Hon. J. R. Giddings

The position of this gentleman on the Presidencv was tbus publicly defined by himself in Cengress, on a late occasion. We shall see how consistent he will he in voting for a ir,an who will "stand by the Conslit.ution." The incident is thus reluted by an exchange:' "Diiring an ejfcifing -debate in the House oí" Representan ves, a few days síñee, Mr. Gidaings, of Ohio, says the Baltimore Americfin, was asked by Mr. Belser, of Alabama, if he vas willing to vote for a slaveholder for President? - Mr. G. responded thnt . the gentlemankn.ew but little of him ifhe su-ppósed thnt hé could be governed upon such a qucstion by such a motive. He never looked ia the question, whether n man was a sla ebolder or not, in voting for President. ( Cries oí "good," "good," from many soutiierh niembers.) He only at;ked wkèfhèï the man he valed for, wmild stand by the Constitution? In regard lo the institution ofslavery, he had never proposed or argued that the General Government or fYee States had conirol over ir. ITis opinión was thai Slavcry was a State nsfitation, sanctioned and supporfed by State autliority, that here was no potver in the Government to uphold or to end it-"