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~, York and Hrgnia.-=We have not, until within day or two, found time to read Governor Stewards letter of April 9th to the then Acting Governor of Virginia, John M, Patton, Esq, In this letter Gov ernor Seward does not go much into the argument, but confines himself chiefly to history of the contro. yersy The spirit and bearing of the letter are such wish were universally characteristic of execu- tive documents. It is conciliatory in its and language, while it adheres to the positions before sumed by Governor Seward, some of which we be- lieve to e erronsous, The Governor intimatcs that he had desired to limit the discussion the question of fact whether the persons claimed as fugiyes were guilty of abducting slave from Virginia; but that the Governor of Virginia demanded decision of the as originally prosecuted, .e; the supposition that he accused had been guilty o the charge alleged against them: doyernor Seward repled, in effect, that they would not be surrendered, even then. This is the point where the shoe piacms. Virginia cares litsle for the three persons claimed fgitves one way the other but the priacie is all important to her, and to the whole South. For if citizens of non- slaye-holdny States may enter save-holding States, and carry of slaves at pleasure. without danger of being punished for the act provided only they escape into non-ssve holding State, it seydent that ibe people of Virginia, and other States similarly stuat, ed, hold their slaves by V very prccarIous tenure, They will consent so to hold them, and with the Constitution on their side, we know not why they should.-Journal of Commerce.

 