New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-03

sIton on the great fundamental question OF the
rigbtful Basis of Government. Yet here is its
travesty Of that position:
"Ifw. correctly understand the position Of young
temy nary hu, defined IL supports the pre-en, war
.o .s e;.ion nom 10 I,'sps o. hoy :. a,' ,aa
joy OF the pie OF the South opposed TO penc able
.esa WA. ss' o 90 s,~ss
.ou nsjotY then at tims after the war ,hil have
and respectfully be fully released from their Fed
sfsl obsst understand lng TRIBUNE still pledges TO
them r. peatior support, in the Of the great
prirrip. that Governments derive their just powers from
III. of thu governed II Others hg'ung for the
Union in the filth tha essp'osy ana polucsy In
when their military traders pu, down, opportunity of
do ' a." '"' ''''' '''''H'' III ''''' '"' "
The IateR;genoer in the above probably stated
our po-ition rs fairly as 1t could afford To-
Now let US try our hand at it, aud see how
nearly alike are tho two results:
l. With Thomas Jefferson and the Conn-
mental Congress and People in the Declaration
Of Independence,
owe hold ,he.e truth, to be seeyid-n that al
c.aed equal that they endowed by their Creator with
certain inaienable rights. that among these life liberty.
aud the pursuit. Of hsppine that to secure these rights
government. instituted among mon deriving their just
power. from the Of the gove,ncd that whenever any
form Of government becomes destructive Of these ends
the ryh Of the People 10 alter aJolrh aud to institute
government laying its Foundation such pri"cis-s
and osanxg lie posers In such form TO them ,ha
most haely to effect their safety end happiness"
Such being our fundamental principle, we
certainly are not fighting against it in resisting
the Shareholders Rebellion.
II. We utterly deny, repudiatc, and con-
denim tho pretended Right of Secession. No
such right is known t. our Federal Constitu.
ton, nor, in fact to aIy civilized framework
or supposed to be- reserved, when the States
ratified or adopted the Federal Constitu-
ton. We do not believe (thOugh The H.
t,Higsncr says the contrary that mere
majority Of community may, in disregard
Of all existing forms, upset an existing gov
eminent and put one Of their choice in its
place. We do not believe the whole popula-
ton--we will say of Nantucket or Staten
Island-have Il right, moved by II prospect OF
unlimited gains by smuggling to the man land,
to break of from the Union aud annex their
island to Great Britain or set up for them
selves. We do Mt believe Il nation u.s. like IA
mob or mass meeting, to be dispersed by Il
thunder. shower or "A steam fre-englne playing
upon It. We believe the dissolution of the
bonds which hnd together II great country II
difficult aud dalicats operation, requiring time
aud thought to adjust the complex questions
Of rights Of navigation, public debt, property,
&c., DC, necessarily involved. But, after
making all proper aud necessary reservations,
We still insist that the great principle asserted
by Mr.. Jefferson IA ABOVE IL sound and Im.
portant, and that il would justify II country as
extensive Us aud more populous than tho Thir-
loon Colonies were in l776 in making . new