Douglas Southall Freeman in his Lee biography notes that as early as 1846 Lee owned a female slave named Nancy and her children.
Lincoln did throw away the constitution, as in the case when he arrested the Maryland legislature because it was pro-secession.
He did not arrest the Maryland Legislature. He arrested several members in September 1861 who were advocating a secession vote. Note the date. At that point the Southern states were waging civil war against the government and these people were talking about joining the rebellion. Given that, what should have happened to them if not detainment?
And, heres Honest Abes executive order shutting down NY journalists...
The day before a forged proclamation had been published in the Journal of Commerce, the purpose of which was to manipulate gold prices and make an ill-gotten fortune for one or two of the writers. On the face of it, the purpose was to harm the government, give aid and comfort to the enemy, and that is in and of itself a treasonable offense. So arrests were certainly in order. Once the facts of the matter became clear, the arrested parties were released. Here is a full list of the correspondence on this case: Link
Keep up the hero worship of the tyrant Lincoln.
It's more cutting through the manure that keeps being spread about the Civil War, your post being an example, than any sort of hero worship.
Keep up the Lincoln fantasy worship. The man who condemned us all to big government forever.