Why didn’t Lincoln just let the Southern states secede and leave the Union?

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29thWisCoG

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Sorry if this is a dead horse topic.... but I have always been curious what negative outcomes would have occurred if this happened. I understand the institution of slavery would have continued (as a negative), but what else?
 
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