Excerpt from The Rural Code of Ha ti: In French and English The mode appointed for carrying into effect this Code of Laws, is not less remarkable than the pres ceding enactments, if we look upon it as applicable to a free people. But' if the Code be designed to coerce the labour of negroes under the present cir' cumstances of the West Indies, it may be calcu lated to effect its object, where fixed capital of Europeans is not at stake. The mode is by mili tary. Inspection, and military compulsion. The following is a short epitome of the principal Arti cles creating this military establishment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.