1830

Anarchist Beginnings

P. W. Grayson, “Vice Unmasked” (1830)

April 3, 2021 Shawn P. Wilbur
VICE UNMASKED, AN ESSAY: BEING A CONSIDERATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF LAW UPON THE MORAL ESSENCE OF MAN, WITH OTHER REFLECTIONS. BY P. W. GRAYSON. Est autem Virtus nihil alind, quam in se perfecta, et ad summum perfecta Natura. — Cicero. NEW YORK: PUBLISHED BY GEORGE H. EVANS, FOR THE AUTHOR. 1830. Notes on the Author According to Wikipedia: Peter Wagener Grayson (1788–1838) was an attorney, diplomat, cabinet officer, and presidential candidate in the Republic of Texas. He was the son of Benjamin and Caroline (Taylor) Grayson, and was born in Bardstown, Virginia (later Kentucky), in 1788. He owned a […]
equitable commerce

Equitable Commerce in 1830

August 7, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur
[two_third padding=”0 10px 0 0″] COMMUNICATIONS. PRINTING IN PRIVATE FAMILIES. (I have received the following from my friend, Mr. Warren, for insertion in the Free Enquirer. The sheet from which it is copied, and which affords a specimen of the results obtained, is very tolerably printed, and seems go confirm the anticipation of the writer.) REDUCTION IN THE COST OF PRINTING APPARATUS. It is well known, by those who have considered the subject, that printing is a power that governs the destinies of mankind: and therefore, those who can control the Printing Press can control their fellow creatures. While men […]
Anarchist Beginnings

Josiah Warren, “Reduction in the Cost of Printing Apparatus” (1830)

July 20, 2017 Shawn P. Wilbur
COMMUNICATIONS. PRINTING IN PRIVATE FAMILIES. (I have received the following from my friend, Mr. Warren, for insertion in the Free Enquirer. The sheet from which it is copied, and which affords a specimen of the results obtained, is very tolerably printed, and seems go confirm the anticipation of the writer.) REDUCTION IN THE COST OF PRINTING APPARATUS. It is well known, by those who have considered the subject, that printing is a power that governs the destinies of mankind: and therefore, those who can control the Printing Press can control their fellow creatures. While men continue the practice of interfering […]