Steiner, Dr. Henry H., 119, 243; influence over Toombs, 249; talks with Toombs on spiritual condition, 372, 373; attends Toombs at the last, 374, 375 Stephens, Alexander H., his tutor, 6; as a lawyer, 16; compared with Toombs, 18, 20, 43; opinion of Toombs' legal skill, 20; friendship with Toombs, 43; position on slavery question, 44; elected to Congress, 44, 55, 56, 63, 122, 333; Whig leader, 51; leads campaign of 1848 in Georgia, 60; quarrel with Cone, 62; reported rupture between Pres. Taylor and, 64, 65; description of Toombs in debate, 75, 76; position on admission of California, 81; position on disunion, 82; sent to conventional Milledgeville, 86; personality of, 90; Toombs' description of, 91; in campaign of 1851, 92; defeats Lewis, 93; on the Compromise of 1850, 98; nominated for Congress by Toombs, 105, 333; breaks up Know-nothing party in Georgia, 122; debate with Hill, 144, 145; on Cincinnati Platform, 165; opinion on action of Charleston convention, 179; supports Douglas for Presidency, 183; Vincent's characterization of, 184, 185; prominence of, 186; letter from Lincoln to, 199; views of secession, 212; deputy to Provisional Congress, 215; opinion of Provisional Congress, 216; Toombs' eulogy of, 216; opposes Conscription and Impressment Acts, 273; arrested, 286; imprisoned at Fortress Monroe, 298; defeated by Gordon, 333; becomes Governor of Georgia, 333; challenges Johnson and Hill, 336; funeral of, 371, 372; tribute to Toombs, 375 Stephens, Linton, opinion of Toombs, 26; opposes Conscript Acts, 273; introduces peace resolutions, 273; career, 274; aids Toombs' escape, 293; reunion with Toombs, 298, 299; disputes reconstruction measures, 323; activity in reconstruction times, 333 Stewart County, Toombs' escape through, 301 Stump-speaking, 145 Subtreasury system, the, 31, 38 Sumner, Charles, leader in U. S. Senate, 107; opposes Kansas-Nebraska bill, 108, 115; an "Independent Democrat," 109; denounced by Toombs, 110; enmity to Southern propagandism, 129; Brooks' assault on, 141, 142 Sumter, Fort, Confederate demand for surrender of, 222; abandonment favored by Lincoln's Cabinet, 223; preparations to provision, 224; orders to Beauregard, 225; bombardment of, 227-229 Superstition, Toombs' views on, 367 Supreme Court of Georgia, practice in, 20-22, 24, 25; establishment of, 41 Suretyship, opposition to contracts of, 41, 42 Swedenborg, Toombs' fondness for, 368 Swinton, William, on Lincoln's administration, 272 Taliaferro County, assigned to Seventh Congressional District, 44 Taney, Roger B., decision in Dred Scott case, 159 Tariff, Whigs favor protective, 31; defense of the, 48-50; in campaign of 1844, 51; modified in 1832, 52; Toombs' attitude on, 52; prominence of the question in 1845, 56; bill of 1846, 59