on 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;
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