Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-05


munity, whose political existence Nas
the fruit of his excrIions.
The FAREWELL ADDRESS Of Gsrs.
raj Washington is the condensed result
of long experienced. matured reHec.
ton andstrong anxiety for the perma.
nent prosperity of his country. His
advice concerains the great impor.
tancc of maintainingindissolubIy the
federal Union: the danger of indul-
ging too much in party feelings -
the necessity of supporting public
credit at home of maintaining pub
lie faith in all our transactions with
farrign nations of encouraging for.
cicn intercourse free firm foreign at.
tachments are SO many lessons of
prudence which we should do we'll to
bear in constant remembrance. Why
therefore should not his legacy of Wis
dom and affection, be 50 published, as
TO admit of being constantly before
our ewes? An ornament to our apart.
mcnts. while it serves as a memcnto
to guide our public feelings. and to
manifest that the author lives in our
meshorics9
To make it such, is the aim of the
proposed Edition.
The Publishers arc determined that
the Address shall be printed on paper
of the same quality and size as the
splendid edition OF the Declaration Of
Independence now engraving. d sl;ali
in all respects be companion worthy
that great State paper.
As errors are known from various
causes to find their way intUthc most
importantwritings. the publishers feel
it their duty, not only to satisfy them
selves. but to satisfy the public. ofthe
authenticity of the copy from which
this splendid Edition of the Farewell
Address shall BE- published.
Mr.. GEORGE BRIDPORT will COM
ple,e the Design; ofwhich the follow
ing is an outline The Introductory
part of the Address. in highly finish
ed ornamental pcnmunship. shall form
the upper part the other parts oil
the plate, shall be appropriate orna-
ments i'm the centre below Shall be
engraved, from an historical design
for this publication by Mr.. sully the
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-
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 be cast than will be
to execute this Address /: x
when il shall be complicated, the type
and the matrices in which il 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 Far;
first in Peace, and jirs. in the hearts Of
his Countrymen.
The paper, Of the first quality. Sc
By 26 inches, will be made by MIR.
Amies. The INK shall be carefully
prepared, and of the best materials.
The signature of General Washing
ton from whiih it is proposed to eS.
ccute a fac simile for this publication,
is that which he affixed to the Consti-
tuition 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
the ornamental parts of The
design and vignettc, will be engrav-
ed by G.. FAIRMAN: and the Typo
graphical partexccutcd by John Binns.
They will take especial care of the rx-
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, - as to make the FareTrR
address" no mean specimen of the
state of fthe Fine Arts in the United
States.
As much progress asalready been
made in designing and procuring ma.
tcrials for this SPLENDID edition OF
Gen. Wasllington's "Fare7ccA 3D.
dress" it is expected it will be ready
for delivery. with the Snlpnded Edi-