Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-09-24

nv through life was unstained BY
crime and his death was felt as a
loss by every individual of that COM.
muui,g. whose political existence was
the fruit If his cxertions.
THE FAREWELL ADDRESS of Gem.
raj EashiugtoR is the condensed reraIt
Ut long experienced. matured reaec.
ton andstrong anxiety for the perms.
nrnt prosperity Of his country. His
advice concerning the great impnr.
taacc of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the
federal Union: the Danger of inaul.
gins too much in party feelings -
the necessity of supporting pablic
credit at home :-nf maintaining pub.
Tic faith in all our Transaction, Win
foreign nations Of encouraging for.
c;gn Intercourse fire. firm foreign AZ.
tarhmeats ARE so many lesson, Of
prudence which we should do well IA
bear in constant remembrance. Whv
therefore should not his legacy of Wis
dom and affection. be 50 published. as
to aimi: Of being constantly Lcrrc
our cycs? Anprnanent tn our aDart.
mrnts. while il serves as memrn,o
to guide our public feelings, and 10
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 on paper
cf the same quality and size as the
splendid edition of the Declaration Of
independence now engraving. & shall
in al, RESPECTS be a companion WORTHY
that great State paper.
As errors are known from various
causes to find their way into the mos,
important writings. the publishers feel
it their duty. not only to satisfy them.
selves. but 10 satisfy the public, of;he
authenticity of the copy from which
this splendid Edition of the Farewell
Address shall be published.
Mr.. GEORGE BRIDPoRT will rom.
plete the Design ofwhich the follow.
ing is AN outline The Introductory
part of the Address. in highly Gnish.
cd ornamental penmunstip, shall firm
the npper part ;-the other parts Of
the plate, shall be appropriate orna.
mcnts i'm the centre below shall be
engraved. from an historical design
for this publication by Mr.. !Suily he
Surrender Of the British Army at
Yorktown. 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
IF 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 Uar;
first in Peace. and first in the hearts Of
his Coant,ymen.
The paper. of the first quality, Sc
by e6 inches, will be made by Mr..
Amies. The INK shall be carefully
and of the best materials.
The signature of General Washing.
ION from which it is proposed to ex-
cute a fac smile for this publication,
s that which he affixed to the Constf.
ution of the nited States, when he
igned it as President Of the Convcn-
ion in which it was framed; Thus
lssociating and concentrating some Of
he greatest events in the life of this
,rcat man and in the history of his
country.
The ornamental writing will be de.
igned and executed in the very best
manner; the ornamental parts of the
csign and ,igncttc. will be engrav-
d by G. FAIRMAN: and the Typo
raphical pal'texecutcd by John Binns.
hey will take especial care of the ex-
cution of their several duties in this
'spect, and they will call TO their aid.
i that liberality, zeal and industry
an command from the Sciences and
.rts, so as to make the Fare1ceN
ddrcss" no mean specimen Of the
tate Of ethe Fine Arts in the United
tates.
As much progress has already been
,alp in dpSi0nino and Drocuriuo ma