Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-13

1Ul6TiSaH Slli3cH. Tbs career Oh SlD-
~ through life was unstaincd bv
crime and his death was felt as a
loss by every individual Of that Com.
inunitj. whose political existence was
thc fruit Of his excrtions.
TIE FAREWELL ADDRESS Of Cine.
raj Washington is the condensed result
oriong experienced. matured rcHcc.
ton and strong anxiety for the perma.
neut prosperity Of his country. His
advice concerning the great impor-
ton,c Of maintaining indissoluhly the
federal Union: the danger of indal.
gins 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.
oigu intercourse free fran fo.eign AZ.
tarhmcn!s:-arc 50 many lessons o.
prudence which VIC should do well to
bpar in constant remembrance. Why
therefor should not his legacy Of wis.
dom and affection be so published. as
to admit Of being constantly before
our eyes: An ornament to our apart.
mcnts. While it scr cs as a mcnento
to guide our public feeling. end to
manifest that the author lives in our
memories
To make it such, S the aim Of the
pronosed Edition.
The Publishers are determined that
the Address shall be printed on paper
Of the sane quality and size as the
splendid edition of the Declaration Of
independence now engraving. 4 shal!
in all RESPECTS be companion worthy
that great State paper.
As errors are known from variogs
causes to lind their way into the mos.
important writings. the publishers feel
it thrirhuty. MT only to satisfy them
selves. bnt 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.
plrte the Design; ofwhich the follow
ing is an outline The Introductory
part nf The Address. in highly finish
ed ornamental pcamunslip. shall form
the upper part ;-the other parts Of
the plate. shall be appropriate orna-
mrnts =. in the centre below shall be
engraved, from an historical design
for this publication by Mr.. !SuHy the
Surrender of the British Army at
York town. October 10, 1891.
The Address itself shall be printed
with type Of Il peculiar and propri-
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 lac 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 destroy ed /; so that no
other work shall ever be executed by
the same letter which shalt have prin-
ted the FAREWELL ADDRESS" of
him who lived and died. frtm Uar;
first in Peace. and first in HE hearts Of
his Counbymcn.
The paper, of the first quality, Sc
by &c 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 With it is proposed t, ex-
ccutc fac smile for this publication.
is that which he affixeu to the Cons,i-
tutiun of the nlted States, when he
signed it as President If the C0nven-
ton in which it vas 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 ortIc
design and vignette. will be engrav-
ed b, 6. FAIRMAN and the Typo
graphical part executed by John Binns.
They will take especial care the ex-
ecution of their several duties in this
respect. and they will call to their aid.
all that libcraIity, zeal and industry
can command frop the Sciences and
Arts, so as to make the PareWeH
address" no mean specimen of the
state of sthe Fine Arts in the United
States.
As much progress has already been
made in designing and procuring ma