tried even the patience of Archbishop Hughes. In July 1856, Hughes decided to break with the paper, informing McMaster that he must make clear to his readers that his columns were not to be taken as representing the official archdiocesan view on anything. The heading "Official Organ of the Archdiocese" had to come off the masthead. In 1861, because of its violent State's Rights editorials, it was suppressed by Secretary of State William Seward, but resumed publication in April 1862 as the New York Freeman's Appeal, all under the same editor, James A. McMaster. The most popular post-war pro-Confederate poem, "The Conquered Banner", made its first appearance in the pages of the Freeman. McMaster continued as its editor and proprietor until his death, December 29, 1886. Maurice Francis Egan was editor of the paper for two years after McMaster's death, and in 1894 the Rev. Dr. Louis A. Lambert took the position and so continued until his death in 1910. In April 1889, the paper published a series of articles by Rev. Pacifico N. Capitani, who organized the first Italian parish in Cleveland. In his articles he defended the Italian immigrants from disparaging attacks. In 1891, the series was translated into Italian and sold as a pamphlet. References External links "About New-York freeman's journal and Catholic register" (New-York, N.Y.) 1849-1918", National Endowment for the Humanities Ad for The New York Freeman's Journal, 1849 Catholic newspapers published in the United States Irish-American press Irish-American culture in New York City