Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-29

loss w every lhHI'tupdi VI titat CDill-
munity. whose political existence was
The fruit OF his eXertions.
THE FAREWELL ADDRESS # Gene.
| raj WashinstOn is the condensed result
of long experienced. maturcd rehcc.
ton armstrong anxiety for the prrma.
nrnt prosperity of his country. Ills
advice concerning the great impar
tanrr Of Observation-Disclosures tie
federal Union: the danger Of indui-
ging too much in party feelings
the necessity Of supporting public
credit az home of maintaining pub.
lie faith IN all our transactions with
foreign nations of encouraging for
cign intercourse free from foreign at.
! taChmcntS ARE so many lessons Of
prudence which we should do well to
bear in constant remembrance. Why
therefor c should not his legacy Of wis.
dom and affection. be So published. as
20 admit of being constantly before
our ewes? An ornament Ia our apart
mrnts. while it serves as a memcnto
to guide our public feelings. and TO
manifest that the author lives in our
memories?
To make it such, the aim Of the
proposed Edition.
The Publishers are determined that
the Address shall he 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
writings. the publishers feel
it their duty, not only to satisfy them
selves. hut TO satisfy the pubic, of the
authenticity of the copy from which
this splendid Edition Of the Farewell!
Address shall he published.
Mr.. GEORGE BaIDPoRT will COM
pleie the Design {; ofwhich 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-
ments in the centre below shall be
engraved, from an historical design
for publication by Mr.. SuIly 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 tins pur-
pose by Mr.. Fairman, and 10 be cut
and cast by our best artists. No more
Of the type shall be castthan will be
necessary to execute this Addresss x
when II 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. .frstin War;
first in Peace, ana. first in The hearts Of
his Countrymcn.
The paper, of the first quality, Sc
by &c inches, will be made by Nj,
tmics. The INK shall be carefully
prepared, and of the best materials.
The signature of General Washing.
ton from which it is proposed to cx-
ccute fac simiIe for this publication,
is that which he affixed to the Consti-
tuition of the unltrd States, when he
signed it as President of the Convcn-
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 ,igncttc. will be engrav-
cd by G. FAIRMAN: and the Typo
graphical partexccuted by John Bins.
They will take especial care OF the ex.
ccution of their several duties in this
respect, and they will call to their aid,
all that libcrality, yea! and industry
can command from the Sciences and
Arts, 80 rs to make the .'FGrsueH
address" no mean specimen Of the
state of sthe Fine Arts in the United
States.
As much progress has already been
made in designing and procuring ma
terials Tor this splrndcd edition Of
Gen. Washington's "FnreueH I'D
dress" it is expected it will be ready
fnr deliyery. with the SnIcutpd Edi.