Abolitionists, election of "Independent Democrats" by,109;in campaign of 1856,140;effect of Dred Scott case on,159Achison, David R., leader in U. S. Senate,107Act of 1789, claim for enforcement of,73-76Adams, John Q., compact with Clay,14;charge of corruption against,55;member of Twenty-ninth Congress,56Alabama, delegates withdraw from Charleston convention,177;secession of,213;escape through,301-303Alabama, escape on the,305Alexander, W. F., joins in European trip,125;appointed Quartermaster-major,237Alexander, Mrs. W. F., death,312Aliens, Toombs' welcome for,150,151Alps, visit to the,126American 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,158Amsterdam, visit to,126Anderson, Major, besieged at Fort Sumter,227-229Andrews, Judge, defeated for governorship of Georgia,128Andrews' Grove, debate between Toombs and Hill in,145-152Antietam, battle of,262-269Anti-railroad agitation,26Appleton, Nathan, entertains Toombs at Boston,130Appleton, William, entertains Toombs at Boston,130Arkansas, delegates leave Charleston convention,177;secedes,233Army Appropriation bill, debate between Toombs and Davis on,247-249Army of Northern Virginia,5,262Army of Potomac, defeated before Richmond,246Articles of Confederation, bearing on slavery question,132Athens, University at,7-12Atlanta, quarrel between Stephens and Cone in,62;in the field before,276;political meeting at,324Atlanta Sun, edited by Stephens,332Atlantic cable, opposes appropriation for,194Augusta, Ga., speeches at,47-50,165-168Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel, defends Toombs,186Baltimore, delegate to Clay convention at,46;Whig convention at,97;Democratic convention at,97Baltimore convention, the, action in regard to Georgia delegations,182Banking, position on,33,39Bank of the United States,32Bar, admission to the,13Barnett, Samuel, frames railroad law,351;tribute to Toombs,364Bartow, Francis S., deputy to Provisional Congress,215Bayard, James A., leader in U. S. Senate,107;member of Charleston convention,176;presides over seceders from Charleston convention,178Beaverdam Creek,3Beckwith, Bishop John W., eulogium on Toombs,355,376Bell, John, leader in U. S. Senate,107;vote on Kansas-Nebraska bill,115;nominated for Presidency,183;vote in Georgia for,184Benjamin, Judah P., Attorney General of Confederate States,221;legal practice in England,310Benning, Col., assumes command of Toombs' brigade,268Benton, Thomas H., on disunion,81Berrien, John M., censured by Georgia Democrats,39;represents Georgia in U. S. Senate,68;in campaign of 1851,93,94Bill of Rights, in Constitutional convention,345Bird, Edge, reunion with Toombs,298,299Black, Edward J., opposes Toombs in campaign of 1844,53Blaine, 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,313Blair, Frank P., nominated for Vice-presidency,324Blockade of Southern ports,229Bonds, repudiation of outlawed,343,344Boston, lecture in,129-135Boston Journal, on Toombs' lecture,131Boyd Amendment,80Braddock, Gen., massacre of his command,1Bragg, Gen., opposed by Toombs and Linton Stephens,274Breckenridge, John C., elected vice president,152;nominated for Presidency,183;vote in Georgia for,184;last attendance at Confederate Cabinet,282Bright, John, restrains recognition of Confederacy,232,233Broderick, Senator, eulogized by Toombs,336Brooks, Preston S., assaults Sumner,141,142;reëlected,142Brown, John, raid on Harper's Ferry,169;execution,169;influence of,170;Toombs' characterization of his raid,172,173Brown, 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,333-336Browne, W. M., Confederate Assistant Secretary of State,237Brussels, visit to,126Buchanan, James, on Kansas-Nebraska bill,114,115;nominated for Presidency,141;elected,152;position on Territorial question,159;dissolution of Cabinet,199Bullock, Gov.,317,320,321Bunker Hill Monument, denial of speech about slave roll-call, at,119Burt, Armistead, member of Twenty-ninth Congress,56Bush Arbor meeting,324-327Butler, Benjamin F., member of Charleston convention,176Butler, Senator, Sumner's strictures on,142Calhoun, 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,68,79,107California, acquisition of,67;question of admission of,77-81,85;Toombs' ideas on exclusion of slavery from,91;supports the South in Charleston convention,177Cameron, Simon, criticised by Toombs,197Canada, favors purchase of,195Caribbean Sea, advocates making amare clausum,196Carlyle, Thomas, view of the Civil War,233;Toombs' interviews with,310Cass, Lewis, defeated for the