Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-09-26

American Citizen. His career Of gla.
rs through life was unstaincd by
crime and his death was felt as a
loss by every individual of that com.
munity. whose political existence was
the fruit Of his exertions.
THE FAREWELL ADDRESS Of Gene.
raj Washington is the condensed rc:rlt
of long experienced. matured reiiec.
ton and strong anxiety for the pcrma-
aent prosperity Of his country. His
advice concerning the great impor.
lance Of maintaining indissolubly the
federal Union: the danger of induI.
ging too much in party feelings -
the necessity of supporting public
credit at home of maintaining pub.
Tic faith in all our transactions with
foreign nations: ofencourasins for.
cign intercourse free firm foreign at.
tach,ncnts ARE so many lessons of
prudence which We should do well n
bear in constant remembrance. Why
therefore should not his legacy of wis.
dom and affection. be 80 published, a,
TO admit of being constantly before
oar eyes? An ornament to our apart.
mrnts. while it serves as a mcmentO
10 snide our public feelings, and to
manifest that the author lives in our
memories?
To make it such, is the aim of the
proposed Edition.
Tic Publishers are determined that
tie Address shalt be printed on paper
of the same quality and size as the
splendid edition of the Declaration of
Independence now engraving, Il shall
IN an resnects be a companion worthy
that great State paper.
As errUIs are known from various
causes to find their way into the most
Important writings. the publishers feel
it their duty, not only 10 satisfy them.
selves. 6ut to satisfy the public, of the
authenticity Of the copy from which
this splendid Edition of the Farewell
Addres. shall be published.
Mn. GEORGE BRIDPoRT will com.
pIetc the Design; ofwbich the follow
ing is an outline :-Ihe Introductory
part of the Address. in highly finish.
ed ornamental pchmunship, shall form
the upper part ;-the other parts Of
the plate, shall be appropriate orna-
ments i'm the centre below shall be
engraved, from an historical design
for this publication by Mr.. Sully the
Surrender of the British Army at
Yorktown. October 10, 1881.
The Address itself shall be printed
with type of a peculiar and a propri.
ate character, designed for this pur-
pose by Mr.. Fairman, and TO be- cut
and cast by our best artists. No moro
Of the type shall be cast than will be
necessary to execute this Address: d
when i! shall be complicated, the type
and the matrices in which it was cast
shall be utterly destroyed SO that no
other work shall ever be executed by
the same letter which shall have prin.
ted the "FAREwELL ADDRESS" of
him who lived and died. first III War;
first in Peace. and first in The hearts Of
his Coantrymen.
The paper. Of the first quality, Sc
by a6 inches, will be made by Mr..
Amies. The INK shall be carefully
prepared, and of the best materials.
The signature Of General Washing
ton from whitb it is proposed to eI.
ecute a far smile for this publication,
is that which he affixed to the Consti.
tuition of the United States, when he
signed IL as President of the Conven-
ton in which it was framed Thus
associating and concentrating some of
the greatest events in the life Of this
great man and in the history Of his
Country.
The ornamental writing will be de-
8igned and executed in the very best
manner; the ornamental parts of the
design and vignctte, will be engrar.
ed by G. FAIRMAN: and the Typo
partexecuted by John Binns.
They will take especial care ofthe ex-
ecution of their several duties in this
respect, and they will call to their aid,
all that liberality, zeal and industry
can command from the Sciences and
Arts, so as to make the "Fare1usE
.address' no mean specimen of the
state of ethe Fine Arts in the United
States.
As much progress has already been