Robert Toombs / Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage

by Pleasant A. Stovall

THE END.

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INDEX.

Abolitionists, election of "Independent Democrats" by, [109];
in campaign of 1856, [140];
effect of Dred Scott case on, [159]
Achison, David R., leader in U. S. Senate, [107]
Act of 1789, claim for enforcement of, [73-76]
Adams, John Q., compact with Clay, [14];
charge of corruption against, [55];
member of Twenty-ninth Congress, [56]
Alabama, delegates withdraw from Charleston convention, [177];
secession of, [213];
escape through, [301-303]
Alabama, escape on the, [305]
Alexander, W. F., joins in European trip, [125];
appointed Quartermaster-major, [237]
Alexander, Mrs. W. F., death, [312]
Aliens, Toombs' welcome for, [150], [151]
Alps, visit to the, [126]
American party, rise, [121];
opposed and denounced by Toombs, [124], [128], [147], [149];
successes and defeats in 1855, [128];
nominates Fillmore, [140];
opposition to Toombs' party, [143];
principles, [148];
nominates Hill for governorship of Georgia, [155];
downfall, [158]
Amsterdam, visit to, [126]
Anderson, Major, besieged at Fort Sumter, [227-229]
Andrews, Judge, defeated for governorship of Georgia, [128]
Andrews' Grove, debate between Toombs and Hill in, [145-152]
Antietam, battle of, [262-269]

Anti-railroad agitation, [26]
Appleton, Nathan, entertains Toombs at Boston, [130]
Appleton, William, entertains Toombs at Boston, [130]
Arkansas, delegates leave Charleston convention, [177];
secedes, [233]
Army Appropriation bill, debate between Toombs and Davis on, [247-249]
Army of Northern Virginia, [5], [262]
Army of Potomac, defeated before Richmond, [246]
Articles of Confederation, bearing on slavery question, [132]
Athens, University at, [7-12]
Atlanta, quarrel between Stephens and Cone in, [62];
in the field before, [276];
political meeting at, [324]
Atlanta Sun, edited by Stephens, [332]
Atlantic cable, opposes appropriation for, [194]
Augusta, Ga., speeches at, [47-50], [165-168]
Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel, defends Toombs, [186]
Baltimore, delegate to Clay convention at, [46];
Whig convention at, [97];
Democratic convention at, [97]
Baltimore convention, the, action in regard to Georgia delegations, [182]
Banking, position on, [33], [39]
Bank of the United States, [32]
Bar, admission to the, [13]
Barnett, Samuel, frames railroad law, [351];
tribute to Toombs, [364]
Bartow, Francis S., deputy to Provisional Congress, [215]
Bayard, James A., leader in U. S. Senate, [107];
member of Charleston convention, [176];
presides over seceders from Charleston convention, [178]
Beaverdam Creek, [3]
Beckwith, Bishop John W., eulogium on Toombs, [355], [376]
Bell, John, leader in U. S. Senate, [107];
vote on Kansas-Nebraska bill, [115];
nominated for Presidency, [183];
vote in Georgia for, [184]
Benjamin, Judah P., Attorney General of Confederate States, [221];
legal practice in England, [310]
Benning, Col., assumes command of Toombs' brigade, [268]
Benton, Thomas H., on disunion, [81]
Berrien, John M., censured by Georgia Democrats, [39];
represents Georgia in U. S. Senate, [68];
in campaign of 1851, [93], [94]
Bill of Rights, in Constitutional convention, [345]
Bird, Edge, reunion with Toombs, [298], [299]
Black, Edward J., opposes Toombs in campaign of 1844, [53]
Blaine, J. G., characterization of Toombs' farewell speech in Senate, [205];
on bombardment of Sumter, [229];
on ravages of Confederate ships, [232];
objects to Toombs' restoration to citizenship, [313]
Blair, Frank P., nominated for Vice-presidency, [324]
Blockade of Southern ports, [229]
Bonds, repudiation of outlawed, [343], [344]
Boston, lecture in, [129-135]
Boston Journal, on Toombs' lecture, [131]
Boyd Amendment, [80]
Braddock, Gen., massacre of his command, [1]
Bragg, Gen., opposed by Toombs and Linton Stephens, [274]
Breckenridge, John C., elected vice president, [152];
nominated for Presidency, [183];
vote in Georgia for, [184];
last attendance at Confederate Cabinet, [282]
Bright, John, restrains recognition of Confederacy, [232], [233]
Broderick, Senator, eulogized by Toombs, [336]
Brooks, Preston S., assaults Sumner, [141], [142];
reëlected, [142]
Brown, John, raid on Harper's Ferry, [169];
execution, [169];
influence of, [170];
Toombs' characterization of his raid, [172], [173]
Brown, Joseph E., nominated for governorship of Georgia, [154];
rise of, [156], [157];
supported by Toombs, [157];
ability, [158];
elected governor, [158];
candidate for reëlection to governorship, [166];
seizes Fort Pulaski, [214];
opposes Conscription and Impressment Acts, [273];
commended by Toombs, [278];
parting with Toombs, [281];
joins Republican party, [290];
strained relations with Toombs, [333-336]
Browne, W. M., Confederate Assistant Secretary of State, [237]
Brussels, visit to, [126]
Buchanan, James, on Kansas-Nebraska bill, [114], [115];
nominated for Presidency, [141];
elected, [152];
position on Territorial question, [159];
dissolution of Cabinet, [199]
Bullock, Gov., [317], [320], [321]
Bunker Hill Monument, denial of speech about slave roll-call, at, [119]
Burt, Armistead, member of Twenty-ninth Congress, [56]
Bush Arbor meeting, [324-327]
Butler, Benjamin F., member of Charleston convention, [176]
Butler, Senator, Sumner's strictures on, [142]
Calhoun, John C., compared with Toombs, [14];
as a lawyer, [16];
conflict with Jackson, [29];
admiration of Toombs for, [31], [104], [367];
railroad schemes of, [41];
arraigned for the "sugar letter," [46];
characterization of acquired Mexican territory, [67];
last efforts of, [68], [79], [107]
California, acquisition of, [67];
question of admission of, [77-81], [85];
Toombs' ideas on exclusion of slavery from, [91];
supports the South in Charleston convention, [177]
Cameron, Simon, criticised by Toombs, [197]
Canada, favors purchase of, [195]
Caribbean Sea, advocates making a mare clausum, [196]
Carlyle, Thomas, view of the Civil War, [233];
Toombs' interviews with, [310]
Cass, Lewis, defeated for the Presidency, [63];
leader in U. S. Senate, [107];
enmity to, by Northern men, [118]
Catlett, Miss, [3]
Central America, favors purchase of, [195]
Centreville, Johnston's advance to, [238];
Toombs' retreat from, [239];
escape of Toombs through, [292]
Chandler, Daniel, [9]
Charles I., legend of Toombs' ancestors and, [1], [2], [156]
Charleston, S. C., Yancey's speech in, [178];
excitement at bombardment of Sumter, [227]
Charleston convention, the, [175-181]
Charlton, Robert M., Democratic leader, [51];
opposition to Toombs, [95]
Chase, Salmon P., represents Ohio in U. S. Senate, [68], [107];
an "Independent Democrat," 109;
vote on Kansas-Nebraska bill, [115]
Chattahoochee River, Toombs' escape by, [301]
Chenault, Nick, [288]
Cherokee County, sends Brown to State Senate, [157]
Chickahominy River, Johnston's retreat behind, [245]
Chickamauga, dispute between Gen. Hill and Gen. Walker at battle of, [258], [259]
Choate, Rufus, Toombs on, [367]
Cilley duel, the, [55]
Cincinnati Platform of 1856, [141], [165]
Civil war, Toombs' horror of, [120];
opening of the, [227]
Clarke, Gen. John, feud with Crawford, [29], [30]
Clarkesville, Ga., summer residence at, [372]
Clay, Henry, [14];
Toombs' opinion of, [38], [50], [104], [367];
nominated for Presidency, [46];
Compromise measures, [52], [79];
opposition to, in campaign of 1844, [54], [55];
popularity, [55];
position in campaign of 1848, [60];
opinion on disposition of acquired territory, [67];
last efforts of, [68];
the "Omnibus bill," 80;
death, [107];
denies framing the Missouri Compromise, [113];
position on internal improvements, [188];
his loss felt, [201]
Clay and Adams compact, the, [14]
Clayton Compromise, the, [61], [62], [64]

