And I will point out to you that while Lincoln may not have believed in the legality of the Southern acts of secession, he also did not use force to prevent secession.
That is such a howler, I cannot believe you typed it with a straight face:
None of these States had "waged war", or done anything but secede, or deliberate secession, to provoke Lincoln's forcible use of the Army and Wide Awakes.
But I find your reply totally in keeping with your habits. If you can't misquote someone you don't quote them at all. You left out the second sentence, "Not until after the South resorted to force to further their aims." Every one of those actions came after the South had started the war and when those states were taking steps to join the rebellion. Except for the stuff about conscription and suppressing newspapers. Those came after the South had done the same, though not because of it.