summons. It happened, that he arrived in France just at the moment of the peace of Amiens; here he found, to his inexpressible surprise and grief, that [[Napoléon Bonaparte|Buonaparte]] was preparing an immense armament, to be commanded by Leclerc, for the purpose of restoring [[slavery]] in St. Domingo. He lost no time in seeing the [[Napoléon Bonaparte|First Consul]], and he had the courage to say at this interview what, perhaps, no other man in France would have dared to say at this particular moment. He remonstrated against the expedition; he told him to his face, that though the army destined for this purpose was composed of the brilliant conquerors of Europe, it could do nothing in the [[Greater Antilles|Antilles]]. It would most assuredly be destroyed by the climate of St. Domingo, even though it should be doubtful, whether it would not be destroyed by the Blacks. He stated, as another argument against the expedition, that it was totally unnecessary, and therefore criminal; for that every thing was going on well in St. Domingo. The proprietors were in peaceable possession of their estates; cultivation was making a rapid progress; the Blacks were industrious, and beyond example happy. He conjured him, therefore, in the name of humanity, not to reverse this beautiful state of things. But alas! his efforts were ineffectual. The die had been cast: and the only reward, which he received from [[Napoléon Bonaparte|Buonaparte]] for his manly and faithful representations, was banishment to the Isle of Elba." (Clarkson)
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 * Kim, Caroline. ''The Soul of a Free Man, Toussaint-Louverture''. (2003) Humanities, November/December 2003, Volume 24/Number 6. [http://www.neh.fed.us/news/humanities/2003-11/toussaint.html].
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 * Kim, Caroline. ''The Soul of a Free Man, Toussaint-Louverture''. (2003) Humanities, November/December 2003, Volume 24/Number 6. [http://www.neh.fed.us/news/humanities/2003-11/toussaint.html].
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 * Phillips, Wendell. (1861). ''[['Toussaint L'Ouverture' A lecture by Wendell Phillips (1861)|'Toussaint L'Ouverture']]''. Lecture given in New York and Boston.
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 * Phillips, Wendell. (1861). ''[['Toussaint L'Ouverture' A lecture by Wendell Phillips (1861)|'Toussaint L'Ouverture']]''. Lecture given in New York and Boston.
-*Schneider, Christian. ''Le colonel Vincent, officier du génie à Saint-Domingue''. Annales Historiques de la Révolution Française, 329, Numéro 329.AHRF, Sommaires et résumés 1998-2004. http://ahrf.revues.org/document716.html
+*Schneider, Christian. ''Le colonel Vincent, officier du génie à Saint-Domingue''. Annales Historiques de la Révolution Française, 329, Numéro 329.AHRF, Sommaires et résumés 1998-2004. [http://ahrf.revues.org/document716.html]
-* Kim, Caroline. ''The Soul of a Free Man, Toussaint-Louverture''. (2003) Humanities, November/December 2003, Volume 24/Number 6. http://www.neh.fed.us/news/humanities/2003-11/toussaint.html
+* Kim, Caroline. ''The Soul of a Free Man, Toussaint-Louverture''. (2003) Humanities, November/December 2003, Volume 24/Number 6. [http://www.neh.fed.us/news/humanities/2003-11/toussaint.html].

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 Wendell Phillips [['Toussaint L'Ouverture' A lecture by Wendell Phillips (1861)|in a lecture given in 1861]] attributes the following quote to Colonel Vincent:
-“''Sire, leave it alone; it is the happiest spot in your dominions; God raised this man [Toussaint Louverture] to govern; races melt under his hand. He has saved you this island [Saint-Domingue]; for I know of my own knowledge that, when the Republic could not have lifted a finger to prevent it, George III offered him any title and any revenue if he would hold the island under the British crown. He refused, and saved it for France.''” (From the letter to Napoléon, which accompanied the Toussaint's [[Haitian Constitution of 1801 (English)|1801 constitution]].)
+“''Sire, leave it alone; it is the happiest spot in your dominions; God raised this man [Toussaint Louverture] to govern; races melt under his hand. He has saved you this island [Saint-Domingue]; for I know of my own knowledge that, when the Republic could not have lifted a finger to prevent it, George III offered him any title and any revenue if he would hold the island under the British crown. He refused, and saved it for France.''” (From the letter to Napoléon, which accompanied Toussaint's [[Haitian Constitution of 1801 (English)|1801 constitution]].)
 "Vincent, a colonel who had earlier been sent to [[Haiti]] as a peace commissioner, tried in vain to stop [[Napoléon Bonaparte]]. ''"At the head of so many resources is a man the most active and indefatigable that can possibly be imagined"'' he wrote to the First Consul. ''"No man of the present day has acquired over an ignorant mass the boundless power obtained by [[General Toussaint]] over his brethren in [[Saint Domingo]]; he is the absolute master of the island." (Kim)