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Proclamations for 1871

January 15, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[ezcol_1third] EMPEROR NORTON PROJECT: [/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end] January 7, 1871 Proclamation. Being anxious to have a reliable weekly imperial organ, we, Norton I, Dei Gratia Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, do hereby appoint the Pacific Appeal our said organ, conditionally, that they are not traitors, and stand true to our colors. Norton I. San Francisco, Dec. 23, 1870. May 20, 1871 [“proclamation on the Chinese Question”] May 27, 1871 Apology.—Last week, one of the compositors employed on this paper took; to unwarrantable liberty by adding two obnoxious words after the signature of Emperor Norton to the proclamation […]

Proclamations for 1872

January 15, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[ezcol_1third] EMPEROR NORTON PROJECT: [/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end] January 6, 1872 Proclamation. Whereas, we observe that certain newspapers are agitating the project of bridging the Bay; and whereas, we are desirous of connecting the cities of San Francisco and Oakland by such means; now, therefore, we, Norton I, Dei gratia Emperor, do hereby prohibit the Ravenswood scheme being carried into effect, and order that the bridge be built from Oakland Point to Telegraph Hill, via Goat Island. Norton I. ——— The authorities of Los Angeles are held responsible for the outrages perpetrated on the Chinese in that city recently, if every person […]

Proclamations for 1876-1879

January 14, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[ezcol_1third] EMPEROR NORTON PROJECT: [/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end] January 31, 1876 Centennial Proclamation. Emperor Norton Decrees Half Fares, and Prohibits Local Celebrations. In accordance with the gracious request of His American Majesty Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, we herewith publish His Majesty’s proclamation decreeing certain regulations touching the proper observation of the forthcoming celebration of the hundredth anniversary of American Independence. The proclamation will be telegraphed to all the principal centers of business and population in the Eastern State this afternoon. Following is the PROCLAMATION. In order that public attention may not be diverted from the […]

Proclamations for 1873

January 14, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[ezcol_1third] EMPEROR NORTON PROJECT: [/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end] January 4, 1873 Proclamation. Understanding that there is a lady named Miss Watson, living over at Oakland, who is being annoyed by the friends of other ladies making her play hide and seek, to the danger of her liberty and rights. Now, therefore, we Norton I, Dei Gratia, do hereby command all and every person, to desist from such outrage and wrong, under penalty of our Sovereign displeasure. Norton I. January 11, 1873 Proclamation. Whereas, Mr. Woodward permits parties to prohibit our entrance to the “Gardens,” whereby our Friday morning Court has been broken […]

Proclamations for 1859

January 14, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

EMPEROR NORTON PROJECT: September 17, 1859 Have We an Emperor among us? The world is full of queer people. This forenoon, a well-dressed and serious-looking man entered our office and quietly left the following document, which he respectfully requested we would examine and insert in the Bulletin. Promising him to look at it, he politely retired, without saying anything further. Here is the paper: At the peremtory request of a large majority of the citizens of these United States, I, Joshua Norton, formerly of Algoa Bay, Cape of Good Hope, and now for the past nine years and […]

Proclamations for 1874

January 14, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[ezcol_1third] EMPEROR NORTON PROJECT: [/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end] January 3, 1874 Proclamation. “A Happy New Year” to all true and loyal subjects of the Empire of Norton I. January 10, 1874 Proclamation. For the better protection of the health of all our citizens, We, Norton I, Dei Gracia Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, do hereby order and decree that a separate locality in the several cities, respectively, be appropriated by the City Councils of each city, to be termed the Chinese quarters, and the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco forthwith set apart […]

Proclamations for 1875

January 13, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[ezcol_1third] EMPEROR NORTON PROJECT: [/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end] January 2, 1875 Proclamation. Norton I, Dei Gratia Emperor U. S. and Protector of Mexico, demands from all concerned a proper organization of his Empire, so that the Emperor can have a suitable residence and attendants, and a good observance of his decrees and authority, by which means the National affairs and finances can be got and kept in proper shape. Wishing all a prosperous and happy New Year, Norton I. January 9, 1875 Proclamation. The Emperor congratulates Spain on the prospects of peace in electing Alphonso Murphy as King. In case of any […]

Joshua King Ingalls (1816 – 1898)

January 12, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] J. K. Ingalls: …among the Universalists (1840–1847) …in “The Univercœlum” (1847–1849) …in “The Spirit of the Age” (1849–1850) Mutualist Townships: Brisbane and Ingalls (1849–1850) …in “The Shekinah” (1852–1853) …in “The Journal of Progress” (1853) Psychometrical Portrait of Joshua King Ingalls (1853) S. B. Brittan, “J. K. Ingalls” (1873) …in “Liberty” (1882–1896) …in “The Woman’s Tribune” (1888–1894) …, “Reminiscences of an Octogenarian” (1897) A Joshua King Ingalls miscellany Architectural glass patents of Ingalls and Hyatt [/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] Chronological Bibliography – Joshua King Ingalls Joshua King Ingalls, “A Sermon, Delivered in the Universalist Church, […]

Reconstructing the “Anarchism of Approximations”

January 9, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

The Anarchism of Approximations (2007) Part I Part II There have been a lot of opportunities recently to think about the last decade or two of mutualist history. Part of what I will have to do, if I follow the plan laid out for What Mutualism Was, is to treat the whole period of mutualist resurgence with a certain amount of critical distance, applying the lessons of mutualism’s long history to a period during which we knew little about the mutualist past and muddled along as best we could. It’s an interesting project, not least because I’m still not quite […]

Anarchy as a Beacon and as a Focus for Synthesis

January 8, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

Posts in the EXTRICATIONS series: A synthetic anarchism is bound to pose some problems, whether we think of anarchism as an ideology or as a set of experimental practices. Most of the difficulties surround the notion of anarchy. Whether we imagine that anarchy is the ideal or principle upon which an evolving ideology should focus with increasing clarity or whether we consider it a placeholder, the name for a discovery or experimental result that we have not yet encountered in any full sense, it remains a largely negative element. As such, anarchy certainly does not provide all the practical direction […]