Do you think the British recognized this 'absolute necessity' in 1776?"
Of course they did, they created it with full malice aforethought, they made it impossible for Americans to do anything except revolt.
Why, you ask?
Because they wanted to defeat & subject Americans to direct British rule & taxes.
That's why in 1774 they first abrogated the 1691 Massachusetts Charter of self-government and then in 1775 issued a Proclamation of Rebellion, effectively a declaration of war on Americans.
So, from September 1774 through July 1776 there were dozens of battles & other military actions including almost every state from Massachusetts to Georgia.
So by July 4, 1776 the Brits had already abrogated self government, declared & waged war against Americans.
If that was not our Founders' definition of "necessity", then nothing could be.
But no condition remotely resembling that existed in 1860 when Deep South Fire Eaters began organizing to declare their secessions "at pleasure".
Our Founders would not have approved.
Two Georges:
