ate, 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, 268, 269;
popularity among his troops, 269;
leaves the army, 269, 270;
reasons for his non-promotion, 270, 271;
military abilities, 271;
with the militia, 276-279;
declines governorship, 273;
energy of, 279, 280;
parting with Gov. Brown, 281;