That works both ways. It is very common, especially with the last SCOTUS ruling that people's property can be commandeered, not just for public works projects like roads or railways, but for economic development reasons, like Walmart. When people are forced to sell their property so it can be used by another private entity, that is wrong, IMHO.
Of course, getting back to the question at hand, ol' Honest Abe was one of the two greatest enemies of the US Constitution who ever walked the face of the earth [the other being John Marshall himself].