Du Bose, Mrs. Dudley M., death of,310Du Bosev.Georgia Railroad, case argued by Toombs,346Du Quesne, Fort, massacre at,1Eberhart case, the,25,26Elbert County, admission to bar in,13;legal practice in,15,16,22,23;popularity in,22;escape through,288,289,292Elberton, Ga., speech at,89Electoral vote, views on counting,193,194Emigrant Aid Societies,115-118,159Enghien, visit to,309England, introduction of slavery into Colonies by,134English compromise on Lecompton constitution,164Eugénie, Empress, Toombs' interviews with,310Europe, trip in,125-128;hesitation of powers in regard to the Confederacy,233Evans, Augusta J., aids Toombs' escape,302,303Evans, Howard, aids Toombs' escape,302,303Everett, Edward, nominated for Vice-presidency,183Fanning, Welcome,6Felton, W. H., opposition to,105"Fifty-four forty, or fight," 57Fillmore, Millard, nominated for Vice-presidency,60;on repeal of Missouri Compromise,115;nominated for Presidency,140;Toombs' characterization of,149,150;electoral vote for,152Finance Committee of Provisional Congress, chairman of,220Fish, Hamilton, vote on Kansas-Nebraska bill,115Fitzpatrick, Gov., declines nomination for Vice-presidency,182Florida, delegates leave Charleston convention,177;secession of,213Foote, Henry S., represents Mississippi in U. S. Senate,68;elected governor of Mississippi,97;contest with Davis in Mississippi,163"Forbidden Fruit," 67Force bill, the,51Foreacre, Supt., frames railroad law,351Forensic eloquence,18,21,24,25,27,28,361Forsyth, John, Confederate commissioner to Washington,222Forsythe, John C., attitude on the Compromise bill,52Forts. See their names.France, Mexican schemes,233;political events in,309,310Franklin College,6-12Franklin County, legal practice in,16Freemasons, joins the,289Freeport, Ill., debate between Lincoln and Douglas at,161,162Free-Soil party,89Free-Soil settlers,115,116Frémont, John C., nominated for Presidency,140;electoral vote for,152French, Capt. H. L., account of Toombs at second battle of Manassas,261Fugitive-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,131Fugitive-Slave laws, passage of new,170;proposed amendments,202;demands of the South as to,206Fulton, Col. M. C., narrow escape of,304Gardner, James, candidate for governorship of Georgia,157Garrison, W. L., denunciation of U. S. Constitution,129General Assembly, service in the,17,30-46;vote for Speaker in,33Geneva, visit to,126Georgia, 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,350,351Georgia Platform, the,83,93,97Georgia Railroad,40Gettysburg and Malvern Hill compared,252Gillet, R. H., vote on Kansas-Nebraska bill,115Gilmer, George R., as a lawyer,16;on railroad construction,41Glen Spring, Ga., meeting between Hill and Brown at,155Golphin claim, the,65Gonder, Major, aids Toombs' escape,294,295Gordon, Gen. John B., interview with Tilden,321;nominated for governor,324Gordonsville, Toombs under arrest at,259,260Grady, Henry W., characterization of J. E. Brown,156;at Bush Arbor meeting,327;on Toombs' approaching death,374"Gray Alice," 5,268,288,292,297,300,301Great Britain, contention over Oregon question,56-59;accused of lack of sympathy with the North,230"Great Pacificator," the,201Greeley, Horace, nomination opposed by Toombs,105,332Greene County, partition of land in,3;legal practice in,16Gresham, J. J.,179Gulf of Mexico, advocates making amare clausum,196Habersham County, escape through,291Hagarstown, taken possession of by Toombs,265Hale, Senator, contest with Toombs in Kansas debate,117-120Hallet, B. F., letter from Toombs to,119Hamlin, Hannibal, member of Twenty-ninth Congress,56;vote on Kansas-Nebraska bill,115Hardeman, Frank,14Hardeman, Judge Samuel H.,26Harper's Ferry, John Brown's raid on,169Harrisburg convention, demands protection,51Harrison, W. H., election of,33;Toombs' interest in election of,45Harrison Landing, Toombs' escape by,288Hayne, R. Y., challenge to Webster,175Hayti, effects of emancipation in,134Heard House, the,282Hill, 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,336Hill, Gen. D. H., at Malvern Hill,252,253;charges against Toombs, and correspondence thereon,254-258;character,258,259;challenged by Toombs,336Hilliard, Henry W., member of Twenty-ninth Congress,56Hillyer, Dr., assists in Toombs' funeral services,375,376Holt, Hines, opposition to Toombs,95Homestead and Exemption laws,38,317,340Hood, Gen. J. B., in command of Confederate forces,276House of Representatives, U. S., Toombs' action