Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-21

American Citizen. His career Of sIo.
rs through life was unstaincd by
crime and his death was fit as a
loss by every individual of that Com.
munity. whose political existence was
the fruit of his exertiuns.
The FAREWELL ADDRESS Of Gsns.
ra! Washington is the condensed rcsul,
of long experienced. matured reRcC.
ton and strong anxiety for the perma.
acnt prosperity Of his country. His
advice concerning the great impor-
tanre of maiItaipinsindiSsolubly the
federal Union: the danger Of indu.
ging too much in party feelings -
the necessity Of supporting public
credit at home of maintaining pub.
lie faith IN all our transaction, with
f,rcigu nations: Of encouraging for.
cign intercourse free from foreign at.
tarhmcats ARE so many lessons Of
prudence which We should do we'll to
bear in constant remembrance. Why
therefore should not his legacy Of Wis.
dom aud Affection. he 81 published, as
TO admit of being constantly before
our eyes? An ornament to our apart.
mcuts. while il srr,es rs a memento
ID guide our public feelings. and to
manifest that the author lives in ou7
memories?
To make it such, the aim Of the
proposed Edition.
The Publishers are determined thai
the Address shall be printed on paper
Of tie same quality and size as the
splendid edition of the Declaration Of
Independence now engraving. d shall
in all respects he companion worthy
that great State paper.
As errors are known from various
causes to find their way into the most
importantwritings, the publishers feel
it their duty, not only to satisfy them.
selves. but to satisfy tie public. of the
authenticity Of the copy from which
this splendid Edition Of the Farewell
Address shall be published.
Mr.. GEORGE BRIDPORT will com.
plete the Design; ofwhich the follow
ing is an outline :-rhc Introductory
part Of the Address. ia highly finish
cd ornamental pcnmunship. shall form
the upper part ;-the other parts OF
the plate. shall be- appropriate orna-
mcnts . in the centre below shall be
engraved, from an historical design
for this publication by MIR. Snlly the
Surrender of the British Army at
York town. October 10, 1871.
The Address itself shall be printed
with type Of 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 more
If the type shall be cast'than will be
necessary to execute this Address q
when it shall be complicated, the type
and the matrices in which il was cast
shall br utterly destroye {; 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 in Var;
first in Peace. and first in The hearts q
his C0untrymen.
The paper, of the first quality, Sc
by e6 inches, will be made by Mr..
Amies. The INK shall be carefully
prepared, and of the best materials.
The signature Of General Washing
tor from which it is proposed To e1.
ccute a fac simiIe for this publication,
is that which he affixed tn the Consti.
tuition of the United States, when he
signed it as President # the Conven-
ton in which it was framed Thus
associating and concentrating some oil
the greatest events in the life of this
great man and in the history Of his
Country.
The ornamental writing will be de-
signed and executed in the very best
manner: the ornamental parts oftn
design and ,ignettc. will be engrar-
cd by G. FAIRMAN: and the Typo
graphical partexecutcd by John Binns.
They will take especial care Of the 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 '!Fars1csG
address" no mean specimen of the
state of tthc Fine Arts in the United
States.
As much progress has already been