Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-09-07

loss by every individual oil that Com
muuity. whose political existence was
Che fruit of his excrtious.
THE FAREWELL ADDRESS Of gene.
raj Washington is the condcnsedrcsulS
Of long experienced. matured reaec.
ton and strong anxiety for the perma.
nent prosperity Of his country. His
advice concerning the great impor-
tan e Of maintaining indisselubly 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: ofcncoarasing for.
cign intercourse free firm foreign at.
! tachments ARE 50 many lessons Of
prudence which We should do we'll to
bear in constant remembrance. Why
therefore should not his legacy Of wis.
dom and affection. be SO published. as
to admit of being constantly before
our eyes? An ornament to orr apart
! mcnts. while it serves as a mcmcnto
to guide our public feelings. and 10
manifest that the author lives in our
memories?
To make it such, is the aim Dt tho
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
I. that great State paper.
As errors ere 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, ofthe
authenticity of the copy from which
this splendid Edition Of the Farewell
Address shall be published.
Mn. GEORGE BRIDPoRT will CON-
plete the Design ; ofwhich the follow
ing is an outline The introductory
part of the Address, in highly finish
ed ornamental pcnmunship, shall form
the upper part ;-the other parts of
the plate, shall be appropriate orna.
ments lin the centre below shall be
engraved, from an historical design
for this publication by Mr.. Sully the
Surrender Of the British Army at
York town, October 10, 1881.
The Address itself shall he 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 4
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. first in Var;
| first in Peace, and first in the hearts d
his Conntrymen.
| The paper, of the first quality. Sc
by 26 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 cx-
ccute a 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 4; Thus
associating and concentrating some oil
the greatest events in the life of this
great man and in the history Of bis
Country.
The ornamental writing will be de.
signed and executed in the very best
manner; the ornamental parts ofthe
design and vignette, will be engrav-
ed by G.. FAIRMAN: and the Typo
graphical partexecuted by John Binns.
They will take especial care OF the 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 anu
Arts, so as to make the "FarelccA
address" no mean specimen of the
state of ethc Fine Arts in the United
/ States.
As much progress has already been
made in designing and procuring ma.
tcrials for this SPLENDID edition OF
Gen. Washington's "ParewM .ad-
: Dress" it is expected It will be ready