Golden Rule
Golden Rule and Family Companion, pub by E Winchester, Ann St, 1846 [jonas winchester is a member]
praise the engr in the Columbian. Praises Morris’s National Press. Notices Lawrence Labree’s Illus Mag of Lit and Art, pub Wm Taylor. Later observes they are copying stories from Golden Rule and share contributors. Likes Long Jakes of their illus as spirited, steel engr beautiful
GP Quackenbos contrib. JT Headley excerpted. Eugene Sue and Consuelo.
notices Hewett’s Excelsior and NY Illus Times, a semimonthly paper ed by CF Hoffman, poet and scholar, profusely illus by designs by TH Matteson esq, a promising artist. Harper’s illum bible pictures are of the highest order. Engraver Burt also a promising young artist.
notices Adee publications. Plumbe dag advertises.
Rev ACL Arnold is editor, no sectarianism, from high Romanism to ultra Protestantism, even Unitarians. Intend the mag as a successor to the New World. Visits DC, excited about Washington as a mason.
Feb 21 1846 notes National Press again, and Island City, Henry A Buckingham ed and brother Wm B Smith publisher
Lester’s Artists of America from Baker & Scribner promises to be somewhat valuable.
Likes Harpers Fairy book, illustrated by JA Adams 80 superb engr, we are inexpressively fond of Fairy Books. Reviews Sparry’s Papacy or Popery, labor and patient research by determined opponent.
Calls Matteson’s spirit of 76 in the Columbian spirited.
April 11 has C Lyon of Lyonsdale poem, called friend Lyon.
Notices Fowler’s and the Harbinger positively, also NYU prof Geo Bush’s edition of Swedenborg.
pro war, it was inevitable working of principle of Laws of Humanity
notice JW and N Orr’s Book of Swimming, with illus, life of Martin Luther, Michelet’s the people is esp terrific
HB Stowe contribution and positive review of Miss Beecher’s domestic econ books
Volume 5 1846 has lots more illus--Matteson is working for them as well as Orr. I didn’t photo all the illus of the story, which is set in NYC
Take a CP Cranch poem fr the Harbinger
Sept 19 critical of Chas Anthon. reviews odd fellow offering, likes widow’s friend.
promotes H Hastings’ Weld’s temperance annual gift book, The Fountain. Love Carlyle. Notice Robert F Greeley, Nathaniel Orr’s library for children. Apprecite Godwin’s transl of Goether. Have TB Read poem Inez in December. Like Bush’s study of Swedenborg and Mesmerism.
Dec 26 will have in 1847 editorial contributions of Order members including McCabe, Williamson, AtLee, Grosh, Thayer, etc. In literature, original contribs fr Herbert, Mrs Orr Kirkland, Ellet etc, plus English imports. In 1847, N Orr continues doing their engravings, and editor really likes the Columbian mag. Lots on fairies. FA Durivage of Symbol has retired (May 1 1847), no replacement yet. Critical of flood of emigrants, but solution is to get them capital so they can go west to farm. Critical of tradition blind submission to authority, Luther model of resistance, but not anticatholic. Like Lanman’s summer in the wilderness a lot.
June 12 1847 pic of new hall for the corner stone ceremony. June 26, Catholic bishops in Baltimore condemn Odd fellows, so NY Observer now praises them.
1847 July 3 Sunday Dispatch praises mrs Orr’s poems; Grace Greenwood writes for golden rule and Home j and GG has long praise of Geo P Morris in this issue. Notices the Anglo Saxon now pub from NYC trying to reform the language ot make it phonetic.
lots more Prescott than Bancroft. Like new Union mag, with Matteson, McRae, Sadd.
Sept 25 excerpt fr Herald a Caleb Lyon of Lyonsdale poem on Sabbath of the Heart, and another one Oct 2 on death of soldier in Mexico. Same issue editors say the witch and the last of their race are the favorite illus in the Offering, design happily conceived, idea of the artist well carried out by the engraver. Reclaiming an odd fellow has much merit as a picture. Love Greek Slave.
Oct 9, have a poem by Mrs J Webb (they liked Webb’s Altowan) written for the dedication of the 13th Street PResbyt church, which was Burchard’s. More poems by Mrs Webb later, also by an A. Wight of Westfield NY.
Oct 16 promote Quidor collection by young Am artist, pupil of late Inmman, relig pics, orig and boldness of design, groupings effective, high commendation. More Caleb Lyon. Also excerpts a crit of newspaper music critics, dislikes the Courier and Enquirer’s, a nondescript and humbug, and Tribune man we expected better, twaddle about Sivori. Cornerstone of Wash monument laid, a hundred thousand there, Odd Fellows conspic, Geo P Morris ode.
Oct 30 more praise of Greek Slave, Caleb Lyon contrib to Union mag.
ok with Collyer’s artistes, like Geo Sands, like the Pictorial Sun for 1848. refrain from judging AJDavis and SB Brittan’s Univercoelum, weekly, spirit of. philanthropy, TL Harris contrib. and they take one of his poems on The Gospel of Freedom
in 1848 brother JWS Hows of Columbia college will be coediting
Contributors to EH Chapin’s Symbol in 1845 include TB Read, AJH Duganne, Buntline. Had Dow Jr in 1843. Followed by F Durivage, the Old ‘Un, from Spirit of the Times (his book illus by Darley), Democrat, Pierce gave him a customs house appointment. Was a painter and art critic, saw abolition endangering the union, admired the 48ers, was related to the Everett family. French catholic? Also wrote for Mirror and Knickerbocker.
1843-blacks tried to get NY odd fellows to grant them a lodge, but refused, so went thru Grand United Order in Liverpool. The NY Odd fellows had been associated with the Manchester odd fellows, but in the same year, 1843, they abandoned Manchester as didn’t want to grant privileges to Englishmen.