Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-09-09

+; loss by every in'!lvIdua! Of that Com.
munity. whose political existence was
| the fruit of his cxertions.
The FAREWELL ADDRESS Of gene.
raj Washington is the rondensedrcsuIt
of long experienced. matured reaec.
| ton aadstrOug anxiety for the perma.
nent prosperity of his country. His
advice concerning the great impor.
tame Of maintaining indissolubIy the
! federal Union: the danger of indu,.
giug too much in party feelings -
the necessity of supporting public
credit at home of maintaining pub.
lie faith in all our transactions with
! foreign nations of encouraging for.
eign intercourse free firm foreign at.
tachments 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.
I dom aud affection. be 80 unpublished. as
to admit of being constantly before
our eyes? An ornament to our apart.
mcnts, while it serves as mcmcnto
to guide our public feelings, and to
manifest that the author lives in orr
memories?
To make it such, is 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. Il shall
in all respects be a companion worthy
that great State paper.
As errors are known from various
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 the 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 The introductory
part of the Address. in highly finish
ed ornamental penmunsbip, shall form
the upper part THE other parts of
the plate, shall be appropriate orna-
ments i'm the centre below shall be
engraved, from an historical design
for this publication by Mr.. sully the
Surrender of the British Army at
Yorktown. October 10, 1871.
The Address itself shall be printed
with type of peculiar and appropri.
ate character. designed for this pur-
pose by Mr.. Fairman, and to be cut
and cast by our best artists. No moro
Of the type shall be cast than will be
necessary to execute this Address /; L
when it shall be complicated, the type
and the matrices in which it was east
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. first IN Var;
first in Peace. QRd first in the hearts Of
his C0nntrynlen.
The paper, of the first quality, sc
by &c inches, will be made by Mr..
Amies. The INK shall be carefully
prepared, and of the best materials.
Tie signature of General Washing.
ton from which it is proposed to ex.
ecute fac simi!e for this publication,
is that which he affixed to the Consti-
tuition of the United States, when he
signed it as President of the Convrn-
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 vignettc, will be epgray-
ed by G. FAInMAN: and the Typo
graphical part executed by John Binns.
They will take especial care Of the cx-
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 Fare1ceH
address no mean specimen of the
state of ethe Fine Arts in the United
States.
As much progress has already been
made in designing and procuring ma
terials for this SPLENDID edition Of
Gen. Washington's "FareureH .ad-
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