Cleveland, Grover, Toombs' speech on election of, [370]
Cobb, Gov. Howell, as a lawyer, [16], [20], [21];
Democratic leader, [51];
member of Twenty-ninth Congress, [56];
elected Speaker of House of Representatives, [69];
position on admission of California, [81];
position on disunion, [82];
nominated for governorship, [86];
characteristics of, [87];
in campaign of 1851, [92];
elected governor, [93];
opinion of Joseph E. Brown, [155];
indorses seceders from Charleston convention, [179];
prominence of, [186];
deputy to Provisional Congress, [215];
president of Provisional Congress, [216];
addresses meeting at Atlanta, [324]
Cobb, Thomas R. R., zeal for secession, [212];
deputy to Provisional Congress, [215]
Cobb, Thomas W., guardian of Robert Toombs, [7], [8]
College discipline, [8], [9]
Collins v. Central R. R. & Banking Co., case argued by Toombs, [346]
Colquitt, Walter T., elected U. S. Senator, [38];
Democratic leader, [51]
Columbia County, legal practice in, [15]
Columbia River, boundary line of, [57]
Commerce, Toombs' views on the power to regulate, [189]
Committee on Banking, General Assembly, chairman of, [33]
Committee on Internal Improvements, General Assembly, member of, [33];
chairman of, [40]
Committee on State of the Republic, General Assembly, chairman of, [33]
Committees, views on legislation through, [196]
Compromise bill, the, [52]

Compromise of 1850, the, [67-82];
indorsed by Whig and Democratic conventions at Baltimore, [97];
Gen. Scott's position on, [103]
Cone, Francis H., as a lawyer, [16];
opposed to Toombs at the bar, [25];
quarrel with Stephens, [62]
Confederacy, last days of the, [280-284]
Confederate commissioners, mission to Washington, [222-224];
sent to Europe, [229]
Confederate navy, captures by, [232]
Confederate States, preparation of Constitution for, [219], [220];
appointment of Cabinet, [221];
last meeting of Cabinet, [282]
Conscription and Impressment Acts, opposition to, [272], [273]
Constitutional Union party, [81], [93], [183]
Constitutional convention, and the new constitution of Georgia, [337-352]
Conventions, Toombs' opinion of, [103], [104], [106]
Corporations, attitude toward, [346]
Crawford, George W., as a lawyer, [16];
resolution in Whig convention of 1848, [60];
connection with the Golphin claim, [65];
retirement of, [66];
presides over State Sovereignty convention, [209]
Crawford, Martin J., deputy to Provisional Congress, [215];
Confederate commissioner to Washington, [222]
Crawford, William H., career, [13], [14], [16];
feud with Clarke, [29], [30];
heads Whig electoral ticket in Georgia, 1848, [60]
Creek War, Toombs' service in, [32];
anecdote of sutler, [352]
Creole, Toombs' escape on the, [303], [304]

Crittenden Compromise, the, [202], [203]
Cuba, favors purchase of, [195], [196];
arrival in, [307]
Cumberland Gap, railroad scheme for, [41]
Cumming, Major J. B., [259]
Cummings Point battery, fires on Fort Sumter, [227]
Cushing, Caleb, president of Charleston convention, [175];
resigns chairmanship of Baltimore convention, [182];
presides over seceders from Baltimore convention, [183]
Dallas, George M., attitude on tariff question, [50];
Georgia's vote for, [55]
Danburg, letter from Toombs to constituents at, [199-201]
Davis, Col., quarrel with Henry Clay, [54], [55]
Davis, Jefferson, Toombs' advice to, [23];
member of Twenty-ninth Congress, [56];
on Toombs' financial ability, [59];
represents Mississippi in U. S. Senate, [68];
defeated by Foote, [97];
debate with Douglas on popular sovereignty, [163], [164];
personal traits, [163];
Senate resolutions concerning Southern principles, [181];
election to Presidency of Confederate States, [217], [218];
appoints his Cabinet, [221];
belief in Seward, [223];
Toombs' opinion of, [241], [242], [246];
debate with Toombs on Army Appropriation bill, [247-249];
policy and character of, [274], [275];
attends last meeting of Confederate Cabinet, [281], [282];
tribute to Toombs, [284];
arrest of, [284];
last meeting with Toombs, [284], [285];
in irons, [298]
Davis, John W., elected Speaker of Twenty-ninth Congress, [56]
Dawson, William C., as a lawyer, [16];
candidate for governor of Georgia, [37];
enters U. S. Senate, [68]
Deas, Joseph, aids Toombs' escape, [296]
Declaration of Independence, position on slavery question, [132]
Declaration of Paris, accepted by Confederate government, [231]
Delaware delegates leave Charleston convention, [177]
Democratic party, strength in Georgia, [30];
supports central bank scheme, [38];
censures Senator Berrien, [39];
criticised, [48];
carries additional protection measure, [51];
attempt to defeat Toombs by, in 1848, [63], [64];
elects Cobb Speaker of House, [69];
joint action with Whigs in Georgia, [85];
convention at Baltimore, [97];
loss of House majority, [121];
nominates Buchanan, [141];
nominates Brown for governor of Georgia, [154];
split over Territorial question, [166], [167];
demand for new plank in platform, [167];
split among Georgia Democrats, [182];
success in State legislature, [329]
Depreciation of currency, [31]
District of Columbia, Clay's proposed abolition of slave trade in, [79];
amendment as to slavery in, [202]
Disunion, opposition to, [81];
clamor for, [83]
Dooly, Judge, [14]
"Door sill" speech, the, [170-174]
Dougherty, Robert, [9]
Douglas, Stephen A., member of Twenty-ninth Congress, [56];
enters U. S. Senate, [68];
leader in U. S. Senate, [107];
introduces Kansas-Nebraska bill, [108], [109];
second bill on Kansas-Nebraska question, [109];
burned in effigy, [115];
Presidential aspirations, [140], [161];
debate with Lincoln, [161], [162];
accused of participation in assault on Sumner, [142], [143];
eulogized by Toombs, [148], [149], [164], [165], [167];
opposes Lecompton constitution, [160];
indorses Dred Scott decision, [160];
reëlected to U. S. Senate, [162], [163];
views on popular sovereignty, [163], [164];
resolution for protection of States against invasion, [170-172];
rupture with Toombs, [181];
nominated for Presidency, [182];
vote in Georgia for, [184]
Dred Scott case, [159]
Droomgoole, George C., member of Twenty-ninth Congress, [56]
Du Bose, Dudley M., Toombs' adjutant-general, [237];
forms partnership with Toombs, [316];
sent to Congress, [329]

