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Calvin Blanchard, “Religion Made Intelligible” (1866)

March 5, 2020 Shawn P. Wilbur

Mr. Editor:—I was once, as you know, a mere sceptic, or unbeliever. But for many years past I have been a Positivist, certainly foreknowing, or claiming to foreknow, that, by means of Nature, including her cunning method, Art, the world will be populated from pole to pole by human beings, all of whom will be as far better developed than any that now exist, as the best of the present ones are superior to the ourang outang. Here is my Creed, if that which is positively known can properly be called a mere creed:— […]

Calvin Blanchard in the Boston Investigator (1861–1866)

February 5, 2019 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”][/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] A STATEMENT AND PROPOSITION. Mr. President:—If it is not out of order, I should like to make a short communication for the consideration of the meeting […]

Calvin Blanchard, “Religio-Political Physics” (1861)

January 27, 2019 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] [/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] RELIGIO-POLITICAL PHYSICS: OR, THE SCIENCE AND ART OF MAN’S DELIVERANCE FROM IGNORANCE-ENGENDERED MYSTICISM, AND ITS RESULTING THEO-MORAL QUACKERY AND GOVERNMENTAL BRIGANDAGE. BY CALVIN BLANCHARD. “Nature […]

Calvin Blanchard, “The Essence of Science” (1859)

January 25, 2019 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”][/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] THE ESSENCE OF SCIENCE OR, THE CATECHISM OF POSITIVE SOCIOLOGY AND PHYSICAL MENTALITY BY A Student of Auguste Comte. 1859 PRELIMINARY. We must accept the whole […]

Calvin Blanchard, “The Religion of Science” (1860)

January 22, 2019 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”][/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] THE RELIGION OF SCIENCE; OR THE ART OF ACTUALIZING LIBERTY, AND OF PERFECTING AND SUFFICIENTLY PROLONGING HAPPINESS: BEING A PRACTICAL ANSWER TO THE GREAT QUESTION,— “If […]

Calvin Blanchard, “A Message to the ‘Sovereign People’ of the United States” (1860)

January 21, 2019 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”][/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] A MESSAGE “THE SOVEREIGN PEOPLE” OF THE UNITED STATES; EXHIBITING TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE INFERNAL TREACHERY OR WORSE INABILITY OF THEIR RELIGIOUS COUNSELLORS AND OF THEIR […]

In Search of “The Writings of Calvin Blanchard”

December 14, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”][/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] The following advertisement appeared in the New York Tribune, on February 28, 1864: DON’T KILL THE UNION.—POLITICIANS, STAY your vampirism, put off your diabolical raffle for […]

Calvin Blanchard, “The Art of Real Pleasure” (1864)

December 12, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] Calvin Blanchard/Art-Liberty page [/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] THE ART OF REAL PLEASURE: THAT NEW PLEASURE, FOR WHICH AN IMPERIAL REWARD WAS OFFERED 1864 Entered, according to Act of Congress. […]

Calvin Blanchard — Those Peculiar Advertisements (1859–1865)

December 6, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

THE NATION’S CRISIS!—When Grant took Richmond, recaptured the “State prison birds” that had flown, and wrote himself “Your obedient servant” to Lee, he was perfectly consistent with the masked devilishness that underlies all government. There new was and never can be punishment for being criminal, but only for not being criminal enough! CALVIN BLANCHARD, No. 30 Ann st., has written a Book, scientifically showing a new way. Price 50 cents; by mail 60 cents. […]

“Last Words of Calvin Blanchard” (1868)

December 6, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”][/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] LAST WORDS OF CALVIN BLANCHARD. Mr. Calvin Blanchard, recently deceased, aged 60, was a remarkable man. Thirty-five years ago, when he and we were journeymen printers […]