New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-30

sJhnR It :" the principal organ Of the Rcpubli'
"cans." Mr.. Lincoln. in the speech cited. rrccg-
n'2es the indisputasle right Of resolution, which
right has is equally odIsputabIe c"rrelasve IN the
right Ut every exi.tiog Government :" put down
rebellion or revolt before it ia consuDmated in
revolution. So TIE TRIBUNE announced as
recently as November Last. ito opinion that
If the Cotton States desired sincerely, and with
unaDImty, to retire peaceabiy" from the Union,
they should be permitted 50 IN do; on the strength
of the maxim Of the Declaration of Independence
that all governments derive their just powers
from the consent of the governed. Even u Dir.
Lincoln believed st th's T'meut that the slave
holding States possessed tie right to change their
G",erpmept, it would not relieve him IN the
slightest degree from bis sworn constitutional
duty to execute the laws of the United States in
the re,oted State of Louisiana. There are re-
ciprocal rights and duties in the relations of gov
ernors aud the governed. And If The TRIBUNE
b. eSed in the right Of Sec-ssiou as rel eonsy
as 1t dIsbeleycs aod ropudates 1t, and looked
only for the consent Of the governed "a the touch.
stone of egIt mate government, it would look IN
to the usurpa,on of jefferson Davis or to any
act Of theirs MS people by which they had re-
.asrd tie Federal Union from its constitutional
duty t" protect them in the enjoyment OF Re
publlcan Government.
We would remind our French friends In
Louisiana that tUere are exceptions to every
rule; snd even If the alleged doctrine of Dir
Lincoln aud of TIE TkIBUNE we're established 40
q general truth, that the law of seIi-preservation
the law Of necessity, Is sometimes the highest VI
all laws to nations as to individuals. II We
sere Wiling u assent t. tho withdrawal o.
South Carolina DOES Louisiana imagine that the
States If tue North. West would ever permit an
alien power to contr"i the mouth OF the hssis-
sippl Ii We were willing 10 recognize the
right Of q State under auy circumstances 10
withdraw, would sucn recognition extend to
withdrawal under all circumstances. and compel
us to submit to be insulted. robbed, aud defi-d
by State that we bad bought aud paid Tor, und
got hard bargain 10 ut the beet
We have q word of advice at parting to our
French friends in Louisiana, and to their symla-
tLizers and weIl.wishels all the world over. II
they rally think slavery such vesy fine thing as
they pretend--so just, humane, so beneficial,
and above oil so prohtable-the most unwise thing
they could do was to inaugnrate hostities against
the Union Ly the violent seizure Of pallic property
and public places, in tace Of the opinion Of the Free
states adverse to their institutions, and of Prrsi
dent whose election is alleged to be menace Of
their overthrow The best way and the
only way ~ save themselves from the evil
Consequences which in their judgment NUT
l.ow the overthrow Of Slavery, is to sever
themselves at once from ths military usur-
patton at Montgomery. Make due restIu-
ti"n, or secure sufficient indemnity to the United
states for Their several acts of plumber and ont
rage, aud reass~rt their claim of right to a pla~
N that glorIou. old Union. where they will b.
sale from the horror Of war aud nsufrecrion
of famine and iuundatour, aud from all the
-courgrs which tLey justly anticipate as the
necessary consequences Of their unnatural ana
wicked REBEL AN.