Lincoln was wrong on principle—there certainly WAS and IS a right to secede from the Union. Forcing any state to remain in the Union tramples on self-government and transforms the Union into an Empire.
Which is what it has been since 1865.
Lincoln is ultimately responsible for Roe v. Wade, the most imperialistic act of the federal government in history.
Oh good Lord, is there nothing that you unreconstructed rebs won't blame the man for? There are times when I honestly wish you had won. Watching you wallow in that Southron cesspool the confederacy would have become would have been worth it.