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−	[[image:napoleon_bonaparte_portrait.jpg\|left\|thumb\|170px\|Napoléon Bonaparte]] In [[1801]], three years before the final victory of Haitian troops over France, [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] decided to send his brother in law, [[General Leclerc]] to [[Saint-Domingue]] in order to re-establish [[slavery]] and regain control over the colony for the French empire. In the following letter Napoléon also tells [[Toussaint Louverture]] that the [[Haitian Constitution of 1801 (English)\|1801 constitution of Saint-Domingue]] "''...contains some [provisions] that are contrary to the dignity and sovereignty of the French people, of which Saint-Dominigue forms only a portion.''" and that he will expel Toussaint's children, [[Placide Louverture\|Placide]] and [[Isaac Louverture\|Isaac]] from France.	+	[[image:napoleon_bonaparte_portrait.jpg\|left\|thumb\|170px\|Napoléon Bonaparte]] [[image:napoleon_bonaparte_signatur.jpg\|left\|thumb\|170px\|Signature of Napoléon Bonaparte.]]In [[1801]], three years before the final victory of Haitian troops over France, [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] decided to send his brother in law, [[General Leclerc]] to [[Saint-Domingue]] in order to re-establish [[slavery]] and regain control over the colony for the French empire. In the following letter Napoléon also tells [[Toussaint Louverture]] that the [[Haitian Constitution of 1801 (English)\|1801 constitution of Saint-Domingue]] "''...contains some [provisions] that are contrary to the dignity and sovereignty of the French people, of which Saint-Dominigue forms only a portion.''" and that he will expel Toussaint's children, [[Placide Louverture\|Placide]] and [[Isaac Louverture\|Isaac]] from France.

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−	[[image:napoleon_bonaparte_portrait.jpg\|~~right~~\|thumb\|~~180px~~\|Napoléon Bonaparte]] In [[1801]], three years before the final victory of Haitian troops over France, [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] decided to send his brother in law, [[General Leclerc]] to [[Saint-Domingue]] in order to re-establish [[slavery]] and regain control over the colony for the French empire. In the following letter Napoléon also tells [[Toussaint Louverture]] that the [[Haitian Constitution of 1801 (English)\|1801 constitution of Saint-Domingue]] "''...contains some [provisions] that are contrary to the dignity and sovereignty of the French people, of which Saint-Dominigue forms only a portion.''" and that he will expel Toussaint's children, [[Placide Louverture\|Placide]] and [[Isaac Louverture\|Isaac]] from France.	+	[[image:napoleon_bonaparte_portrait.jpg\|left\|thumb\|170px\|Napoléon Bonaparte]] In [[1801]], three years before the final victory of Haitian troops over France, [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] decided to send his brother in law, [[General Leclerc]] to [[Saint-Domingue]] in order to re-establish [[slavery]] and regain control over the colony for the French empire. In the following letter Napoléon also tells [[Toussaint Louverture]] that the [[Haitian Constitution of 1801 (English)\|1801 constitution of Saint-Domingue]] "''...contains some [provisions] that are contrary to the dignity and sovereignty of the French people, of which Saint-Dominigue forms only a portion.''" and that he will expel Toussaint's children, [[Placide Louverture\|Placide]] and [[Isaac Louverture\|Isaac]] from France.

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 Citizen General:
-The peace with England and all the European powers, which has established the Republic in the highest degree of power and grandeur, now allows the government to occupy itself with the colony of [[Saint-Domingue]]. We are sending there Citizen [[Leclerc]], our brother-in-law, in his quality as General to serve as first magistrate of the colony. He is accompanied by a considerable force in order to ensure the respect of the sovereignty of the French people.
+The peace with England and all the European powers, which has established the Republic in the highest degree of power and grandeur, now allows the government to occupy itself with the colony of [[Saint-Domingue]]. We are sending there Citizen [[Leclerc]], our brother-in-law, in his quality as General to serve as first magistrate of [[Saint-Domingue|the colony]]. He is accompanied by a considerable force in order to ensure the respect of the sovereignty of the French people.
 It is in these circumstances that we hope that you will prove to us, and to all of France, the sincerity of the sentiments that you have regularly expressed in the letters that you wrote to us.
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 Called by your talents and the force of circumstances to the leading position of command, you have done away with civil war, put a brake on the persecution by several ferocious men, and returned to its place of honor the cult of God, from which everything emanates.
-The constitution you made, while including many good things, contains some that are contrary to the dignity and sovereignty of the French people, of which Saint-Dominigue forms only a portion.
+[[Haitian Constitution of 1801 (English)|The constitution you made]], while including many good things, contains some that are contrary to the dignity and sovereignty of the French people, of which Saint-Dominigue forms only a portion.
 The circumstances in which you found yourself, surrounded on all sides by enemies without the metropole being able to either assist or revictual you, rendered articles of that constitution legitimate that otherwise would not be. But today, when the circumstances have changed for the better, you should be the first to render homage to the sovereignty of the nation that counts you among its most illustrious citizens thanks to the services you have rendered it and by the talents and the force of character with which nature has graced you. A contrary conduct would be irreconcilable with the idea we have conceived of you. It would have you lose the many rights to recognition and the benefits of the republic, and would dig beneath your feet a precipice which, in swallowing you up, could contribute to the misfortune of those brave blacks whose courage we love, and whose rebellion we would, with difficulty, be obliged to be punished.
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 ==See also==
 * [[Haitian Constitution of 1801 (English)|Haitian Constitution of 1801]] - English translation of Toussaints constitution.
 ==Reference==

