Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-09-11


mnnity. whose political existence wa ,
thu fruit of his exertions.
THE FAREWELL ADDRESS Of gene.
raj Washington is the condensedresult
of long experienced. matured rcIlcc.
ton and strong anxiety for The prrma-
nrnt prosperity of his couH:ry. lis
advice concerning the great iTpDr.
tame of maintaining indissolubIy 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 transactions Wit,
foreign nations: Of encouraging for
cign intercourse free firm foreign al.
tachments are so many lessons Of
prudence which we should do well to
bear in constant remembrance. WHY
! therefore should not his legacy of wis.
dom and affection. be 50 published. as
/ to admit Of being constantly before
our ewes? An ornament to our apart.
mruts. while it serves as a mcmcnto
70 guide our public feelings. and to
manifest that the author lives in our
memories!
To make it such, is the aim Of Tie
proposed Edition.
The Publishers arc 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. q 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
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 BRlDPoRT will rom.
pletc 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 ;-thc other parts Of
the plate. shall be appropriate orna-
mrnts I'm the centre below shall be
engraved, from an historical design
for this publication by Mr.. Su'Iy the
Surrender of the British Army at
York. town. October 10. 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 more
of the type shah be cast than will be
necessary to execute this Address L
when il 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. .frNiI Har;
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 be carefully
prepared. and of tie best materials.
The signature of General Washing
ton from which it is proposed tn cx-
ccutc fac similc for this publication.
is that which he affixcn to the Consti-
futon of the United States, when he
signed it as President If the Couvcn-
tion 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 vignette. will be cngrav-
cd by e. FAIRMAN: and the Typo.
graphical partexecutcd by John Binns.
They will take especial care of the ex-
ecution of their e,cral duties in this
respect. and they will call to their aid,
all that libcraIity, zeal and Industry
can command from the Sciences and
Arts. so as to make the "Fdre1cN
Address" no mean specimen of the
state Of sthc 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. Washincton's "FarrwrH Id
Dress" it is expected it will be ready
fnr dplivery miih lin CllnnInI LII;