Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-11-04

American Citizen. His career of sis.
ry through life was unstaincd by
crime and his death was felt as
loss by every individual of that CON-
munity. whose political existence was
the fruit OF his exertiOns.
The FAREWELL ADDRESS pf Gene.
raj Washington is the condensed rcsu!.
Of long experienced. matured relec.
ton ARMSTRONG anxiety for the perma.
nent prosperity of his country. His
advice concerning the great inpoi.
lance Of maintainingindissolubly 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: ofencouraging for
eign intercourse free from foreign az.
tachments Are so many lessons Of
prudence which We should do well to
bear in constant remembrance. Why
therefore ,iould not his legacy of wis.
dom and affection. be 80 published. as
to admit of being constantly before
our eyes? An ornament to our apart.
mcnts. while it serves az memento
to guide our public feelings. and to
manifest that the author lives in Our
memories?
TO make it such, 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. Il shall
in all respects be a companion WORTHY
that great State paper.
As errors are known from various
causes to find their way into the most
importantwritings. the publishers feel
it their duty, not 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
plctc the Design ofwhich tue follow
ing is an outline The Introductory
part of the Address, in highly finish
ed ornamental! pcnmnnsbip, shall form
The upper part the other parts Of
the plate, shall be appropriate orna:
ments i'm the entire below shall be
engraved, from an historical design
for this publication by Mr.. Sully the
Surrender of the British Army al
York. town. October 10, 1881.
The Address itself shallbe 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 castthan will be
necessary to execute this Addresses &
when il shall he 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
1.-THE same letter which shall have prin-
ted the" FAREwELL ADDRESS" of
him who lived and died, first in War /;
first in Peace, and frs. in The hearts Of
his Countrymen.
| The paper, Of the first quality, sc
| by s6 inches, will be made by MI.
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-
ecute fac similc for this publication,
is that which he affixed to the Consti-
tuition of the United States, when he
signed it as President Of the Conven-
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 ,ignette, will be ,engray-
ed by G.. FAIRMAN: and the Typo
graphical partexecuted by John Binns.
They will take especial care olthe 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 rs to make the " FarcwelE
address" no mean specimen of the
state Of sthe Fine Arts in the United
States.
As mach progress has already been
made in designing and procuring ma.
G.. Al LII c