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;