The New York Freeman formally the New-York freeman's journal and Catholic register, (1849-1918) was an American Catholic newspaper. It was owned at its inception by Bishop John Hughes

John Hughes (archbishop)

John Joseph Hughes , was an Irish-born clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the fourth Bishop and first Archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York, serving between 1842 and his death in 1864....

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From 1842 to 1849 it was known as the Freeman's journal and Catholic register then as the New York Freeman's Journal. As the New York Freeman's Journal, it was closed in 1861 it was closed by Secretary of State William Seward

William Seward

William Seward may refer to:*William Seward, English anecdotist, 1747-1799*William H. Seward, United States Secretary of State, 1861-1869*William H. Seward, Jr., his son, banker, Civil War general...

 for anti-Union activity, but resumed publication as the New York Freeman's Appeal, all under the same editor, James McMaster

James McMaster

-Early life:He was born James MacMaster in Duanesburg, New York the son of a Presbyterian minister. He entered Union College but left before graduation. He briefly read law....

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The most popular post-war Confederate poem, The Conquered Banner

The Conquered Banner

The Conquered Banner was the most popular of the post-Civil War Confederate poems. It was written by Roman Catholic priest and Confederate Army chaplain, Father Abram Joseph Ryan, who is sometimes called the "poet laureate of the postwar south" and "poet-priest of the Confederacy."The poem was...

, made its first appearance in the pages of the Freeman.