Lincoln did no such thing. Pure economics and the industrial revolution destroyed slavery. Lincoln was just in the right place at the time.
How do you figure?
The economics of slavery were quite healthy in 1860. The wealthiest people in the country in 1860 were Southern plantation owners. Cotton was King and it was far more profitable and far less risky than steel, coal or railroads --- especially when you had slave labor. The industrial revolution had hardly touched the south and did not for another 40 years after the war was over and the slaves were free.