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Its legitimacy rests on the consent of the governed
"[[Lincoln]] refused to act outside the bounds of his constitutional authority because, to do so, would be to violate the same principle of justice that made [[slavery]] wrong: consent. If slavery was a contradiction of our principles, it could not be defeated by yet another contradiction of those principles. Legitimate government stays within its limits—even when it is difficult." [http://www.ashbrook.org/publicat/oped/masugi/11/civilwar.html]