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−	In [[1801]], three years before the final victory of Haitian troops over France, [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] decided to send his brother in law, [[General Leclerc]] to [[Saint-Domingue]] in order to re-establish [[slavery]] and regain control over the colony for the French empire. In ~~this~~ letter Napoléon also tells [[Toussaint Louverture]] that the [[Haitian Constitution of 1801 (English)\|1801 constitution of Saint-Domingue]] "...contains some [provisions] that are contrary to the dignity and sovereignty of the French people, of which Saint-Dominigue forms only a portion." and that he will expel Toussaint's children from France.	+	[[image:napoleon_bonaparte_portrait.jpg\|right\|thumb\|180px\|Napoléon Bonaparte]] In [[1801]], three years before the final victory of Haitian troops over France, [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] decided to send his brother in law, [[General Leclerc]] to [[Saint-Domingue]] in order to re-establish [[slavery]] and regain control over the colony for the French empire. In the following letter Napoléon also tells [[Toussaint Louverture]] that the [[Haitian Constitution of 1801 (English)\|1801 constitution of Saint-Domingue]] "''...contains some [provisions] that are contrary to the dignity and sovereignty of the French people, of which Saint-Dominigue forms only a portion.''" and that he will expel Toussaint's children, [[Placide Louverture\|Placide]] and [[Isaac Louverture\|Isaac]] from France.

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−	In [[1801]], three years before the final victory of Haitian troops over France, [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] decided to send his brother in law, [[General Leclerc]] to [[Saint-Domingue]] in order to re-establish slavery and regain control over the colony for the French empire. In this letter Napoléon also tells [[Toussaint Louverture]] that the [[Haitian Constitution of 1801 (English)\|1801 constitution of Saint-Domingue]] "...contains some [provisions] that are contrary to the dignity and sovereignty of the French people, of which Saint-Dominigue forms only a portion." and that he will expel Toussaint's children from France.	+	In [[1801]], three years before the final victory of Haitian troops over France, [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] decided to send his brother in law, [[General Leclerc]] to [[Saint-Domingue]] in order to re-establish [[slavery]] and regain control over the colony for the French empire. In this letter Napoléon also tells [[Toussaint Louverture]] that the [[Haitian Constitution of 1801 (English)\|1801 constitution of Saint-Domingue]] "...contains some [provisions] that are contrary to the dignity and sovereignty of the French people, of which Saint-Dominigue forms only a portion." and that he will expel Toussaint's children from France.

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-([[November 18]], [[1801]])
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 Count without any reservation on our esteem, and conduct yourself as should one of the principal citizens of the greatest nation in the world.
 The First Consul, [[Bonaparte]].

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 And General, think that if you are the first of your color to have arrived at such a great power, and to have so distinguished himself for his bravery and military talents, you are also before God and ourselves principally responsible for the conduct of the people of Saint-Domingue.
-If there are evil ones who say to the individuals of Saint-Domingue that we arrive to investigate what they did during the time of anarchy, assure them that we are informing ourselves only of their conduct in those circumstances, and that we are only investigating the past in order to learn of the traits that distinguished them in the war they carried out against the English and the Spaniards, who were our enemies.
+If there are evil ones who say to the individuals of [[Saint-Domingue]] that we arrive to investigate what they did during the time of anarchy, assure them that we are informing ourselves only of their conduct in those circumstances, and that we are only investigating the past in order to learn of the traits that distinguished them in the war they carried out against the English and the Spaniards, who were our enemies.
 Count without any reservation on our esteem, and conduct yourself as should one of the principal citizens of the greatest nation in the world.

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-In [[1801]], three years before the final victory of Haitian troops over France,  [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] decided to send his brother in law, [[General Leclerc]]  to [[Saint-Domingue]] in order to re-establish slavery and regain control over the colony for the French empire. In this letter Napoléon also tells [[Toussaint Louverture]] that the [1801 constitution of Saint-Domingue "...contains some [provisions] that are contrary to the dignity and sovereignty of the French people, of which Saint-Dominigue forms only a portion." and that he will expel Toussaint's children from France.
+In [[1801]], three years before the final victory of Haitian troops over France,  [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] decided to send his brother in law, [[General Leclerc]]  to [[Saint-Domingue]] in order to re-establish slavery and regain control over the colony for the French empire. In this letter Napoléon also tells [[Toussaint Louverture]] that the [[Haitian Constitution of 1801 (English)|1801 constitution of Saint-Domingue]] "...contains some [provisions] that are contrary to the dignity and sovereignty of the French people, of which Saint-Dominigue forms only a portion." and that he will expel Toussaint's children from France.
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 Translated by Mitch Abidor [http://www.marxists.org marxists.org]<br>
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