History of Hayti. 
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ment and the country, and this long peace was in no way 
utilized to the interest of the future. Boyer introduced 
paper money into the country. If he did not make a wrong 
use of this financial expedient, he was none the less its inventor; 
and the rate of the Spanish dollar fell sixty per cent, during 
his administration. 
He was overthrown by a revolution set on foot by men of 
abilities much inferior to his own. He fell, struck down by a 
reaction of public opinion against him, provoked by an excess 
of vanity which blinded him to the fact that, though a man be 
superior in intellect to others, such superiority must be mani¬ 
fested in his actions. He believed that the power at his com¬ 
mand would be sufficient to crush the pretensions of the oppo¬ 
sition ; but he was deceived. 
He died in exile, which ho bore with dignity, avoiding every 
step that might have been productive of agitation in his country. 
And the comparisons which have been made between his gov¬ 
ernment and those that have succeeded it, have been wholly to 
his advantage. 
Under the Provisional Government that succeeded him, a 
Constitution, resembling still more those of the United States 
than the preceding ones, was voted in due form. Only one of 
its articles was put into execution, viz: that which treated of 
the nomination of the President. General Herard Bivere, the 
leader of the last revolution, and a man of no note, sank, after 
a few months, overwhelmed by the reprobation of the public. 
This period is signalized by two important facts: the separation 
of the old Spanish Part from the Republic, and the insurrection 
of the mountaineers of the South. Fortunately the nomination 
of Guerier to the Presidency happened in time to extricate the 
country from the perilous position in which it was placed. Be¬ 
fore this respected name, all parties laid down their arms. He 
France one hundred and fifty millions of francs, for the recognition of Hay 
tian Independence, and as an indemnity for the losses of tfieyolomal proprie¬ 
tors. This treaty first created a national debt, and was very unpopular with 
the people. — Ed. 