Du Bose, Mrs. Dudley M., death of, [310]
Du Bose v. Georgia Railroad, case argued by Toombs, [346]
Du Quesne, Fort, massacre at, [1]
Eberhart case, the, [25], [26]
Elbert County, admission to bar in, [13];
legal practice in, [15], [16], [22], [23];
popularity in, [22];
escape through, [288], [289], [292]
Elberton, Ga., speech at, [89]
Electoral vote, views on counting, [193], [194]
Emigrant Aid Societies, [115-118], [159]
Enghien, visit to, [309]
England, introduction of slavery into Colonies by, [134]
English compromise on Lecompton constitution, [164]
[Eugénie], Empress, Toombs' interviews with, [310]
Europe, trip in, [125-128];
hesitation of powers in regard to the Confederacy, [233]
Evans, Augusta J., aids Toombs' escape, [302], [303]

Evans, Howard, aids Toombs' escape, [302], [303]
Everett, Edward, nominated for Vice-presidency, [183]
Fanning, Welcome, [6]
Felton, W. H., opposition to, [105]
"Fifty-four forty, or fight," 57
Fillmore, Millard, nominated for Vice-presidency, [60];
on repeal of Missouri Compromise, [115];
nominated for Presidency, [140];
Toombs' characterization of, [149], [150];
electoral vote for, [152]
Finance Committee of Provisional Congress, chairman of, [220]
Fish, Hamilton, vote on Kansas-Nebraska bill, [115]
Fitzpatrick, Gov., declines nomination for Vice-presidency, [182]
Florida, delegates leave Charleston convention, [177];
secession of, [213]
Foote, Henry S., represents Mississippi in U. S. Senate, [68];
elected governor of Mississippi, [97];
contest with Davis in Mississippi, [163]
"Forbidden Fruit," 67
Force bill, the, [51]
Foreacre, Supt., frames railroad law, [351]
Forensic eloquence, [18], [21], [24], [25], [27], [28], [361]
Forsyth, John, Confederate commissioner to Washington, [222]
Forsythe, John C., attitude on the Compromise bill, [52]
Forts. See their names.
France, Mexican schemes, [233];
political events in, [309], [310]
Franklin College, [6-12]
Franklin County, legal practice in, [16]
Freemasons, joins the, [289]
Freeport, Ill., debate between Lincoln and Douglas at, [161], [162]

Free-Soil party, [89]
Free-Soil settlers, [115], [116]
Frémont, John C., nominated for Presidency, [140];
electoral vote for, [152]
French, Capt. H. L., account of Toombs at second battle of Manassas, [261]
Fugitive-Slave law, Clay's proposed, [79];
the Georgia platform, [86];
indorsed by Whig convention at Baltimore, [97];
Webster's attitude on, [100];
allusion to, in Boston lecture, [131]
Fugitive-Slave laws, passage of new, [170];
proposed amendments, [202];
demands of the South as to, [206]
Fulton, Col. M. C., narrow escape of, [304]
Gardner, James, candidate for governorship of Georgia, [157]
Garrison, W. L., denunciation of U. S. Constitution, [129]
General Assembly, service in the, [17], [30-46];
vote for Speaker in, [33]
Geneva, visit to, [126]
Georgia, land-grant to Major Robert Toombs in, [2];
distress in, [34-37];
first railroad in, [40];
internal improvements, [40];
establishment of Supreme Court, [41];
organization of Congressional districts, [44];
supports Jackson in 1824, [51];
Henry Clay in, [55];
panegyric on, [58];
formation of "Rough and Ready" clubs in, [60];
the Clayton Compromise in, [60-62];
formation of Constitutional Union party, [81], [183];
growth of secession sentiment in, [83], [201], [204];
adoption of the "Georgia Platform," [86];
nomination of Howell Cobb for governor, [86];
nomination of McDonald for governor, [86];
a national battle ground, [102];
supports Pierce and King, [102], [103];
uncertainty of politics in, [121];
breaking up of Know-nothing party in, [122];
campaign of 1855, [128];
vote for Buchanan in convention, [141];
campaign of 1856, [143-152];
politics in, [145];
carried by Buchanan, [152];
campaign of 1857, [154];
opposition to Brown's reëlection, [166];
indorsement of Toombs' sentiments by, [168];
position on the Fugitive-Slave law, [174];
action of delegates to Charleston convention, [179];
split in Democratic party, [182];
vote in 1860, [184];
prominence in 1860, [186];
call for State convention, [200];
votes for secession, [209];
institution of slavery in, [211];
wealth at time of secession, [213];
agricultural policy during war, [275];
the militia, [276-278];
the March to the Sea, [280];
Gov. Brown's address to people of, [290];
Toombs' acquaintance in, [299];
Toombs' return to, [315];
in reconstruction days, [315-329];
Constitutional convention, and the new constitution, [337-352];
railroad commission formed, [350], [351]
Georgia Platform, the, [83], [93], [97]
Georgia Railroad, [40]
Gettysburg and Malvern Hill compared, [252]
Gillet, R. H., vote on Kansas-Nebraska bill, [115]
Gilmer, George R., as a lawyer, [16];
on railroad construction, [41]
Glen Spring, Ga., meeting between Hill and Brown at, [155]
Golphin claim, the, [65]
Gonder, Major, aids Toombs' escape, [294], [295]
Gordon, Gen. John B., interview with Tilden, [321];
nominated for governor, [324]
Gordonsville, Toombs under arrest at, [259], [260]

