The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-12-05
TO PrBITSH
sPIKNpID EDITION OF

10 he People IF the Uni'ed States.
4 He world has seen enough OF W ItrIors and
OF Heroes euoG,h Vi statesmen; 81 men ~h0 have
guided armies in Tie held, or dictated Az snges IN
the Cabinet, fer the exclusive rurPo-e at Aubi-
ton. History, from is earliest page 10 the Pfc
sent day. mas Offered contemplation only one
Washington bat nun WHOSE dsngers IN war,
aud aboufs IN pesee seie undertaken and suppor.-
ed with single I'VE 10 lle benefit vt las coaairy /,
whose wonderful aud honorable sBceess, was siis
plain result q Wi-Gs "a design, aud v9iour IA ea-
ecatioa whom danger never appalled,, RoE ettesf
depressed Who, pe.seyeang IN the justice Oh h'.
csuse woocd victory I'LL hs aun her who eovet-
ed ". reward but the well .agneI APPRECIATION vi
tiose whose interests lac lived TO Promote; who
reaoaacei all public honoas- when they ceased t.
bs tho necessary iusrnelents Of good ~ the people,
whose altitude Conferred then; who, sopeisi 10
all msnarcis was content To be called AnIerican
C,lzen. His career u glory, through life. was
| aria,st ted Ivy crime aud nls death was ielt a.
loss by every ndni -. that community whose
political existence was the tiul, OF hn rxersio.s
The Fa,e,eeH .9ddress Of General Faa.ias
ION ,he conden.sd result Of oss expsr,snee, INA
tnred reilcGiiDn ard slr0sg anxiety hT the refna'
sont prospef.iy ol bis country. His advice, CON-
cerniI the great ifapartaase OF maintaining islii.
soLbiy ths Federal Union. .iss aa..er Il induis'
Ia too noeh in party feeling, ibe necessity oi
supporting public credi. at aome, oi maintaining
public iaitL IA all tsan,aeoss with foreign ma
ions, Of eneourasiag foreign nlerconrse. free from
for .ign attachments: arc many ie.soas sf pra-
iesce, which We should Do we IL bear IN ooasien,
! remembrance. Why, therefore, sh"ald not the
legacy oi wisdom asa Affections, bs pubi'!ied as
~ adult 81 being censtsnsly ssfore oar eyes: An
, srssmeut a. Our apartments, while IT serves q,
,nementY to gu,s pnr publis lcelngs,ao 10 man
,.e.t that the au,h,r .ises in our mci.orics'
To siskc II such, is the aim vi lie Proi'os
ed edition.
The publishers arc determined ihai The Al
dress shall be ISnied on paper ~ he ZANE qoa',it
Ihe sp.osdd siit.ss 81 ,is Drlers,i-i, vi Jude
peslenoe, lately published " AZ. Bnns. a"d
shall. 10 all resp.ets Is e<apaAion worthy Of that
gseat State PAPER.
As e,iors arc known. from ,iioIs causes,
10 I'd Their way into Tue most ,mpor,an. r.iisgs
lie piaiisher. ieei iher duy, not only 10 salts
fy theu.,s.,es but .n.isfY he pnbi's Of ,hn ao-
,heaticily OF thr copy ircm ~hicl' tbs SPLENDID
Edition oi the lsreweii Address shalt be prbii..-
cd.
The following i, an oulina OF the design
The in,rodne.ofy rail 81 the Address is i.hl,
flushed Osnansatal i'snlias.iP. de'ienee by thu
late Charles II. Parker. easla.sg collect A. e.
egant litrness OF Hn,liagssa WITH sppsopsiats
enble,na. In ,he eentfe below, shaii la eng rves
frsio painting tyr tbs publication, by NJ. snily,
beautiful Vigne.ee. taken froa, thai part "i the
A.l~resS which treats oi tue tis,.ug. oil ieaee.
a nisn, Nhtue and Religion.
Virtue is accordingly Represented under the
form ot "a winged fetus,e ssa,od square bloeh
. Of matbe holjisg crown VI Laurel in one had,
aud wi,h the other Testing tse BIble on her knoe
at he's feet Curt aad naie, to mgly the resI,-'a,
Of The passions and regulation VI the appeties:
her out-syrsai wings, AMI ih. star above her head
indicate her divine oris ia aad Destination TIE
suhe OF Marble upon which he Il seated, il tyPi-
ca! of permancEce aud SCI dry.
Union is pelsoni.ied ~ female leaning On
huadle OF Tw.s; csseiy bsnnd tsge,hcs, wh,sh
! he does not bead her temples encuoleJ with ol-
I'VE the " nboI OF Peace, taduoeos Ia on. hand.
The base oil the picture Ii iosmed 10y dsa-
perry oftke Star Spansed saneet, e~bl,nis # ~
ricultufc, Commerce, Science, ssd the Arts.
The Signature OF General Washington,
from which il is proposed TO execute fac siai,te
Ter this qualifications Is that which he sl Ses To The
{ ossti,u,on Of the United States, wheu he tisned
! IL as President Of the Cenyeauon 10 which IL was
framed thus a.sociatiog and concentrating some
of the greatest events in The 'ts Of this great @aa,
sod in the history OF his country.
! The ornamental parts OF The design, Wig
nette, and portrait of Washington will be ssgrav
ed by q. Farman the Artists will take esrecisl
rare Of the execution Of their several duties asd
vii, cali 60 their MD all that iberslty. zeal, asJ
Industry can command from the Sciences and the
Ats ; so us to make the I" Farewell .4dd,ess' no
mean specimen Of tine state of the Fine Ats in the
United Ststea
Experience has taught the danger of prom.
sisc the exact point of time ut which plate of 20
Large a size, and superior foish, ~ that on which
the Address sto be c.grsved, shalt be completed
,Ii therefor, that klessrs. fairman, Rand aud
TepDan assure the public. is, that their frelIags,
mte,ets, ard im, nsti.ps alike iIhpei them {, have
the work no longer under the gravsr than 'bslI be
iuaspesssbly necessary to secure e. 10 the ntasst
poSNlie accuracy and per.ectsH.
Price SIX DOLLARS, payable on deLrsry.
A prool-sheet of the above celebrated
work, ha. bren received in town, aud uay be sx-
amiaed al Mr. HYDE'S Bookstore, where sub.
sofpiions are received 0FOrders for tue above
work from any part of tins State addressed 10 the
subscriber, Agent for Maine, will receive prompt
attention. A. SHIRLEY.
Portland Nov. 90, 1890