Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-02

loss By every individual of that com.
munity, whose political existence was
the fruit of his cxcrtions.
THE FAREWELL ADDRESS Of Gem.
rnL Washington is the condensed resu!,
of long experienced. matured reaec.
ton ndstrong anxiety for The perlna.
ncnt prosperity Of his country. lis
advice concerning the great impqr.
tau.c of MISUNDERSTANDING the
federal Union: the dagger Of indlI.
g;ng ton much in party feelings
the necessity of supporting public
credit at home of maintaining pub.
lie faith in all our transaction, with
foreign nations: of enconragins for.
eign Intercourse free firm l0reisn al.
tarhmcats ARE 50 many lessons Of
prudence which We should do well 70
bear III constant remembrance. Why
therefnlc should not his legacy of wis.
dom AMI affection. be 50 published. as
10 admit Of being constantly befor,
cur eyes! An ornament to our apat.
mcnts. while it srr,rs as a mementO
to saihe nur public feelings. and t,
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 tbs
splendid edition of the Declaration Of
Independence now engraving, & shall
in all respects be companion worthy
that great State paper.
As crrUls are known from various
causes to find their way into the most
important writings, the publishers feel
il their duty, not only to satisfy them.
selves. bat 10 satisfy the public, ofrhe
authenticit OF the copy from which
this splendid Edition of the Farewell
Address shall be published.
Mr.. GEORGE BRIpPoRT will com.
plcte the Design; ofwhich the follow
ing is an outline :-rhe Introductory
part of the Address. in lrrghly finish.
cd ornamental pcnmIinship. shall form
the upper part ;-the other parts O.
the plate, shall be appropriate orna.
ments - in the centre below shall be
engraved, from an historical design
for this publication by Mr.. Sally be
Surrender OF the British Army at
York town, October 10, 1881.
The Address itself shall be printed
with type of a peculiar and a propri-
ATE character. designed for this pur.
pose by Mr.. Fairman, and 70 b. cut
and cast by our best artists. No more
of the type shall he cast than will be
necessary to execute this Address 4
when it shall BIZ complicated, the type
and the matrices in which il was Cast
shall DO utterly destroy ed so that no
other work shall ever be executed by
the same letter which shall lave prin-
ted the "FAREwELL ADDRESS" f
him who lived and died. first in Var;
first in Peace. and frs in Tie heart: Of
his Connt,ymen.
The paper, of the first quality, Sc
by &c inches, will be mad" by Mr.
Amics. The INK shall be carefully
prepared. and of the best materials.
The signature of Genera! Washing
ton from which it is proposed to ex-
ccute a FAC simile for this publication,
is that which he affixed to the Consti-
tuition of the [ nitrd States, when he
signed il rs President of the Conven-
ton in which it was framed Thus
associating and concentrating some oil
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 bsst
manner; the ornamental parts the
design and ,ignette, will be Pngrar'
cd by &. FAIRMAN and the Typo
graphical partcxecuted by John Bians.
They will take especial care Of the e1-
ccution of their several duties in this
respect, and they will call to their aid
all that Iibcrality, zeal and industry
can command from the Sciences and
Arts, s. as to make the "Fare1rea
address" no mean specimen of the
state Of tthc Fine Arts in the United
States.
As much progress has already been
made in designing and procuring ma,
terials for this SPLENDID edition Of
Gen. Washington's "Fare1cM ID
dress" il is expected il will be- ready