Legislature of Pennsylvania publishing Washington's Farewell Address
The Unionist 1834-03-13
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We have pleasure in noticing the following incident in the proceedings of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, which certainly goes far to show that the politics of that important State are sound at bottom:
HARRISBURGH MONDAY, FEB. 24 th
On Saturday last, both Houses met at 9 o’clock, & the Farewell Address of WASHINGTON was read, after which they immediately adjourned. To-day, in the House, 1000 copies of the Address were ordered to be printed for distribution.
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The legislature of Pennsylvania apparently made the publication of Washington's Farewell Address an annual event. While I was unable to procure the 1834 edition, I have included the title page from 1837, that indicates the same date (Washington's birthday, February 22) and the resolve of the elected officials to publish it. Just as the publication of Dymond meant that the students at the Canterbury Female Academy were gaining access to high-level current philosophy, the emphasis on the speeches of Clay and Washington indicate that, like any students in an advanced academy of that time, they were exposed to sophisticated examples of public speaking and political rhetoric.
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