[39] In opening his lecture, Mr. Sumner, according to the newspaper reports, alluded to the new hall in which he spoke, called after the founder of Providence, as follows.--“In the honored name assumed for this most beautiful and spacious hall, you pledge yourselves that here Toleration shall prevail, and Liberty be a constant word. It was the gratulation of the Roman historian in the days of the good Emperors, that he could think what he pleased and speak what he thought. Should this privilege ever fail in your new hall, or anywhere within its influence, then must you forget the great example consecrated in the name of Roger Williams. With this privilege securely established, you may proudly point to a higher token of civilization than a column of the Roman Forum or a frieze of the Parthenon.” [40] “Nullum numen abest, si sit Prudentia.”--JUVENAL, _Sat._ X. 365. [41] Life of Washington, Appendix, pp. 510, 511: Writings, Vol. I., Appendix, pp. 552, 553. [42] Vol. I. p. 652. [43] Ibid. [44] Ibid., p. 478. [45] Sylva, ed. Hunter, (York, 1776,) p. 497. [46] The Satyr: Works, ed. Gifford, (London, 1816,) Vol. VI. p. 468. [47] Memoirs, Vol. II. p. 50. [48] At the date of Mr. Sumner’s letter the extremists of Slavery in our country were known as “fire-eaters.” [49] Memoirs, Vol. I. pp. 458, 483, 579. [50] Introduction, p. 4, ed. Milman, London, 1839. [51] The Republican Party, its Origin, Necessity, and Permanence: _Ante_, pp. 191-229. [52] See, _post_, p. 420. [53] Langhorne, The Country Justice, Part I. 161-164. See also Lockhart’s Life of Scott, Vol. I. ch. 5. [54] Grahame, History of the United States, Book XI. ch. 5. Writings of Washington, ed. Sparks, Vol. V., Appendix, No. 1. Mémoires, Correspondance et Manuscrits du Général Lafayette, publiés par sa Famille, Tom. I. pp. 9, 10, note. [55] Letter to J. Holroyd, Esq.: Miscellaneous Works, ed. Lord Sheffield, (London, 1814,) Vol. II. p. 197. [56] Lettre au Duc d’Ayen, 9 Mars, 1777: Mémoires, Tom. I. p. 83. [57] Ibid., p. 89. [58] Letter of 17th July, 1777: Mémoires, Tom. I. p. 98. [59] Ibid., p. 16, note. [60] Mémoires, Tom. I. p. 21. [61] Letter of January 4, 1782: Writings, ed. Sparks, Vol. VII. p. 225. [62] Letter of December 8, 1784: Ibid., Vol. IX. p. 78. See also Mémoires, Tom. I. p. 62, note. [63] Letter of 6th November, 1777: Mémoires, Tom. I. p. 119. See also p. 133. [64] Mémoires, Tom. I. p. 78. [65] Mémoires, Tom. I. pp. 240-243. Washington’s Writings, ed. Sparks, Vol. VI., Appendix, pp. 503, 504. [66] Mémoires, Tom. I. pp. 61, 62. According to his Memoirs, the Madeira wine of Boston completed his restoration. “Malgré sa faiblesse extrême, M. de Lafayette, accompagné du docteur, alla sur ses chevaux à Boston, où le vin de Madère acheva de le rétablir.” Ibid., p. 63. [67] Ibid. [68] Ibid., p. 65. [69] Lettre à Madame de Lafayette, 5 Août, 1799: Mémoires, Tom. V. p. 71. [70] Mémoires, Tom. I. p. 259. [71] Ibid., p. 261, note.