Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-11-03


ny through life was unstaincd BY
crime and his death was felt as a
loss by every individual of that Coin.
munity. whose political existence was
the fruit of his cxertions.
TIE FAREWELL ADDRESS ?f Gene.
raj Washington is the condensed rcsul.
of long experienced, maturcd. reaec.
ton and strong anxiety for the perma-
nent prosperity of his country. His
| advice conccrning the great impor
lance of maintainingindisso!ubly 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 will.
foreign nations: ofencouragins for
cign intercourse free from foreign at.
tachmcnts ARE so many lessons Of
prudence which VIC should do we'll to
bear in constant remembrance. Why
therefore 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 serves rs a mcmento
to guide our pablo feelings. and to
manifest that the author lives in our
memories
To make it such, 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, Il 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.
Mn. GEORGE BRIDPoRT will com.
,ietc the Design; ofwhich the follow
Ing is an outline The Introductory
part of the Address, il highly finish
ed ornamental penmunship, 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
| Yorktown. October l9, 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; d
when it shall be complicated, the type
and the matrices in which it was cast
shall be utterly destroyed ; so that no
other work shall ever be executed b.
the same letter which shall have prin-
ted the "FAREwELL Address" oi
him who lived and died, first in Var
first in Peace, aud first IN the hearts O
his COunt'ymcn.
The paper, Of the first quality, sc
by s6 inches, will be made by MI,
Amics. Tho INK shall he carefully
prepared, and of the best materials.
The signature of General Washing
ton from which it is proposed to ex-
ccutc a fac simile for this publication,
| is that which he affixed to the Consti-
tuition of the United States, when he
signed il as President If the C0nycn-
ton i'm which it was framed Thus
associating and concentrating some 0!
the greatest events in the life Of this
great man and in the history Of bis
Country.
The ornamental writing will be de-
signed and executed in the very best
manner tho ornamental parts Of TIN
design and ,ignctte, will be cngrav.
ed by G. FAIpMAN: and the Typo.
graphical partcxecutcd by John Binns.
They will take especial care 1.-THE cI-
ecution Of their several duties in this
respect, and they will call to their aid,
all that libcrality, zeal and industry
can command from the Sciences and
Arts, so as to make the Fare7ceII
address" no mean specimen OF the
state of ethe Fine Arts in the United
States.
! As much progress has already been
made in designing and procuring ma.
tcrials for this snlended edition q