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Lincoln illegally suspended the writ of habeas corpus; launched a military invasion without consent of Congress; blockaded Southern ports without declaring war; imprisoned without warrant or trial some 13,000 Northern citizens who opposed his policies; arrested dozens of newspaper editors and owners and, in some cases, had federal soldiers destroy their printing presses; censored all telegraph communication; nationalized the railroads; created three new states (Kansas, Nevada, and West Virginia) without the formal consent of the citizens of those states, an act that Lincoln’s own attorney general thought was unconstitutional; ordered Federal troops to interfere with Northern elections; deported a member of Congress from Ohio after he criticized Lincoln’s unconstitutional behavior; confiscated private property; confiscated firearms in violation of the Second Amendment; and eviscerated the Ninth and Tenth Amendments.

What else was he supposed to do when you where trying to destroy the Union.

I'm very late to this thread, but I'm sure it's been very much like the others on the topic.

I did run across one factual error I'm sure you will want to correct.

created three new states (Kansas, Nevada, and West Virginia) without the formal consent of the citizens of those states, an act that Lincoln’s own attorney general thought was unconstitutional

According to the KS state website, it was admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861. Since Abe was at the time a private citizen, although President-elect, I fail to see how you can blame him personally for any possible irregularities in this admission. Since KS was for decades perhaps the most Republican state in the nation, they didn't seem to object too much.