New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-08
THE RIGHT OF REVOLUTION.

To hs Edho, sf Ths n. Tribu~e
SrR: have read with attention the article in your
issue of yesterday headed Right OF Secession You
dscla having favored The principle. Stated in the
terms em Logged by you, aid applied u the action 81
II Safe through us municipal nniho i'ies II Is easy to
IT, irve that you ARE correct In di,avuwing all resIon-
s lty for such ssntiuen Trere being no provision
m any Stale Constitution in the Constitution OF The
UDi.d States f'r the seeding Of q Sa'e from the
u. H. ere could be Of coune 30 " II ht OF Secs
sicn as applicable TO Stale acting IA ts murispr ca
Iaeity. This. however, does not meet the whole diff
Guilty. II The right of 5 erosion Je tcnird, tie
actual result is defended by thai more sTecions error
the socaed right Of revolution evolution hy iOrr.
The Safe may not secede muiicIGly hut ~
,,ope Of tie State may righ,iuily revolulionr'
toy force If q majority Of them decide. Am IN.
TAKEN my dear SIR IN saying that in early period Of
b. present Socession movement, when as YET only
.eyen States had Seceded-to use the Language
Of the day-you justified thar movement upon the
ground Of tie in alenablify Of the right of revolution
provided always that majority OF the people declared
n favor Of revolution. II this Is bot So thr on
IL ueh misunGertood 1t is by su4 "lfr thal
in time Of high public excitement. primer les are
snnncutsd which will not b,ir iUveriisgt n Ia our
cooler moments aud II conjecture rig ~ ti.t snoh ia
tie ca in the PRESENT instance refer TO il ees with
view to convict you Of ineoLfis''lcy than u afford
You al oppouul ity review your posions IN refer
~ co 10 d.cirine Of perncious tend Dcy. and
ID " disseminated in community That ennen his
lo,lan and civilian, air. J. l.. Motley, defends the
docrrme As one peculiarly Ane rotn.
IL l. characterized by nD able journalist Of Western
Neu.York ns inherrng in States, eomnuuitrs and
4 nj Ihaf N
lether be conferred nor taken away 10y written
situtions' In sloH, our political literature lie iulI Of
this cruel ahsiJdty. while between tie modern Per.
verI-d etrue Of State rights hnd the right of rvvo-
luIiUD--tte ole tio especial crime OF q Sonth, and
the other tie especial weakness OF The NWtb-tbe
Country has been brought to condition where the
shedding Of blood ~pi TO be the on P'sibe de-
ivsn,bcs from these uiost wTetebed d'e'1nes. Not
whist ndiug what am low ssying IL criticism, Ia
MEASURE, upon petition supIoro you 10 hove here
roi,ru ,aAeu, the errvr Of TOO much public import
nee 10 be- allowed To In'r unn"crd' and because
II vitality concerns the welirrr Of the country. will
beg ii e layor of your columns wbiIs l otr what
.e,ms b" ne a complete the de cirinr.
The IosIion take il that IN TEL resentative DO
m,oracy, ,uch rs Is the government Ui the United
States here the people sovereign, where they
make and uumnke their own avs, where executive
aud legislative power reeurs frequent and ruei in
'eivas the .. ope, and where they have provided
foi tie alteration aud amendment Of the Fundamental
aw, acco ding Ia provisions contains. ia Il o law isef
ieh Constitution thsru BEEN "a fo' nal and so
mn snd lrrevocabie sent Of all the people, aching ~
their sovereign capacrr, the right VI revolution by
ione neither dos nor eau EXIT. do SAY that the
over 70 reyoluonlle may not exit, but tue righr 10
90 ~ IL another aud may he under ccun stancer
u very different thing Right nnd power ar by NO
mrans convertible terms. do The ab-
pirat ght ol forrhle revolution, simply DENY IL
ser our furms If govern neni. Revolution by force il
not an absolute but relative night IL may be righuy
exerccd WHERE there is olbef peacabl, redress
Tor grievances; but Ia the conve'se OF the
proposition truei May man, or uny nanbei
81 men, right, force Ia secure whnt can
10 accomplished by IeaceabIe means, even #
size obcc, Le accom- shed bo light Inrs ~ need
urge lb. a'ggm,uI. To adult Tie docIrie nd
nit that pow rights 10 siy that IL Is rie' 'ha
minority however large, may Of right control nd gov.
tic m.j ry, proyidtd only they have lie over u
90 3D. IL fully Justify the establishment In our
uitst If .beoiule d.sp"tl.m in single INDIVIDUAL,
provided could he iopn1 sufficiently bod andalro {.
Admit p.is doclrne, and how shall lG.tfy the
arkabe uprising Of tie pe"I 10 to Iut down III. exist
ny rebellion. Have part of tie Pc Ple The right
10 put down Whit il IL rghI for anotier oton OF tile
,eople 10 dol The proposition needs cny to be taiy
md plainly stated 10 ciry fu conviction Of IT.
absnIdny. T"aI il is largely prevail, nj aud most
ru,i absurdI!y involving most calanii Gus result,
murI bv my spoLogy for taking up ~ mnh OF your
valuable space 10 holding il up 10 the gazo, and
| hops, u the de,eslatlon If your Ieidcs, ~ well
~ the pubc generally. TIE instinct Of the pe'lie IL
truer NJ this respect than their logic II is simply be-
caus. IT. present rebellion is utterly without palliative
~ excu-e either tie action Of the Government or
people. or in the principles upon which the Govern
uIent Is founded that they have risen as Que mau TO
put Il down. satisfied II they do not do 70, tie iber-
lies OF the PEOPLE horelessly lost. Mat kind Of
liberty is that unrestrslned by positive aw' IL rim
ply aparchy-in ts ultimate analysis, sheer, unre-
strained, individual license. WHIT that IL, the French
RevoIuIi has already told lie. Shalt revive and
repeal lie bloody horrors upon the soil oil America
WGsAmsson July -. 1861 w. L.. b.
THE RULING RACE.
Fron Ihs h.chnaond Way, July "a
We are too close and IN much influenced by the
gr at events which passing, to indulge much Ia