on organization of House, Dec. 22, 1850,71-76Houston, Samuel, represents Texas in U. S. Senate,68;comparison of Toombs with,131Houston County, Toombs' escape through,299Huger, Gen.,245Hughes, Col. David, aids Toombs' escape,297Huling, Catharine,3,4Hunter, Robert M. T., member of Twenty-ninth Congress,56;represents Virginia in U. S. Senate,68;succeeds Toombs' as Secretary of State,237Illinois, contest between Lincoln and Douglas in,161,162;reëlection of Douglas to Senate,163;government control of railroads,346Internal improvements, views on,188-191,197;principles of Confederate Constitution on,220Interstate Commerce Law, Georgia's influence in framing,351Intoxicating liquor, use of,364-368Ireland, tour through,126Irvin, Charles E., aids Toombs to escape,287-305;arrested at Savannah,291;war record,305Jack Jones case, the,361Jackson, 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,188Jackson, Chief Justice, tribute to Toombs,27,28Jamaica, effects of emancipation in,134James River, Army of Potomac driven back to,24Jefferson, Thomas, supports the tariff,48;detestation of party machinery,106;position on internal improvements,188Jefferson County, on the stump in,90Jenkins, 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,345Johnson, Andrew, member of Twenty-ninth Congress,56;impeachment of,310;Toombs' interview with,313Johnson, 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,336Johnson, R. M., reunion with Toombs,298,299Johnson, Fort, fires on Fort Sumter,227Johnston, 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,280Jones, Gen. D. R., report of second battle of Manassas,261;reports of Toombs' actions at Antietam,264,265Judiciary Committee, General Assembly, chairman of,33,38Kansas, civil war in,115-118,159;Pierce's message on state of,115,116Kansas bill, opposition to,166Kansas-Nebraska bill,107-115;dissatisfaction with, in Georgia,143;Hill on,147-149Kennan, A. H., deputy to Provisional Congress,215Kentucky, partial secession measures of,233Kimball House Company, financial dealings of Toombs with,42Kinch, ——, sutler in Creek war,352Knott, Pres. Eliphalet,13Know-nothing party. See American partyLabor, views on,197Lamar, A. R., description of Toombs,236,237Lamar, De Rosset, Toombs' aid-de-camp,237Lamartine, Toombs compared with,76Land-jobbing, opposition to,53Lane, Jack, reunion with Toombs,298,299Lane, Joseph C., nominated for Vice-presidency,183Lanier, Sidney,284Lawton, A. R., supported by Toombs,369Lecompton constitution, favored by Buchanan,160;passes the Senate,164Lee, Gen. Robert E., captures John Brown,169;successes of,246;invades Maryland,262;report of Toombs' actions at Antietam,264Le Seur, Alexander, aids Toombs' escape,288,289Lewis, D. W., defeated by Stephens,93Lexington, Ga., speech in,92;debate between Hill and Stephens at,144,145Lincoln, 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,109,161Longstreet, 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,325Lookout Mountain, last meeting of Davis and Toombs at,284,285Louisiana, Calhoun's "sugar letter" to,46;delegates leave Charleston convention,177;secession of,216Lumpkin, Joseph H., as a lawyer,16;opinion of Toombs' legal skill,20Lumpkin, murder case at,23Lyons, visit to,126Lyons, Lord, British minister at Washington,230Macon County, Toombs' escape through,299Madison, James, position on internal improvements,188Magna Charta, lecture on,327-329Magruder, Gen., operations on Warwick River,244;command on the peninsula,245Mallory, S. B., Secretary of Navy of Confederate States,221Mallorysville, Ga., speech at,46Malvern Hill, battle of,1,252,253Manassas, first battle of,238;evacuated by Confederates,239;Toombs at second battle,260-262Manufactures, argument in favor of,49March to the Sea, the,280Marcy, Secretary,231Marietta, speech in,91Marque, letters of,229-232Marseilles, visit to,126Marshall, Chief Justice,38Marshall, Humphrey, duel with Henry Clay,55;recognizes Toombs at New Orleans,305Martin, Major Luther, gives Toombs his parole papers,291;his house raided,292Maryland, invasion of,262Mason, A. D., commissioner to Europe,229Mason, James M., represents Virginia in U. S. Senate,68;reads Calhoun's last speech,79,107Massachusetts, power of Abolitionists in,109;withdraws from Baltimore Convention,182Mattox, Col. W. H., shelters Toombs,292Maximilian, Emperor, defeat and execution of,233Maybrick, Mrs.,9McClellan, Gen., succeeds McDowell,238;disputes with Lincoln,239;