Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-11-12

crime and his death was FELT as q.
loss by every individual Of that Con.
munity, whose political existence was
the fruit OF his cxcrtions.
TIE FAREWELL ADDRESS J Gene.
raj Washington is the condensed result
Of long experienced. maturcd rcGcc-
lion and strong anxiety for the perma-
ncnt prosperity Of his country. His
advice concerning the great impor-
tancc of maintaininsindissolubly the
federal Union: he danger Of indul-
ging ton much in party feelings -
the necessity of supporting public
credit at home of maintaining pub
lie faith IN all our transaction, with
foreign nations: of encouraging fer
cisn intercourse free from foreign at
tachments ARE 50 many lessons OK
prudence which we should do well to
bear in constant remembrance. Why
therefor should not his legacy Of wis
dom and affection, be 50 published. az
to admit of being constantly before
our eyes? An ornament to our apart
ments. while it serves as mcmcnto
to guide our public feelings, and to
manifest that the author lives in our
memories!
To make II such, s the aim of the
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, q shall
in all respects be companion worthy
that great State paper.
y. 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 TO satisfy the pubic. of the
authenticity of the copy from which
this splendid Edition Of the Farewell
Address shall be published.
Mn. GEORGE BRIDPORT will com.
pletc the Design; ofwhich the follow
ing is an outline :-Thc 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 i'm the centre below shall be
engraved, from an historical design
for this publication by Mr.. Sally the
Surrender of the British Army at
York town. October 10, 1881.
TIE 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 moro
of the type shall be cast'than will be
necessary to execute this Address; Il
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 DC executed by
the same letter which shall have prin-
ted the "FAREwELL ADDRESS" Of
him who lived and died. first IN Wdr;
first in Peace. and frs. in the hearts Of
his Coantrymen.
The paper, of the first quality. So
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 whirh it is proposed to rx-
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 Conyen-
ton in which it was framed Thus
associating and concentrating some O:
the greatest events in the life of this
great man and in the history of his
Country.
The ornamental writing will be dc
signed and executed in the very bcs.
manner; the ornamental parts Of tie
design and vignctte, will be engraT-
cd by G. FAIRMAN: and the Type
graphical partexccuted by John BiHns.
They will take especial care ofthe eI-
ccutiOn of their several duties IN this
respect, and they will cali to their ard,
all that liberality, zeal and indus'rF
can command from the Sciences aEG
Arts, so as to make the FarewtI-
address" no mean specimen of the
state Of sthe Fine Arts in the Uniteu
States.
As much progress has already been
made in designing and procuring ma.
tcrials for this SPLENDID edition CT
Gen. Washington's "FareTeA Id