Grady, Henry W., characterization of J. E. Brown, [156];
at Bush Arbor meeting, [327];
on Toombs' approaching death, [374]
"Gray Alice," 5, [268], [288], [292], [297], [300], [301]
Great Britain, contention over Oregon question, [56-59];
accused of lack of sympathy with the North, [230]
"Great Pacificator," the, [201]
Greeley, Horace, nomination opposed by Toombs, [105], [332]
Greene County, partition of land in, [3];
legal practice in, [16]
Gresham, J. J., [179]
Gulf of Mexico, advocates making a mare clausum, [196]
Habersham County, escape through, [291]
[Hagarstown], taken possession of by Toombs, [265]
Hale, Senator, contest with Toombs in Kansas debate, [117-120]
Hallet, B. F., letter from Toombs to, [119]
Hamlin, Hannibal, member of Twenty-ninth Congress, [56];
vote on Kansas-Nebraska bill, [115]
Hardeman, Frank, [14]
Hardeman, Judge Samuel H., [26]
Harper's Ferry, John Brown's raid on, [169]
Harrisburg convention, demands protection, [51]
Harrison, W. H., election of, [33];
Toombs' interest in election of, [45]
Harrison Landing, Toombs' escape by, [288]
Hayne, R. Y., challenge to Webster, [175]
Hayti, effects of emancipation in, [134]
Heard House, the, [282]
Hill, Benjamin H., as a lawyer, [20];
associated with Toombs in Eberhart case, [26];
opposition to Toombs, [95];
rising fame of, [144];
debate with Toombs, [144-152];
nominated for governorship of Georgia, [155];
supports Bell and Everett, [184];
Vincent's characterization of, [184], [185];
deputy to Provisional Congress, [215];
chosen Confederate Senator, [241];
addresses meeting at Atlanta, [324], [327];
challenged by Stephens, [336]
Hill, Gen. D. H., at Malvern Hill, [252], [253];
charges against Toombs, and correspondence thereon, [254-258];
character, [258], [259];
challenged by Toombs, [336]
Hilliard, Henry W., member of Twenty-ninth Congress, [56]
Hillyer, Dr., assists in Toombs' funeral services, [375], [376]
Holt, Hines, opposition to Toombs, [95]
Homestead and Exemption laws, [38], [317], [340]
Hood, Gen. J. B., in command of Confederate forces, [276]
House of Representatives, U. S., Toombs' action on organization of House, Dec. 22, 1850, [71-76]
Houston, Samuel, represents Texas in U. S. Senate, [68];
comparison of Toombs with, [131]
Houston County, Toombs' escape through, [299]
Huger, Gen., [245]
Hughes, Col. David, aids Toombs' escape, [297]
Huling, Catharine, [3], [4]
Hunter, Robert M. T., member of Twenty-ninth Congress, [56];
represents Virginia in U. S. Senate, [68];
succeeds Toombs' as Secretary of State, [237]
Illinois, contest between Lincoln and Douglas in, [161], [162];
reëlection of Douglas to Senate, [163];
government control of railroads, [346]
Internal improvements, views on, [188-191], [197];
principles of Confederate Constitution on, [220]
Interstate Commerce Law, Georgia's influence in framing, [351]
Intoxicating liquor, use of, [364-368]
Ireland, tour through, [126]
Irvin, Charles E., aids Toombs to escape, [287-305];
arrested at Savannah, [291];
war record, [305]
Jack Jones case, the, [361]
Jackson, Pres. Andrew, defeated by Adams, [14];
conflict with Calhoun, [29];
Toombs' vote for, [30];
opposition to, by Troup, [31];
attitude on tariff of 1824, [51];
nullification proclamation, [52];
position on internal improvements, [188]
Jackson, Chief Justice, tribute to Toombs, [27], [28]
Jamaica, effects of emancipation in, [134]
James River, Army of Potomac driven back to, [24]
Jefferson, Thomas, supports the tariff, [48];
detestation of party machinery, [106];
position on internal improvements, [188]
Jefferson County, on the stump in, [90]
Jenkins, Charles J., as a lawyer, [16];
elected Speaker of House, General Assembly, [33];
defeated for U. S. senatorship, [38];
reports the "Georgia Platform," [86];
author of the Georgia Platform, [92], [93];
opinion of Berrien, [93];
nominated for Vice-presidency, [99];
career of, [101];
personal character, [102];
disputes reconstruction measures, [323];
carries off the great seal of Georgia, [333], [338];
president of Constitutional convention, [337];
deposed from governorship, [337];
views on railroad question, [345]
Johnson, Andrew, member of Twenty-ninth Congress, [56];
impeachment of, [310];
Toombs' interview with, [313]
Johnson, Herschel V., Democratic leader, [51];
elected governor of Georgia, [128];
leads Union wing of Georgia Democrats, [182];
nominated for Vice-presidency, [183];
challenged by Stephens, [336]
Johnson, R. M., reunion with Toombs, [298], [299]
Johnson, Fort, fires on Fort Sumter, [227]
Johnston, Gen. Joseph E., on first battle of Manassas, [238];
advance on Washington, [238];
withdraws from Manassas, [239];
heated interview with Toombs, [243];
recognizes Toombs' worth, [243], [244];
retreats behind the Chickahominy, [245];
criticism of Southern soldiers, [271];
relieved from command, [276];
struggle with Sherman, [280]
Jones, Gen. D. R., report of second battle of Manassas, [261];
reports of Toombs' actions at Antietam, [264], [265]
Judiciary Committee, General Assembly, chairman of, [33], [38]
Kansas, civil war in, [115-118], [159];
Pierce's message on state of, [115], [116]
Kansas bill, opposition to, [166]
Kansas-Nebraska bill, [107-115];
dissatisfaction with, in Georgia, [143];
Hill on, [147-149]
Kennan, A. H., deputy to Provisional Congress, [215]
Kentucky, partial secession measures of, [233]
Kimball House Company, financial dealings of Toombs with, [42]

Kinch, ——, sutler in Creek war, [352]
Knott, Pres. Eliphalet, [13]
Know-nothing party. See American party
Labor, views on, [197]
Lamar, A. R., description of Toombs, [236], [237]
Lamar, De Rosset, Toombs' aid-de-camp, [237]
Lamartine, Toombs compared with, [76]
Land-jobbing, opposition to, [53]
Lane, Jack, reunion with Toombs, [298], [299]
Lane, Joseph C., nominated for Vice-presidency, [183]
Lanier, Sidney, [284]
Lawton, A. R., supported by Toombs, [369]
Lecompton constitution, favored by Buchanan, [160];
passes the Senate, [164]
Lee, Gen. Robert E., captures John Brown, [169];
successes of, [246];
invades Maryland, [262];
report of Toombs' actions at Antietam, [264]
Le Seur, Alexander, aids Toombs' escape, [288], [289]
Lewis, D. W., defeated by Stephens, [93]
Lexington, Ga., speech in, [92];
debate between Hill and Stephens at, [144], [145]
Lincoln, Abraham, views on slavery question, [67];
personal traits, [161], [162];
opposes Douglas, [161], [162];
letter to Stephens, [199];
election of, [199];
Toombs' views of his policy, [200];
war pressure on, [224];
compared with Seward, [225];
relies on Northern unanimity, [226];
proclaims blockade of Southern ports, [229];
disputes with McClellan, [239];
confidence in Toombs, [367]
"Little Giant," the, [109], [161]
Longstreet, Gen., opinion of Toombs, [106], [241], [271];
quarrel with Toombs, [259], [260];
report of Manassas and Maryland campaign, [269];
compliments Toombs, [269];
Toombs' opinion of, [325]
Lookout Mountain, last meeting of Davis and Toombs at, [284], [285]
Louisiana, Calhoun's "sugar letter" to, [46];
delegates leave Charleston convention, [177];
secession of, [216]
Lumpkin, Joseph H., as a lawyer, [16];
opinion of Toombs' legal skill, [20]
Lumpkin, murder case at, [23]
Lyons, visit to, [126]
Lyons, Lord, British minister at Washington, [230]
Macon County, Toombs' escape through, [299]
Madison, James, position on internal improvements, [188]
Magna Charta, lecture on, [327-329]
Magruder, Gen., operations on Warwick River, [244];
command on the peninsula, [245]
Mallory, S. B., Secretary of Navy of Confederate States, [221]
Mallorysville, Ga., speech at, [46]
Malvern Hill, battle of, [1], [252], [253]
Manassas, first battle of, [238];
evacuated by Confederates, [239];
Toombs at second battle, [260-262]
Manufactures, argument in favor of, [49]
March to the Sea, the, [280]
Marcy, Secretary, [231]
Marietta, speech in, [91]
Marque, letters of, [229-232]
Marseilles, visit to, [126]
Marshall, Chief Justice, [38]
Marshall, Humphrey, duel with Henry Clay, [55];
recognizes Toombs at New Orleans, [305]

