Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-07

American Citizen. His career Of sIa.
~ through life was unstaincd by
crime and his death was felt as
loss by every individual of that Com.
munity. whose political existence was
the fruit Of his cxertions.
The FAREWELL ADDRESS Of Gene.
raj Washington is the condensed result
of long experienced. matured redec.
ton and strong anxiety for the perma.
nent prosperity of his country. His
advice concerning the great impor-
tanre of maintaining indissoluhly the
federal Union: the danger Of indui-
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: of encouraging for
eisn intercourse free firm foreign at.
tachments are so MAN. lessons of
prudence which VIC should do well to
bear in constant remembrance. Why
therefore should not his legacy of wis
dom and affection, be so puhlishc,, as
to admit of being constantly before
our eyes? An ornament to our apart
mcnts. while it serves as a mcmcnto
to guide our public feelings. and to
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
of the same quality and size as tho
splendid edition of the Declaration of
independence now engraving. &shall
in all respects be 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 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.
pletc the Design ; ofwhich the follow
ing is an outline The Introductory
part of the Address, in 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.. .Suily the
Surrender of the British Army at
Yorktown. October 10, 1881.
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 Address &
when it 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
the same letter which shall have prin-
ted the "FAREwELL ADDRESS" of
him who lived and died, frstin War;
first in Peace. and first in The hearts Of
his Count'ymen.
The paper, Of the first quality, Sc
by e6 inches, will be made by Mr.
Amics. The INK shall be carefully
and of the best materials.
The signature of General Washing
ton from which it is proposed to ex-
ccute fac simile for this publication,
is that which he affixed to the Const.
tuition of the United States, when he
signed il as President of the Conven.
ton in which it was framed Thus
associating and concentrating some oil
Inc greatest events in the life of this
great man aud in the history Of his
Country.
The ornamental writing will be dc.
signed and executed in the very best
manner; the ornamental parts orthc
lesign and vignette. will be engraI.
d by G. FAIRMAN and the Typo
graphical part executed by John Bians.
They will take especial care ofthc ex-
cution of their several duties in this
and they will call to their aid,
III that liberality. zeal and industry
an command from the Sciences and
trts, 50 as to make the "FarereH
address" no mean specimen of the
tate Of sthe Fine Arts in the United
States.
As much progress has already been