Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-15

Joss nv every tHhlNiuHdi III that Com.
munity. whose politira! existence was
the fruit Of his cxcrtions.
THE FAREWELL ADDRESS Of Gsne.
raj Washington is the condensed rcsul.
of long experienced. matured 'rellec.
ton armstrong anxiety for the peima.
nrnt prosperity of his country. His
advice concerning the great impor.
tanre of maintaininsindissolubly the
federal Union: the danger Of induI-
ging too murh 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
eign intercourse free from forciSu at.
tarhments ARE so many lessons Of
prudence which we should do well to
bear in constant remembrance. Why
therefore should not his legacy of wis.
dom and affection. be 8" published. az
to admit of being constantly before
our eyes? An ornament to our apart.
mcnts. while it serves as a 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 Oh paper
of the same quality and size as the
splendid edition of the Declaration of
independence now engraving, Il shall
in all respects DC companion worthy
that great State paper.
As errors are known from various
causes to find their way into the most
important writings, the publishers feel
it their duty. not only 10 satisfy them.
selves. but to satisfy the pubic, ofthe
Authenticity of the copy from which
this splendid Edition of the Farewell
Address shall be published.
Nh. GEORGE BnIDPoRT will com
pEete the Design; ofwhich the follow
ing is an outline The Introductory
part Of the Address, in highly finish.
cd ornamental penmunship, shall form
the upper part ;-the other parts of
the plate, shall be appropriate crna-
mcnts in tho centre below shall DO
engraved, from an historical design
for this publication by MIR. S,dly the
Surrender of the British Army at
York. town, October 10, 1871.
The Address itself shall be printed
with type of a peculiar and a.. propri-
ale 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 he cast than will be
necessary to execute this Address F.; &
when il shall be complicated, the type
and the matrices in which il was cast
shall be- utterly destroyed 4; so that no
other work shall ever be executed by
the same letter which shalt have prin.
ted the FAREWELL ADDRESS" If
him who lived and died. first in Var;
first in Peace, and first in fhr htarts Of
his Countfymen.
The paper, Of the first quality, sc
by e6 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 whifh it is proposed to cx-
ccutc a fac similc for this publication.
is that which he affixed to the Consti-
tution 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 vignette. will be engrav-
cd by G. FAIRMAN: and the Typo
graphical partexecutcd by John Bins.
They will take especial care of the ex-
ccuiiOn 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 Fdre7ceH
address" no mean specimen of the
state of .the Fine Arrs in the United
States.
As muchprogress has already been
made in designing and procuring ma.
terials for this SPLENDID edition oE
Gen. Washington's "Fare1oeH i'd
dress" it is expected it will be ready
for delivery, with the SplrDdcd Edi-