Martin, Major Luther, gives Toombs his parole papers, [291];
his house raided, [292]
Maryland, invasion of, [262]
Mason, A. D., commissioner to Europe, [229]
Mason, James M., represents Virginia in U. S. Senate, [68];
reads Calhoun's last speech, [79], [107]
Massachusetts, power of Abolitionists in, [109];
withdraws from Baltimore Convention, [182]
Mattox, Col. W. H., shelters Toombs, [292]
Maximilian, Emperor, defeat and execution of, [233]
Maybrick, Mrs., [9]
McClellan, Gen., succeeds McDowell, [238];
disputes with Lincoln, [239];

marches up the peninsula, [244]
McDaniel, H. D., frames railroad law, [351]
McDonald, Charles J., relief measures of, [34-37];
reëlected, [37];
supports central bank scheme, [38];
represents Georgia at Nashville convention, [85];
nominated for governor, [86];
Toombs on the nomination of, [90];
supported by Berrien, [93];
defeated, [93];
opposition to Toombs, [158]
McDowell, Gen., succeeded by McClellan, [238]
McDuffie, George, as a lawyer, [16];
Toombs' contentions with, [45-51];
Democratic leader, [51]
McKennon, ——, resignation from Interior Department, [101]
McMillan, Robert, as a lawyer, [16];
defeated by Toombs, [93]
Mediterranean, visit to, [126]
Memminger, C. G., as a lawyer, [21];
Secretary of Treasury of Confederate States, [221]
Merriweather, ——, Whig leader, [51]
Mexican war, fruits of, [60]
Mexico, defense of, in Texas question, [53];
Toombs' opinions on conquest of, [59];
the Clayton Compromise, [61];
troubles over territory acquired from, [67];
Toombs favors purchase of, [195];
French schemes in, [233]
Might against right, [112]
Milledge, Gov. John, [7]
Milledgeville, Toombs in General Assembly at, [17];
Toombs' practice in, [22], [123];
doctrine of States' Rights, affirmed at convention of 1833, [52];
convention of 1850 at, [86];
call for State convention in 1860 at, [179];
meeting of State Sovereignty convention at in 1861, [209]
Miller, Andrew J., [16]
Mirabeau, Toombs compared with, [46], [70]
Mississippi, position in secession question, [97];
delegates leave Charleston convention, [177];
secession of, [213]
Mississippi River, views on appropriations for, [189-191]
Missouri, sends settlers to Kansas, [115], [159];
representation at Baltimore convention, [182];
partial secession measures of, [233];
government control of railroads in, [346]
Missouri Compromise, refusal to extend the line of, [67];
Sumner's claims for, [108];
denounced by Toombs, [114];
Fillmore on the repeal of, [115]
Mobile, Ala., escape through, [301-303]
Monopolies, hatred for, [26], [348], [349]
Monroe, Fortress, McClellan's arrival at, [244];
Stephens imprisoned at, [298]
Monroe, James, position on internal improvements, [188]
Montgomery, Ala., Provisional Congress at, [216]
Morris Island fires on Sumter, [227]

Morton, Oliver P., [314]
Moses, R. J., Toombs' commissary general, [237];
account of dispute between Toombs and Gen. Hill, [256], [257]
Moultrie, Fort, fires on Fort Sumter, [227]
Mount Pleasant battery fires on Fort Sumter, [227]
Munson's Hill, Toombs' position at, [238]
Naples, visit to, [126]
Nashville, convention at, [85]
National debt, views on, [197]
National Democratic party, defeated, [327];
nominates Greeley for Presidency, [332]
Neahmatha, insurrection of, [32]
Negroes, Toombs on the status of, [133-137];
Toombs' treatment of his, [138], [139];
decision of Dred Scott case, [159];
Toombs' position toward, after the war, [341]
New Mexico, bill to organize, [65];
acquisition of, [67];
question of organizing Territory, [79], [80]
New Orleans, fall of, [245];
escape through, [304], [305]
Newspaper criticisms and misrepresentations, [365], [366]
New World, return to America on the, [313]
New York City, speech for Taylor in 1848, [64]
New York State, power of Abolitionists in, [109]
New York Express, on Boston lecture, [131], [132]
Nicholls, Col. John C., messenger from Toombs to Brown, [335]
Nisbet, Eugenius A., offers secession resolution, [209];
deputy to Provisional Congress, [215]
Norfolk, loss of, [245]
North Carolina, supports Jackson, [29];
secedes, [233]
Northern Circuit of Georgia, the bar of, [16]
"Notes on the Situation," [185], [326]
Nullification, [51], [52]
O'Brien, Rev. J. M., [362]
Ocmulgee River, watched for Toombs, [298];
escape across, [299]
Oconee River, [7], [296]
Oglethorpe, Ga., escape through, [299]
Oglethorpe County, legal practice in, [15], [16], [25]
Ohio, position in regard to the Wilmot Proviso, [60];
power of Abolitionists in, [109];
government control of railroads in, [346]
Olin, Stephen, [9]
Omnibus bill (Clay's), [80]
Omnibus bill (State aid to railroads), opposed by Toombs, [191]
Ordinance of Secession, [209], [214]
Oregon supports the South in Charleston convention, [177]
Oregon question, prominence in 1845, [56-59]
Outlawry, Toombs' glory in, [23]
Paine, Tom., Toombs' liking for, [368]
Panic of 1837, [16], [31], [41]
Paris, visit to, [126];
flight to, [308]
Payne, Henry B., member of Charleston convention, [176]
Peace congress, [234]
Peace resolutions, [273]
Peach Tree Creek, in battle at, [276]
Pennsylvania, government control of railroads, [346]
Pension grabs, views on, [192], [193], [197]
Peter's Colony Grant, [152]
Phillips, Wendell, oratory of, [129]
Pickens, Gov., Democratic leader, [51];
notified in regard to Fort Sumter, [224]
Pierce, Bishop Geo. F., [10], [11], [376]
Pierce, Pres. Franklin, Toombs' estimate of, [367];
message on state of Kansas, [115], [116];
vetoes Mississippi River bill, [191]
Polk, Pres. James K., attitude toward protection, [50];
Georgia's vote for, [55];
position on Oregon question, [57];
forced to retire from Oregon position, [59];
veto of River and Harbor bill, [188];
vetoes supported by Toombs, [191]
Pope, Sarah, [3]
Pope, ——, death of, and generosity of Toombs to his family, [359], [360]
Pope, Gen., driven from Virginia, [262]
Popular sovereignty, Douglas' doctrine of, [162-164]
Postal service, views on, [197]
Pottle, Judge E. H., [25], [26]
"Pour it back in the jug," [352]
Prather, Col., shelters Toombs, [290]
Prentiss, Sergeant S., vanquished in debate by Davis, [163]
Presidential vote, Toombs' views on counting, [193]
Principles of Magna Charta, lecture, [327-329]
Privateers, [229-232]
Produce Loan, the, [236]
Prohibitionists, Toombs' opinion of, [374]
Protection, defense of, [48-50];
in campaign of 1844, [51]
Provisional Congress of seceded States, [214-218]
Pulaski, Fort, seized by Gov. Brown, [214]
Railroad Commission of Georgia, [350], [351];
Toombs' appearance before, [362]
Railroad corporations, Toombs' attitude toward, [342], [345-351]
Randall, S. J., proposes General Amnesty Act, [313]
Randolph, John, duel with Henry Clay, [55]

