Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-09-16

American Citizen. His career of gls.
~ through life was unstained by
crime and his death was felt as a
loss by every individual Of that Com.
munity, whose political existence was,
the fruit Of his exertions.
TIE FAREWELL ADDRESS of Gene.
raj Washington is the condensed result
Of long experienced. matured rehec-
ton ARMSTRONG anxiety for the perma.
ncnt prosperity of his country. His
advice concerning the great impor-
tanre of maintainiagindissolubly 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 with
foreign nations: of encouraging for
eisn intercourse free firm foreign at.
tachments ARE so many lessons of
prudence which We should do we'll to
| bear in constant remembrance. Why
therefare should not his legacy of wis.
dom and affection. be so published, as
| to admit of being constantly before
our eyes? An orDaEcnt to our apart
ments, while it serves as a memento
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
the Address shall be printed OF 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, net 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 penmunship, shall form
the upper part ;-the other parts Of
the plate, shall be appropriate orna-
Rents ii the centre below shall be
engraved, from an historical design
for this publication by Mr.. Suliy the
Surrender of the British Army at
York town, October 10, 1891.
The Address itself shall be printed
with type of peculiar and a propri-
ATE character. designed for this pur-
pose by Mr.. Fairmau, and to be cut
and cast by our best artists. No more
of the type shall be cast than will be
necessary to execute this Address &
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, first ir Var;
first in Peace, aud first in the hearts Of
his Conntr5men.
The paper, of the first quality, sc
by s6 inches, will be made by Mr..
Amies. The INK shall be carefully
prepared, and of the best materials.
The signature of General Washing
ton from which it is proposed to ex-
ccute fac simile for this publication.
is that which he affixed to the Consti-
tuition of the United 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 vignette, will be cngrav-
ed by G. FAIRMAN: and the Typo
graphical part executed by John Binns.
They will take especial care ofthc ex-
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 "FareueH
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
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