human
This is well--this fulfilment of the treaty of Bale, said Toussaint.
gpt
But it would have been better if the fulfilment had been more prompt. The time for excuses and apologies is past. I merely say, as sincerity requires, that the most speedy fulfilment of treaties is ever the most honourable; and that I am guiltless of such injury as may have arisen from calling off ten thousand blacks from the peaceful pursuits of agriculture and commerce, to march them to the gates of Saint Domingo. You, the authorities of the city, compelled me to lead them there, in enforcement of the claims of France. If warlike thoughts have sprung up in those ten thousand minds, the responsibility is not mine. I wish that nothing but peace should be in the hearts of men of all races. Have you wishes to express, in the name of the citizens? Show me how I can gratify them.
human
Don Alonzo Dovaro explains, said the interpreter,
gpt
It is indeed a holy duty. What is the purport of the oath?
human
In the name of the Holy Trinity, to govern wisely and well.
gpt
Has there lived a Christian man who would take that oath?
human
Every governor of the Spanish colony in this island, from Diego, the brother of Columbus, to this day.
gpt
What is human wisdom, said Toussaint,
human
This, however, will I do, said Toussaint.
gpt
I will meet you to-morrow, at the great church in Port-au-Prince, and there bind myself before the altar, before the God who hears me now, on behalf of your people, to be silent on the past, and to employ my vigilance and my toils in rendering happy the Spanish people, now become my fellow-citizens of France.