Rapidan River, Confederate retirement along, [239];
Toombs' brigade at the, [259]
Rappahannock River, Confederates retire behind, [239]
Reagan, J. H., Postmaster General of Confederate States, [221];
recognizes Toombs' merits, [270];
last attendance at Confederate Cabinet, [282]
Reconstruction Acts, views on, [325], [326]
Reese, Judge William M., on the practice of law, [15];
description of Toombs by, [24];
opinion of Toombs' speeches, [329], [330];
frames railroad law, [351]
Religion, liberality in matters of, [124], [125]
Republican party, formation of, [140];
growing strength of, [161];
arraigned by Toombs, [172-174], [203];
opposition to, in Georgia, [324]
Repudiation, [343], [344]
Rhett, R. Barnwell, Democratic leader, [51];
member of Twenty-ninth Congress, [56]
Rhine, voyage down the, [126]
Richmond, Va., call for convention in, [178];
chosen as capital of Confederacy, [232];
McClellan's march on, [244];
Toombs at defense of, [245], [246]
Right to bear arms, views on, [340]
River and Harbor bills, views on, [188-191]
Roanoke, plantation at, [23], [330]
Roman, A. B., Confederate commissioner to Washington, [222]
Roman Catholic Church, Toombs' liberality toward, [124]
Rome, visit to, [126]
Rost, A. P., commissioner to Europe, [229]
"Rough and Ready" clubs, [60]
Russia supports the North, [233]

Sanders, Miss, [3]
Savannah, siege of, [279];
arrest of Irvin at, [291]
Savannah River, views on clearing, [188];
Toombs' escape by, [288]
"Scarlet Letter," the, [178]
Schenectady, college course at, [13]
Scotland, tour through, [126]
Scott, Gen. Winfield, service under, [32];
opposition to, by Southern Whigs, [98];
Toombs' estimate of, [98], [99];
defeats Webster, [100];
vote for, in 1852, [103];
rupture of Whig party in Georgia on his nomination, [121];
opinion of Fort Sumter, [223]
Secession, clamor for, [83], [201];
assertion of right of, [87];
Toombs charged with fomenting, [94];
foreseen by Toombs, [200];
Toombs committed to the policy, [203];
Georgia's vote for, [209];
passage of Ordinance of, [209]
Seward, William H., enters the U. S. Senate, [68], [107];
an "Independent Democrat," [109];
vote on Kansas-Nebraska bill, [115];
refuses audience to Confederate commissioners, [222];
views on evacuation of Fort Sumter, [222], [223];
compared with Lincoln, [225];
accuses Great Britain of lack of sympathy, [230];
diplomacy of, [233]
Seymour, Horatio, nominated for Presidency, [324]
Sharpsburg, battle of, [263-269]
Sherman, W. T., March to the Sea, [280]
"Siamese Twins," the, [182]
Simpson, W. W., reunion with Toombs, [298], [299]
Slaughter, James M., letter from Yancey to, [177], [178]
Slavery, Gabriel Toombs' treatment of negroes, [3];
arraignment of Calhoun for the "sugar letter," [46];
Toombs' attitude toward, [46], [47], [48];
the Clayton Compromise, [61], [64];
Lincoln's views on, [67], [162];
Toombs' actions and speeches on slavery in Territories, [69], [76-81], [164], [166], [167], [181];
Clay's resolutions to abolish, in District of Columbia, [79];
protest against admission of California by Nashville convention, [85];
Toombs accused of unsoundness on the question of, [85];
the Georgia Platform, [86];
Toombs' ideas on exclusion of, from California, [91];
the Kansas-Nebraska bill, [108-115];
provisions for, in U. S. Constitution, [114];
question reopened by Kansas-Nebraska bill, [114];
lecture in Boston on, [129-135];
Toombs on the status of the negro, [133-137];
decision of Dred Scott case, [159];
Southern view of Dred Scott decision as affecting Territories, [162];
Douglas' views on, in Territories, [163], [164];
anxiety in the South for protection of, [165];
demand for new plank in platform of Democratic party, [167];
deadlock on, in Charleston convention, [177];
Lincoln's letter to Stephens, [199];
tendency toward extinction, [199];
measures before the House, [202];
the Crittenden Compromise, [202], [203];
demands of the South as to, [206];
institution in Georgia, [211]
Slidell, John, member of Twenty-ninth Congress, [56];
leader in U. S. Senate, [107]
Smith, Col. Jack, aids Toombs' escape, [295]
Smith, Col. Marshal J., aids Toombs' escape, [305]
Smith, George W., [242]
South, stability of social institutions in, [138];
demands of the, as set forth by Toombs, [205-208];
sacrifices by secession, [213]
South Carolina, condemnation of school of politics of, [53];
supports Pierce, [103];
Hayne's challenge to Webster, [175];
secession of, [213]
Southern Methodist Church, Toombs' communion with, [373]
Southern Rights party, nominates Troup for Presidency, [102]
Sparta, Ga., Toombs' escape by, [293], [298]
Speeches, [i], [iv], [18], [20], [21], [23-25], [27], [28], [46-50], [57], [59], [64], [69-78], [85], [88], [89], [91], [92], [98], [99], [103-105], [109-118], [145-152], [165-168], [170-174], [176], [177], [187-193], [205-208], [236], [237], [317], [318], [324-326], [329], [331], [336], [348], [349], [369], [370]
Squatter sovereignty, [153];
Douglas' views on, [160], [162];
Toombs' opposition to, [166], [167];
before Charleston convention, [177]
Stanton, Edwin M., orders arrests of Confederate leaders, [286]
State Railroad of Georgia, supported by Toombs, [192]
State Sovereignty convention, [209]
States' Rights, doctrine affirmed at Milledgeville, [52];
Toombs' characterization of the Clayton Compromise, [61];
speeches and views on, [69], [70], [76-78], [88], [110-114], [116-119], [133];
claims by Nashville convention, [85];
the Cincinnati Platform, [141];
Hill on, [148]
States' Rights party, in campaign of 1844, [51];
nominates Troup for Presidency, [102]
States' Rights Whigs, joined by Toombs, [30];
policy of, [31]
Steiner, Dr. Henry H., [119], [243];
influence over Toombs, [249];
talks with Toombs on spiritual condition, [372], [373];
attends Toombs at the last, [374], [375]
Stephens, Alexander H., his tutor, [6];
as a lawyer, [16];
compared with Toombs, [18], [20], [43];
opinion of Toombs' legal skill, [20];
friendship with Toombs, [43];
position on slavery question, [44];
elected to Congress, [44], [55], [56], [63], [122], [333];
Whig leader, [51];
leads campaign of 1848 in Georgia, [60];
quarrel with Cone, [62];
reported rupture between Pres. Taylor and, [64], [65];
description of Toombs in debate, [75], [76];
position on admission of California, [81];
position on disunion, [82];
sent to conventional Milledgeville, [86];
personality of, [90];
Toombs' description of, [91];
in campaign of 1851, [92];
defeats Lewis, [93];
on the Compromise of 1850, [98];
nominated for Congress by Toombs, [105], [333];
breaks up Know-nothing party in Georgia, [122];
debate with Hill, [144], [145];
on Cincinnati Platform, [165];
opinion on action of Charleston convention, [179];
supports Douglas for Presidency, [183];

