The suspension of _The Ram’s Horn_ in 1848 left the Negroes of New York City without a newspaper. However, in 1851, Louis H. Putman began the publication of _The Colored Man’s Journal_. It was backed by a friend who financially supported it, and as a result the paper was able to run for a period of ten years—a record unequalled during the period before the Emancipation by any paper with the exception of the _North Star_. [Sidenote: ALIENATED AMERICAN] _The Alienated American_, edited by W. H. Day, was the first Negro newspaper published in Ohio. It entered upon its career in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1852, five years after its editor was graduated from Oberlin College. _The Alienated American_ was one of the best journals published by Negroes in the nineteenth century. Day was a prolific, scholarly writer. His publication was a creditable one and realized a good support. The paper ceased publication in 1856, when its editor made a trip to England. [Sidenote: A. M. E. CHURCH BUYS THE MYSTERY] In 1848, the African Methodist Episcopal Church purchased _The Mystery_ of Pittsburgh, Pa., of which Martin Delaney was editor. During the four years of its existence in Pittsburgh, the paper was known as the _Christian Herald_. In 1852, the paper was moved to Philadelphia, and its name was changed to _Christian Recorder_. Rev, M. M. Clarke became its first editor. [Sidenote: CHRISTIAN RECORDER OLDEST NEGRO NEWSPAPER] The beginning of the _Christian Recorder_ in 1852, marks the founding of the oldest Negro newspaper in existence today. It is also significant in that it marks the first serious attempt in Negro Journalism to establish a religious newspaper. The early years of the paper were beset with many difficulties, and oftimes the paper was not issued regularly. Not until Elisha Weaver became editor in 1861 did it appear weekly. The size of the paper has increased from 5 columns, 4 pages, 12 by 16 inches, in 1848, to its present size, 4 columns, 16 pages, 10 by 16 inches. The present circulation of the paper is about 5,000. Its editor is R. R. Wright Jr., who received the degree of Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1911. [Sidenote: NEGRO JOURNALISM ON PACIFIC COAST] The year 1855 saw Negro Journalism starting on the Pacific coast. Within a space of less than thirty years Negro Journalism had made its way from the Atlantic to the Pacific seaboard. The first publication was established at San Francisco under the name of _The Mirror of the Times_. Its editor was Judge Gibbs. It was published for seven years, and in 1862 was merged into _The Pacific Appeal_. [Sidenote: THE HERALD OF FREEDOM]