Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-24


~ through life was unstaincd by
crime ; and his death was felt as a
loss by every individual of that Com
mnnity. whose political existence was
the fruit of his exertions.
The FAREWELL ADDRESS Of Gene.
raj Washington is the condensed rcsul.
| Of long experienced. matnrcd refcc-
ton and strong anxiety for the pcrma-
nent prosperity of his country. His
advice concerning the great impor-
tancc Of maintainingindi,solubly the
federal Union: the danger of indul,
ging too much in party feelings -
the necessity of supporting public
credit at home of maintaining pub
lie faith IN all our transaction, with
foreign nations of Encouraging for
eign intercourse free from foreign at.
tarhmcnts are so many lessons of
prudence which we should do well to
hear in constant remembrance. Why
therefore should not his legacy of wis.,
dom and affection. be 50 published, g;
to admit Of heing constantly before
our eyes? An ornament to our apart
mrris. while il serves as a memcnto
to suitle our public feelings, and to
manifest that the author lives in our
memories?
To make it sEch, the aim of the
proposed Edition.
The Publishers are determined that
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 shall
in all RESPECTS be 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 the public, ofthc
authenticity of the copy from which
this splendid Edition Of the Farewell
address, shall be published.
Mr.. GEORGE BRI0PoRT will com
pIete the Design orwhich the follow
ing is an outline The Introductory
part of the Address. in 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 he
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 n 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
of the type shall he cast'than win be
necessary to execute this Addres Q &
when it shall he 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 livc'i and died. first in Har;
first in Peace. and frs. in the hearts Of
his Conntrymcn.
The paper, Of the first quality, Sc
by &c inches, will be made by MI.
Amies. The INK shall be carefully
prepared. and of the best materials.
The signature of General Washing
ton from whish it is proposed to cx-
ecute a fac simile Cor this publication,
is that which he affixen to the Consti-
tuition of the nlted 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-
! signed and executed in the very best
manner; the ornamental parts of the
design and visncttc, will be engrav-
cd by G. FAIRMAN: and the Typo
graphical partexecuted by John BinnS.
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ccution of their several duties in this
respect, and they will call to their aid,
all that lberality, zeal and industry
can command from the Sciences and
Arts, so as to make the Farc7ceH
address," no mean specimen of the
state of tthc Fi,.e Arts in the United
States.
As cilprosrcss has already beer
made in designing and procuring ma
tcrials for this SPLENDID edition Of