Vincent's characterization of, [184], [185];
prominence of, [186];
letter from Lincoln to, [199];
views of secession, [212];
deputy to Provisional Congress, [215];
opinion of Provisional Congress, [216];
Toombs' eulogy of, [216];
opposes Conscription and Impressment Acts, [273];
arrested, [286];
imprisoned at Fortress Monroe, [298];
defeated by Gordon, [333];
becomes Governor of Georgia, [333];
challenges Johnson and Hill, [336];
funeral of, [371], [372];
tribute to Toombs, [375]
Stephens, Linton, opinion of Toombs, [26];
opposes Conscript Acts, [273];
introduces peace resolutions, [273];
career, [274];
aids Toombs' escape, [293];
reunion with Toombs, [298], [299];
disputes reconstruction measures, [323];
activity in reconstruction times, [333]
Stewart County, Toombs' escape through, [301]
Stump-speaking, [145]
Subtreasury system, the, [31], [38]
Sumner, Charles, leader in U. S. Senate, [107];
opposes Kansas-Nebraska bill, [108], [115];
an "Independent Democrat," [109];
denounced by Toombs, [110];
enmity to Southern propagandism, [129];
Brooks' assault on, [141], [142]
Sumter, Fort, Confederate demand for surrender of, [222];
abandonment favored by Lincoln's Cabinet, [223];
preparations to provision, [224];
orders to Beauregard, [225];
bombardment of, [227-229]
Superstition, Toombs' views on, [367]
Supreme Court of Georgia, practice in, [20-22], [24], [25];
establishment of, [41]
Suretyship, opposition to contracts of, [41], [42]
Swedenborg, Toombs' fondness for, [368]
Swinton, William, on Lincoln's administration, [272]
Taliaferro County, assigned to Seventh Congressional District, [44]
Taney, Roger B., decision in Dred Scott case, [159]
Tariff, Whigs favor protective, [31];
defense of the, [48-50];
in campaign of 1844, [51];
modified in 1832, [52];
Toombs' attitude on, [52];
prominence of the question in 1845, [56];
bill of 1846, [59]
Taxation, attitude on Georgia, [54]
Taylor, Gen. Dick, on Toombs' energy, [279], [280]
Taylor, Zachary, nominated for President, [60];
elected, [63];
attitude of Cabinet toward the South, [64];
reported rupture with Toombs and Stephens, [64], [65];
death, [65];
opinion on disposition of acquired territory, [67];
Toombs' opinion of, [367]
Tennessee secedes, [233]
Territories, Toombs' position on slavery in, [69], [76-78], [80], [132], [166], [167], [181];
protest by Nashville convention in regard to, [85];
the Georgia Platform, [86];
the slavery question in the, [87];
third great sectional fight on the, [107-115];
Toombs on Federal power over, [111], [132], [133];
the Cincinnati Platform, [141];
Hill on rights of, [148];
Buchanan's position on question of, [159];
Douglas' views on admission of, [160];
Southern view of Dred Scott decision as affecting slavery in, [162];
Buchanan's resolution in Cincinnati Platform, [165];
contest over slavery in, in Charleston contention, [177];
demands of the South as to, [206]
Texas, Toombs' attitude on annexation of, [53];
prominence of question in 1845, [56];
Toombs' purchase of lands in, [152], [153];
visit to, [153];
delegates leave Charleston convention, [177]
Texas and New Mexico bill, passed, [80]
"The Crime against Kansas," [142]
Thomas, Thomas W., as a lawyer, [16];
leader of campaign of 1848 in Georgia, [60];
on Toombs' characteristics, [272]
Thompson, Jacob, member of the Twenty-ninth Congress, [56];
leader in U. S. Senate, [107]
Tilden, S. J., interview with Gen. Gordon, [321]
Times (London), on bombardment of Sumter, [228], [229]
Tobacco, Toombs' use of, [360], [361]
Toombs, Ann, [3]
Toombs, Augustus, [3]
Toombs, Dawson Gabriel, [3]
Toombs, Gabriel, Sr., [1-3]
Toombs, Gabriel, Jr., [4];
manager of his brother's plantations, [275];
at his brother's bedside, [373];
resemblance to Robert, [373]
Toombs, James, [3]
Toombs, Louise, death of, [312]
Toombs, Gen. Robert, ancestry, [1-4];
birth, [4];
filial affection, [4];
boyhood and education, [4-12];
horsemanship, [4-6];
historical learning, [6];
play upon his name, [6];
generosity, [10], [124], [283], [284], [357];
joins Methodist Church, [11], [373];
trustee of State University, [11];
college legends of, [12];
receives degree, [13];
admitted to the bar, [13];
marriage, [14];
legal career, [13-28];
legal ethics, [18], [19], [23];
oratorical powers, [18], [21], [23-25], [27], [28];
financial ability, [23], [59], [152], [220], [310], [362];
morality, [23], [24];
Reese's opinion of, [24];
justice of, [26], [27];
failing powers, [27];
brilliant plea of, [28];
entrance into politics, [30];
elected to General Assembly, [30];
popularity in Wilkes County, [32];
chairman of Judiciary Committee in General Assembly, [33], [38];
action on Gov. McDonald's relief measures, [34-37];
financial policy, [35-39];
defends Berrien, [39];
support of railroad enterprise, [40];
compared with A. H. Stephens, [43];
friendship of the two, [43];
first participation in national politics, [45];
contentions with McDuffie, [45-51];
charged with being an Abolitionist, [46];
compared to Mirabeau, [46];
delegate to Clay convention of 1844, [46];
opposes acquisition of Texas, [53];
sent to Congress, [55], [56], [63], [93];
position on Oregon question, [57];
leads in campaign of 1848 in Georgia, [60];
reported rupture between Pres. Taylor and, [64], [65];
leads Southern members from Whig caucus, [69];
personal appearance, [72], [74], [89], [90], [130];
domestic character, [82], [353-363];
address to people of Georgia, [83-85];
sent to convention at Milledgeville, [86];
renominated for Congress, [87];
prominence in campaign of 1850, [87], [88];
position on the Union question, [88];
a journalist's description of, [91];
elected U. S. Senator, [94], [158];
charged with fomenting secession, [94];
letters to his wife, [95], [123-125], [158], [239], [242], [277], [278], [310-313], [354], [355], [359], [360];
feeling toward the North, [98];
friendship for Webster, [101];
becomes a Democrat, [105];
independence of, [106];
enters U. S. Senate, [107];
frequently misquoted, [119];
horror of civil war, [120];
death of his daughters, [123], [310], [312];
European trip, [123], [125-128];
liberality in matters of conscience, [125];
physical strength, [125], [127];
international reputation, [126];
knowledge of human nature, [127];
treatment of slaves, [138], [139];
accused of participation in assault on Sumner, [142], [143];
debate with Hill, [144-152];
accused of being a turncoat and disunionist, [151];
address to Northern Democrats, [176], [177];
letter to Macon committee, [179], [180];
advice on Charleston convention matters, [180], [181];
fears for the Constitution, [180], [182];
rupture with Douglas, [181];
delegate to Democratic State convention, [183];
Vincent's characterization of, [184], [185];
charges of desertion of Douglas, [186];
Presidential ambitions, [186], [187];
activity in public duty, [187];
first public office, [192];
accused by Georgia "minute-men," [201];
withdrawal from the Senate, [205-208];
chairman of Committee on Foreign Relations, [214];
writes address to people of Georgia, [215];
deputy to Provisional Congress, [215];
a candidate for Presidency of Southern Confederacy, [216];
machinations against, [218];
curious incidents in life of, [219];
chairman of Finance Committee of Provisional Congress, [220];
made Secretary of State, [221];
opposes assault on Sumter, [226];
triumphs of diplomacy, [230];
joins the army, [235];
speech on the produce loan, [236], [237];
the archives of the Confederacy, [237];
retreat from Centreville, [239];
care of his brigade, [240];
impatience of mismanagement, [240];
elected Confederate Senator, [241];
declines Secretaryship of War, [242];
impatience under red tape, [234], [243];
debate with Davis on Army Appropriation bill, [247-249];
use of liquor, [249], [250];
position on the peninsula, [250];
action at Golding's farm, [250], [251];
at Malvern Hill, [252], [253];
charges of cowardice, and correspondence thereon, [254-258];
quarrel with Longstreet, [259], [260];
under arrest at Gordonsville, [259], [260];
in second battle of Manassas, [261], [262];
report of actions at Antietam, [265-268];
wounded, [268], [269];
popularity among his troops, [269];
leaves the army, [269], [270];
reasons for his non-promotion, [270], [271];
military abilities, [271];
with the militia, [276-279];
declines governorship, [273];
energy of, [279], [280];
parting with Gov. Brown, [281];
action at close of war, [281];
last meeting with Davis, [284], [285];
escape, [286-307];
becomes a Freemason, [289];
conversational powers, [305], [306], [310], [358], [359];
dread of capture, [306];
vivacity, [306];
arrival in Cuba, [307];
arrival in Paris, [308];
sells land, [308];
in exile, [309-313];
returns to America, [312], [313];
unreconstructed, [313];
return to Georgia, [315];
resumes practice of law, [316];
in reconstruction days, [315-329];
master of invective, [318-322], [326];
before the Supreme Court of Georgia, [320], [321];
opinion of Yankees, [322];
zeal, [322], [323];
addresses meeting at Atlanta, [324-326];
fondness for farming, [330], [331];
strained relations with Brown, [333-336];
a believer in the code of honor, [336];
the Constitutional convention, and the new constitution, [337-352];
pays expenses of Constitutional convention, [344], [345];
golden wedding, [356], [357];
hospitality, [357], [358];
sympathies of, [359], [360];
last appearance in court, [361], [362];
wealth, [362], [363];
his great fault, [364-368];
love of literature, [367], [368];
last days, [369-375];
attends Stephens' funeral, [371], [372];
at wife's death-bed, [372], [373];
baptized, [373];
death and burial, [375], [376];
his monument, [376]
Toombs, Major Robert, [2], [3]
Toombs, Mrs., friendship for A. H. Stephens, [62];
aids her husband's escape, [286], [287];
joins her husband in Paris, [309];
returns to America, [310];
character, [356], [357];
accident to, [356];
golden wedding, [356], [357];
death, [372], [373]
Toombs, William, [2]
Toombs oak, the, [12]
Toucey, ——, leader in U. S. Senate, [107]
Towns, Gov., calls State convention, [83]
Tremont Temple, Boston, lecture on slavery in, [129-135]
Trinity River, Toombs' lands on, [152]
Troup, George M., defender of States' Rights, [30], [31];
opposition to Jackson's measures, [31];
attitude on the tariff question, [51];
opposes Toombs in campaign of 1844, [53]
Troup, Capt., on Toombs' staff, [268]
Tugaloo River, [290]
Turncoats, Crawford's ideas of, [91]
Tyler, Pres., Toombs on, [367]
Union College, [13]
Union Democratic-Republican party, [30]
United States Bank, supported by Berrien, [39];
defense of, [48]
United States Constitution, position on slavery, [132]
United States judges, higher pay for, supported by Toombs, [192]
United States Senate, personnel in 1853, [107];
debate on popular sovereignty, [163], [164];
farewell speech in, [205-208]
University of Georgia, [6-12];
annual address at, [331], [332]
University of Virginia, course at, [13]
Utah, acquisition of, [67];
question of organization of Territory, [79]
Van Buren, Pres. Martin, censured by Toombs, [31];
Toombs on, [367]
Vandyke, John, opposes Toombs in House of Representatives, [72]
Vincent, characterization of Toombs, Hill, and Stephens, [184], [185]
Virginia, ——, settlement of the Toombs family in, [2];
supports Calhoun, [29];
Brown's raid into, [169], [170];
secedes, [233]
Waddell, Pres. Moses, [8], [9]
Wade, ——, vote on Kansas-Nebraska bill, [115]
Walker, Levi P., Secretary of War of Confederate States, [221];
instructions to Beauregard about Fort Sumter, [224], [225]
Walker, Robert J., governor of Kansas, [160]
Walker, Gen. W. H. T., dispute with Gen. Hill at Chickamauga, [258], [259]
Walthall, Gen. E. C., [277]
War, Toombs' views on, [57]
"War between the States," [75], [98], [185], [371]
Warner, Hiram, opinion of Homestead and Exemption laws, [318]
Warwick River, Toombs' operations on, [244]
Washington, D. C., imperiled after first battle of Manassas, [238];
Army of Northern Virginia advances on, [262]
Washington, Ga., Mrs. Toombs' residence at, [4];
distinguished men around, [16];
speech at, [98], [99];
debate between Toombs and Hill at, [144-152];
Toombs elected commissioner, [192];

