Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-26

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nv through life was uustaincd BY
crime and his death was felt as a
loss by every individual Of that CON.
munity, whose political existence Jas
the fruit of his exc-tions.
The FAREWELL ADDRESS y Gem.
raj Washington is the condensed resuI;
Of long experienced. maturcd rcReC.
ton and strong anxiety for the perma.
ncnt prosperity Of his country. His
advice concerning the great impor.
tanrc III maintaining indissollbly the
federal Union: the danger of imAnI.
ging too much in party frrlings:-
the necessity Of supporting publ,
credit at home OF maintaining pub.
lie faith IN all our transaction, >.iih
foreign nations: CfenCouraging Tor.
eisn intercourse free from iorcign at.
taC!Imcnts:- ARE SO many lessons Of
prudence which ws should do well %
bear in constant remembrance. Why
tlrrrforc should not his legacy Of Wis.
don and affection. be So published, as
to ADM. Of being constantly before
our EYES: An nrnanrnt 10 our apart.
m"u.-. SSi. i; s"r,Fs as a mcmcnte
to g.i.' nsr public feelings, and to
maHii~sc ia, ;be au.IIcr lives in our
ne-HprIes:
To aaa,:r it such, the aim Of III,
prnno..d 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 q
Independence now engraving, Il shah
in all resnccts be IA companion worthy
that great State paper.
As Gro. $ are known from various
causes to find their way into the most
important writings. the publishers feel
i their duty, not only TO satisfy them.
selves. but TO satisfy the public. of the
authenticity of the copy from which
this splendid Edition Ct the Farewell
Address shall be published.
Mr.. GEORGE BRIopoRT will COM
pletc the Design; ofwIich the follow.
ing is an outline The Introductory
part Of the Address, ia highly finish.
ed ornamental pcnmunship, shall form
the upper part ;-the other parts Of
the plate. shall be appropriate orna-
mcnts - in the centre below shall be
engraved, from an historical design
for this publication by Mr.. SuIly the
Surrender Of the British Army al
York town. October 10, 1881.
The Address itself shall be printed
with type of a peculiar and a proprl.
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 shall be castthan will be
necessary to execute this Addressx 4
when il shall he complicated, the type
and the matrices ii which it was cast
shall be utterly destroy ed ; so that no
other work shall ever be executed by
the same letter which shall have rrin.
ted the "FANEwELL ADDRESS" oi
him who lived and died. first in Var;
first in Peace. and frst in The hearts q
his Countrymea.
II. paper, Of the first quality, Sc
by 26 inches, will be made by Mr.
Amies. The INK shall be carefully
prepared, and of tn" best materials.
The signature of General Washing
ton from with it is proposed t. cx-
ecute a fac simile for this publication,
is that which he afIixcu to the Consti-
tuition of the United States. when he
signed il as President &c the Conven-
ton in which it was framed Thus
associating and concentrating some oil
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 bes'
manner: the ornamental parts of the
design and vigncttc. will be cngraT'
ed by G.. FAIRMAN: and the Typo.
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ecution of their several duties in this
respect, and they will call TO their aid
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can command from the Sciences and
Arts, so as to make the FGre1ctl
address" 10 mean specimen Of the
state of rthe Fine Arts in the United
States.
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made in designing and procuring ma,
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