Presidency,63;leader in U. S. Senate,107;enmity to, by Northern men,118Catlett, Miss,3Central America, favors purchase of,195Centreville, Johnston's advance to,238;Toombs' retreat from,239;escape of Toombs through,292Chandler, Daniel,9Charles I., legend of Toombs' ancestors and,1,2,156Charleston, S. C., Yancey's speech in,178;excitement at bombardment of Sumter,227Charleston convention, the,175-181Charlton, Robert M., Democratic leader,51;opposition to Toombs,95Chase, Salmon P., represents Ohio in U. S. Senate,68,107;an "Independent Democrat," 109;vote on Kansas-Nebraska bill,115Chattahoochee River, Toombs' escape by,301Chenault, Nick,288Cherokee County, sends Brown to State Senate,157Chickahominy River, Johnston's retreat behind,245Chickamauga, dispute between Gen. Hill and Gen. Walker at battle of,258,259Choate, Rufus, Toombs on,367Cilley duel, the,55Cincinnati Platform of 1856,141,165Civil war, Toombs' horror of,120;opening of the,227Clarke, Gen. John, feud with Crawford,29,30Clarkesville, Ga., summer residence at,372Clay, 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,201Clay and Adams compact, the,14Clayton Compromise, the,61,62,64Cleveland, Grover, Toombs' speech on election of,370Cobb, 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,324Cobb, Thomas R. R., zeal for secession,212;deputy to Provisional Congress,215Cobb, Thomas W., guardian of Robert Toombs,7,8College discipline,8,9Collinsv.Central R. R. & Banking Co., case argued by Toombs,346Colquitt, Walter T., elected U. S. Senator,38;Democratic leader,51Columbia County, legal practice in,15Columbia River, boundary line of,57Commerce, Toombs' views on the power to regulate,189Committee on Banking, General Assembly, chairman of,33Committee on Internal Improvements, General Assembly, member of,33;chairman of,40Committee on State of the Republic, General Assembly, chairman of,33Committees, views on legislation through,196Compromise bill, the,52Compromise of 1850, the,67-82;indorsed by Whig and Democratic conventions at Baltimore,97;Gen. Scott's position on,103Cone, Francis H., as a lawyer,16;opposed to Toombs at the bar,25;quarrel with Stephens,62Confederacy, last days of the,280-284Confederate commissioners, mission to Washington,222-224;sent to Europe,229Confederate navy, captures by,232Confederate States, preparation of Constitution for,219,220;appointment of Cabinet,221;last meeting of Cabinet,282Conscription and Impressment Acts, opposition to,272,273Constitutional Union party,81,93,183Constitutional convention, and the new constitution of Georgia,337-352Conventions, Toombs' opinion of,103,104,106Corporations, attitude toward,346Crawford, 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,209Crawford, Martin J., deputy to Provisional Congress,215;Confederate commissioner to Washington,222Crawford, William H., career,13,14,16;feud with Clarke,29,30;heads Whig electoral ticket in Georgia, 1848,60Creek War, Toombs' service in,32;anecdote of sutler,352Creole, Toombs' escape on the,303,304Crittenden Compromise, the,202,203Cuba, favors purchase of,195,196;arrival in,307Cumberland Gap, railroad scheme for,41Cumming, Major J. B.,259Cummings Point battery, fires on Fort Sumter,227Cushing, Caleb, president of Charleston convention,175;resigns chairmanship of Baltimore convention,182;presides over seceders from Baltimore convention,183Dallas, George M., attitude on tariff question,50;Georgia's vote for,55Danburg, letter from Toombs to constituents at,199-201Davis, Col., quarrel with Henry Clay,54,55Davis, 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,298Davis, John W., elected Speaker of Twenty-ninth Congress,56Dawson, William C., as a lawyer,16;candidate for governor of Georgia,37;enters U. S. Senate,68Deas, Joseph, aids Toombs' escape,296Declaration of Independence, position on slavery question,132Declaration of Paris, accepted by Confederate government,231Delaware delegates leave Charleston convention,177Democratic 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,329Depreciation of currency,31District of Columbia, Clay's proposed abolition of slave trade in,79;amendment as to slavery in,202Disunion, opposition to,81;clamor for,83Dooly, Judge,14"Door sill" speech, the,170-174Dougherty, Robert,9Douglas, 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,184Dred Scott case,159Droomgoole, George C., member of Twenty-ninth Congress,56Du Bose, Dudley M., Toombs' adjutant-general,237;forms partnership with Toombs,316;sent to Congress,329