the Toombs home at, [360]
Washington County, escape through, [299]
Waterloo, visit to field of, [126]
Webster, Rev. Alexander, [6]
Webster, Daniel, compared with Toombs, [14];
last efforts of, [68];
great Union speech of, [79];
tribute to, [99], [104], [367];
nominated for Presidency, [99];
admiration for, in the South, [100];
Secretary of State, [100];
friendship with Toombs, [101];
death, [102], [107];
Hayne's challenge to, [175];
his loss felt, [201]
Wellborn, Speaker, [39]
Wesleyan Female College, [9]
Western and Atlantic Railroad, [40]
West Indies, effects of emancipation in, [134], [137]
West Point, Toombs' opinion of training at, [246-249];
criticism of officers from, [273];
criticism not sustained, [275]
Wheeler, Gen. Joseph, [301], [303]
Whig party, demand internal improvements, [40];
attitude toward protection, [46];
in campaign of 1844, [51], [55];
position in campaign of 1848, [60];
caucus of 1845, [68-70];
joint action with Democrats in Georgia, [85];
convention at Baltimore, [97];
Southern opposition to Presidential candidate Scott, [98];
nominates Webster for Presidency, [99];
break in, by Southern members, [100];
Toombs' defection from, [105];
rupture over Scott's nomination, [121];
absorption into Republican party, [140]
Wilde, Gen., attempts the capture of Toombs, [286]
Wilkes County, land-grant to Major Robert Toombs in, [2];
partition of lands in, [3];
birth-place of Gen. Toombs, [4];
legal practice in, [15], [16], [22], [23];
factions in, [29], [30];
politics of, [32];
defeat of Whigs in, [37];
assigned to Eighth Congressional District, [44]
Wilkinson County, escape through, [296]
Willington, S. C., speech at, [45]
Wilmot, David, member of Twenty-ninth Congress, [56]
Wilmot Proviso, Ohio's position in regard to, [60];
menace to the South, [70], [79];
abandoned, [79], [87];
Webster's attitude on, [99], [100];
how characterized by Toombs, [149]
Wingfield, J. T., [288]
Winthrop, Robert C., member of Twenty-ninth Congress, [56];
defeated for Speakership, [69]
Wisconsin, debate on counting Electoral vote, [193], [194]
Wolseley, Gen., on Sherman's invasion of Georgia, [281]
Worth, Fort, meeting with squatters at, [153], [154]
Wright, A. R., deputy to Provisional Congress, [215]
Yancey, William L., member of Twenty-ninth Congress, [56];
leads seceders from Charleston convention, [177];
letter to Slaughter, [177], [178];
speech in Charleston, [178];
commissioner to Europe, [229]
Yorktown, Toombs' operations at, [244], [245]
"Young Alice," [300]