Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-31

loss DE every lhul'iduai oi tnat Com
munity, whose political existence wa,
the frait of bis cXertions.
Tue FAREWELL ADDRESS d Gene.
raj Washington is the condensed resal.
Of long experienced, maturcd reAcc.
ton and strong anxiety for the pcrma.
! ncnt prosperity Of his country. His
advice concerning the great impor-
lance of maintaining ndissolubly the
federal Union: the danger of indul.
siag 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 of encouraging for
eisn intercourse free from foreign at.
tachmcnts ARE 50 many lessons q
prudence which We should do well 70
bear in constant remembrance. Why
therefore should moi his legacy OF wis
dom and affection. be SD published, as
10 admit of being constantly before
our eyes? An ornament 10 oar apart
ments. while it srrvcs as mementc
to guide our public feelings, and 70
manifest that the author lives in our
memories?
To make il such, the aim Of The
proposed Edition.
The Publishers arc determined that
the Address shall he 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 he companion WORTHY
that great State paper.
As errors are known from various
caHscs to fn,i their way into the most
important writings. the publishers feel
it their duty, not only TO satisfy them.
selves. but TO satisfy tho public, Of the
authenticity of the copy from which
this splendid Edition of the Farewell
Address shall be published.
Mr.. GEORGE BRI3PoRT will com.
pletc the Design; ofwhich the follow
| ing is an outline The introductory
part of the Address, ia highly finish
cd 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.. Suly the
Surrender of the British Army at
York town, October 10, 1891.
The Address itself shall be printed
with type of a. peculiar and appropri-
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 cast'than will be
necessary to execute this Addresses &
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 Har;
first in Peace, ana. first in The hearts Of
his COuntrymen.
The paper, Of the first quality, Sc
by &c inches, will be made by Mr.
Amics. 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 Lnited States, when he
signed ii as President of tue Conyen-
ton in which it was framed Thus
associa,ing 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 vignette, will be engrav-
| ed by G. FA1RMAN: and the Typo
graphical partcxecutcd by John Bins.
They will take especial care Of the ex-
ccution 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 as to make the "FaTsWeH
address" no mean specimen Of the
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state Of tthe Fine Arts in tho United
States.
As muchprogress has already been
made in designing and procuring ma.
trrials for this SPLENDID edition OF
Gen. Washington's "Fare1ceA ID
dress" it is expected it will be ready
for delivery. with the Splendid Edt-
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