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ple, and successor of Dessalines and Christophe and

Boyer. But he had other objects to compass be

side this, and no sooner did he find himself firmly

seated in the Presidential chair than he began to

intrigue for the promotion of that which now lay

nearest to his heart. Dessalines and Christophe had

converted the chief magistracy into a despotism,

why might not Soulouque aspire to transform the

State into an Empire, and to raise himself from the

foremost rank among his fellow-citizens to be their

master and sovereign To exalt the President'into

the Emperor was now the great object of Sou

louque’s ambition-but yet an object which must

be attained through the instrumentality of others

rather than himself. The army, the rival factions,

the two branches of the Legislature, must seem to

force the coveted crown upon him, but no solicita

tion or expression of desire on his part must re

veal to any the cherished passion of his soul! Af

ter two years of anxiety and intrigue, the tact and

perseverance and good fortune of Soulouque tri

umphed, Hayti was elevated to the dignity of an

empire, and its imperial crown was placed, by the

vote of its Senate and Representatives, on the

head of our adventurer, whose future title was to

he Faustin the First, Emperor of Hayti and its de

pendent Isles! Soulouque was not under the ne

cessity, like his French brother, of perpetrating a

coup d’etat in order to obtain the great object of

his ambition. By violating his magisterial oath, by

using his influence with the army and the Legisla

ture, and by skillful management of the rival factions

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

New-York dispatch. (1856). New York [N.Y.], 1856-02-03. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030364/1856-02-03/ed-1/?sp=1

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: New-York dispatch, 1856-02-03.