There is no such thing as a "scrupulously honest" lawyer.
I dare say there are some scrupulously honest lawyers today. That is not much newsworthy.
If you can show an incident that would show dishonesty on Lincoln's part, by all means share it with us.
Walt
At the start of the war, the yankee volunteers signed up for a limited time (one year, six months, I can't remember exactly). When the time was up and they wanted to go home, Lincoln reniged on the deal and forced them to stay. Lincoln lied to the recruits to get them to sign up.