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, 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, 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, < a href="@public@vhost@g@html@files@26069@26069-h@26069-h-7.htm.html#Page_279" class="pginternal">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, 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, 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