Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-19

~ through life was nnstained by
crime and his death was felt as
loss by every individual of that Com
munity, whose political existence was
the fruit Of his excrtions.
The FAREWELL ADDRESS Of Gen.
raj Washington is the condensed result
Of long experienced. matnrrd reaec,
ton and strong anxiety for the perma.
nrnt prosperity of his country. His
advice concerning the great impOr.
tanrc of maintainingindissolubly the
federal Union: the danger of indG.
giug too much in party feelings -
the necessity Of supporting public
credit at home of maintai iing pub.
lie faith IN all our transactions with
foreign nations: Of encourasins for,
ei-n intercourse free from foreign a.
tachmcnts so many lessons Of
prudence which We should do well to
bear in constant remembrance. Why
therefore should not his legacy of wis.
dom aud affection. be 50 published. az
to admit of being constantly before
our eyes? An ornament to our apart
mcnts. while it serves as a mcmento
to guide our public feelings. and TO
manifest that the author lives in oar
memories
To make it such, the aim of the
proposed Edition.
The Publishers arc determined tina;
the Address shall be printed on paper
of the same quality and size as the
splendid edition of the Declaration OF
independence now engraving. n shal!
in all respects be a companion worthy
that great State paper.
As errors are known from variaus
causes TO find their way into the most
important writings. the publishers feel
it their duty, not only to satisfy them
selves. but to satisfy tlIe public. of the
authenticity of the copy from which
this splendid Edition Of the Farewell
Addres. shall be published.
Mr.. GEORGE BRIDPORT will COM
pfetc the Design ofwhich the follow
ing is an outline The Introductory
part of the Address. in highly finish
ed ornamental pcnmunship, shall form
the upper part ;-the ether 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.. saiiy the
Surrender of the British Amy at
York. town. October 10, 1881.
The Address itself shall be printed
with type of a peculiar and q, .propri-
ate character. designed for this pur-
pose by Mr.. Fairman, and to be cut
and cast by our hest artists. No more
Of the type shall be cast than will be
necessary to execute this Address &
when it 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 "FARHwELL ADDRESS" Of
him who lived and died. first in Var;
first in Peace. and first in The hearts Of
his Countrymen.
The paper, of the first quality, Sc
by &c inches, will be made by Mr.
| Amies. The INK shall b. carefully
prepared, and of the best materials.
The signature of General Washing
ton from which it is proposed to eS-
! ecutc fac smile for this publication,
is that which he affixed to the C0nsti-
tuition of the | nitcd States, when he
signed it as President of the Conycn-
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-
signed and executed in the very best
manner: the ornamental parts of the
design and ,ignettc, will be engrar-
ed by G. FAIRMAN: and sthe Typo
graphical partcxecuted 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 Iibcrality, zeal and industry
can command from the Sciences and
Arts, so as to make the Fare1csA
address" no mean specimen of tho
state of sthe Fine Arts in the United
States.
As muchprogrcss has already been
made in designing and procuring ma.
terioIs fny tbis snIrnded edition or