Daily American organ., 1856-03-07
From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser.
Samuel III. Hammond.

The political sunmersets Of the present editor
Of the Albany Register, are practised with such
facle agility, and in 80 quick succession, that II
would require prodigious memory for unimport-
ant occurrences to keep the run Of them. and re-
cite their history. He is a wonderful specimen of
what philosophers term unity in diversity" hay-
Ing completely boxed the political compass, having
.veered round and round through its whole thirty
two points, and, if We are not mistaken, several
times repeated these expert gyratons first in one
direction and then the other-having spouted, and
howled, and frothed at the mouth as burly abo-
lition bulldog whose bark was more terrible than
his bite having afterwards, through succession
OF metamorphoses, almost as numerous, If not
quite so amusing, as those sung by Ovid, bieached
his pelt from Ethiopian black to sleek and glossy
silver grey, and learned (because Ii fed him) to- lick
the hand at which he snapped and snarled in his
rabid days--having, since his history has been re-
cent enough for distinct recollection supported
Governor Clark becausehe expected an Office from
him, and turned round and viliied him as soon as
he found he could not get it--havng, thereupon,
Joined the Americans, and wagged his tail and
turned his wisttul eyes TO prominent men in the
party, awning on them for sundry crumbs In the
shape of contributions to carry on his paper
having, subsequently, grown furious against those
very men as soon as he found rich and liberal
purchaser to stroke his sleek skin and put golden
COLLAR on his neck-through all these transmuta.
tioDs, he has been true to his native character Of
mercenary adventurer and hireling demagogue.
His boiling the nomination at Philadelphia is an
appropriate and not unexpected step in his whirl
a-gig career Nursed in the litter of abolition
reared in time-serving IL is no wonder that wher
he found rich and open-handed patron he fawned
on him no wonder that he rallied at those who
had too much self-respect to purchase him no
wonder that nature 30 venal and sordid became
puffed up with insolence and filed with spite when
hn md n Vat1r ~topr H.,
him from dependence on those who had previously '
fed him.
We will not disguise our JOY that this versatile
mercenary--ths political soldier of fortune--has
bolted from the party. The party is stronger, be-
cause purer, for his having left it, His mercenary
confederates, like vermin brought forth by corrup-
ton and nurtured in filth, have kept an obstrepe-
rcns buzz and emitted foul odors at the State cap
ital, till the ears and noses Of clean and decent
men were well nigh overpowcred. We are glad
that this precious squad consisting of one ex-abo-
huonist, and as many ex-clergymen a may be
counted on the fingers OF one hand, and some
scores OF hirelng recruits, grogshop politicians,
who have no antecedents TO which the prefix viii
apply unless we call them ex-tlirsty hankerers
after gooo iifuorwe are glad that this character
less, mercensry crew have gone out from us be-
cause they were not of u.s. The party win be re-
heved of load of anxiety, and breathe freer and
deeper
Ibis bolt is a confession Of the truth Of The
charges Of venality which have been made against
the Register and which 1t has not thought fit TO
deny. The present bolt from the Convention. like
the indecent support Of Law, is a commodity which
has been purchased and paid for--a fact too well
understood by the country for 1t TO have any other
enect than intensity the contempt Of all honest
men, IL is not matter of principle. but of prov.
endera barter Of 30 much political support for 80
much :" material aid" We win examine the pre-
texts by which this kind of traffic Is attempted 10
be screeRed from public observation and contemps
in another article It Is besi ie the purpose 70 do
this TO do more than fix attention on the fact that
the probable drawcr-up Of the protect published
yesterday In our telegrsphic column, from having