More facts on Lincoln:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig2/w-williams1.html Dude also jailed a lot of people that criticized him in the press. He also refused to execute a ruling by the Supreme Court (Ex parte Merryman). He suspended one of the oldest rights people have against the government--Habeas Corpus.
Plus the Emancipation Proclamation was a gimmick--freeing slaves on territory he didn't control. The slaves were freed via Constitutional amendment.