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History of Hayti. 
took no further steps towards regaining possession of the old 
Spanish Part than the placing a corps of observation on the 
frontier, and the rest of the country was pacified. 
Guerier died at the expiration of a year, after having restored 
to the country that tranquillity which had been disturbed during 
the last two years. His name is always mentioned, to this day, 
with expressions of national gratitude. 
Pie was succeeded in power by General Pierrot, the brother- 
in-law of Christophe, a man utterly insignificant, and under 
whom the whole of the administration fell into great disorder. 
A military insurrection overthrew him, and called to the Presi¬ 
dency General Riche, a distinguished soldier. 
The administration of Riche was short, but active and vigor¬ 
ous. A reform in several branches of the general administra¬ 
tion was undertaken, and it is probable that if his early death 
had not arrested his progress he would have completely re¬ 
organized the public service. Having been one of Christophe’s 
generals, he introduced into his government a severity which 
sometimes bordered on tyranny, but which was always in con¬ 
formity with the principles of a strict discipline. Jealous of his 
power, like all the men of his school, he was pitiless towards 
the insurgents of the South, who reappeared at his accession. 
The Constitution of 1844 had fallen during the events which 
separated the Spanish Part from the Republic, and threw, for a 
moment, (May, 1844,) the country into a state of complete 
anarchy. Guerier, possessing Dictatorial power, created a 
council of state invested with legislative powers and intrusted 
with the nomination of the President in case of vacancy. Pierrot 
governed the Republic in the same forms. On his accession to 
power, Riche adopted the Constitution of 1816, and instituted a 
senate which was to draw up a new fundamental pact. This 
was the origin of the constitutional law, which, with the excep¬ 
tion of a few modifications introduced in 1859, still rules the 
country. It bears date the 15th November, 1846. 
Riche died at the expiration of a year. General Faustin 
