Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-01

American Citizen. His career Of slo.
ry 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
TIE fruit Of his cxertions.
The FAREWELL ADDRESS Of Gene.
rh Washington is the condensed result
OF long experienced. matured reRcc.
ton andstromg anXiet. for the perna.
nrnt prosperity of bis country. lis
advice concerning the great impor.
taarc Of maintaininsindissolubly the
federal Union: the danger Of indul.
g:ng too much in party feelings -
the necessity If supporting public
credit at home of maintaining pub.
lie faith in all our transactions With
foreign uations ofcncourasing for.
cign intercourse free firm lorrign at.
tarhmrG;, ARE SO many lessons or
prudence which We should do well 10
bear in constant remembrance. Why
therefor should not his legacy of wis,
dom AMI affection. be 81 published. as
10 admit Of Icing constantly before
"rr eyes? An ornament 10 our apart
'nts. while il serves as a mcn,rntu
10 guide our public feelings, and To-
manifest that the author lives in our
memories!
To make it spch, is the aim Of the
propc.rt Edition.
The Publishers are determined that
the Address shall be printed IN paper
Of the same quality aud size as the
splendid edition of tbr Declaration of
Independence now engraving. Il shall
in all RESPECTS b. a cOmnan!on worthy
that great State paper.
As errors are known from various
causes to find their way int the NEST
important writings. the publishers feel
it their duty, not only 10 sa'isrY hcm-
selves, but to satisfy the public. Of Inc
authenticity Of the cop, from which
this splendid Edition Of the Farewell,
Address shall b. published.
Mr.. GgoRGE BRIUpoRT will COM
plete the Design; ofwbirh the follow
ing is an outline The Introductory
part of thesAddress. in highly finish
ed ornamental pcnmunship. shall firm
the upncr par. ;-the other parts Of
the plate. shall be appropriate orna-
ments in the centre below shall be
engraved. from an historical design
for this publication by Mr.. !suIiy The
Surrender Of the British Army at
York town. 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 20 be cut
and cast by our best artists. No more
Of the type shall be cast than will be
necessary to execute Ibis Address Il
when it shall be complicated, the type
and the matrices in which it was cast
shall be utterly destroyed /; SO that no
ytIrer work shall ever be executed by
the same letter which shall have prin.
ted the "FAREwgLL ADDRESS" of
him who lived and died, first in Wdr;
first in Peace. and FIRST in the hearts Of
his COnnt,ymen.
The paper, Of the first quality. Sc
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Amies. The INK shall be carefully
prepared, and of the best materials.
The signature of General Washing
ton from whirh it is proposed to cx-
Pcute fac smile for this publication,
is that which he affixed to the Consti-
tntion of the nitcd 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-
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manner; the ornamental parts of the
iesign and vignettc. will be engrav-
ID by G. FAIRMAN and the Typo
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AN command from the Sciences and
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States.
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