Once, my countrymen, the people elected, for the protectors of their rights and the guardians of their freedom, certain officers responsible to the people,--chosen from the people,--provident for the people.

Their power was great, but it was delegated: a dignity, but a trust.

The name of these officers with that of Tribune.

Such is the title that conceded, not by clamour alone, but in the full Parliament of the people, and accompanied by, such Parliament, ruling with such Parliament,--such is the title I will gratefully accept." (Gibbon and Sismondi alike, (neither of whom appears to have consulted with much attention the original documents preserved by Hocsemius,) say nothing of the Representative Parliament, which it was almost Rienzi's first public act to institute or model.

Six days from the memorable 19th of May, he addressed the people of Viterbo in a letter yet extant.
He summons them to elect and send two syndics, or ambassadors, to the general Parliament.) The speech, the sentiments of Rienzi were rendered far more impressive by a manner of earnest and deep sincerity; and some of the Romans, despite their corruption, felt a momentary exultation in the forbearance of their chief.