Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-09-27

loss by every individual of that Com
mutity. whose political existence was
the frat of his exertions.
TUE FAREWELL ADDRESS Of Gene.
raj Washington is the condensed resul,
of long experienced. matured reaec.
ton and strong anxiety for the pcrma.
nent prosperity of his country. Ills
advice concerning the great impor.
tanrc Of maintaining indissoIubIy the
federal Union: the danger of indal.
gins too much in party feelings -
tile necessity of supporting pabIic
credit at home of maintaining pub.
lie faith in all our transaction, with
foreign nations of encouraging for.
cign intercourse free firm foreign at.
tachmcn!s:- so many lessons Of
prudence which we should do we'll to
hear in constant remembrance. Why
therefore should not his legacy of wis.
don and Election. be 50 published. as
10 admit Of being constantly before
our ewes? An ornament 10 our apart.
mruis. while ii serves as a memrnto
to guide our public feelings, and to
manifest that the author lives in our
memories?
To make it such, is the aim of the
proposed Edition.
The Publishers are determined that
In" Address shall be printed on paper
of the same quality and size as the
splendid edition of the Declaration of
Independence now engraving, d shall
in all respc"ts be companion worthy
that great State paper.
As errors are known from various
causes to find their way into the most
important writing. thr publishers feel
it their duty, not only to satisfy them
selves. but 10 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 penmunship, 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
n
for this publication by Mr.. Suily the
Surrender Of the British Army at
York town. October I9, 1881.
The Address itself shall be printed
with type of a 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 moro
Of the type shall be cast than will DO
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 FAREWELL ADDRESS" of
him who lived and died. ,frstm Har;
first in Peace, and frs. in The hearts Of
his Coantrymen.
The paper. Of the first quality, Sc
by &c inches, will be made by MIR.
Amies. The INK shall be carefully
and of the best materials.
The signature of General Washing
ton from which it is proposed to ex-
ecnte a fac smile for this publication,
is that which he affixed to the Consti-
tuition of the United 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
lesign and vignette, will be engrav-
ID by G. FAIRMAN: and the Typo
graphical part executed by John Binns.
They will take especial care of the ex-
'cution of their several duties in this
aspect, and they will call to their aid,
Ill that libcrality, zeal and industry
an command from the Sciences and
Arts, s as to make the "FareweH
address" no mean specimen of the
itate of tthe Fine Arts in the United
States.
As much progress has already been
made in designing and procuring ma
erials for this SPLENDID edition Of
Gen. Washingtons "FarszceH i'd
Iress ~ II ia exnecfcd n will ho rooJv