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dricks, Irwin, McIntosh, Mays, Morton, Nicholson, Owens, Palmer, Pelot, Pinckney, Sanderson, Sever, Spencer, Solana, Stephens, Thomas, Tift, Turman, Ward and Yates—32.

Nays—Messrs. Allison, Barrington, Chandler, Coon, Folsom, Gary, Henry, Hunter, Jones, Kirksey, Ladd, Lamb, Lea of Madison, Leigh of Sumter, Love, McCaskill, McGahagin, McLean, McNealy, Morrison, Newman, Rutland, Saxon and Woodruff—24.

So the motion was carried.

Mr. Davis of Leon, moved to reconsider the amendment, and that the motion to reconsider lay on the table, upon which the previous question was called.

The yeas and nays were called, and were:

Yeas—Mr. President, Messrs. Beard, Bethel, Cooper, Daniel, Davis, Dawkins, Devall, Finegan, Folsom, Gettis, Glazier, Golden, Hendricks, Irwin, Ladd, Lamar, Leigh of Sumter, Lewis, McLean, McIntosh, Mays, Morton, Nicholson, Owens, Palmer, Pelot, Pinckney, Sanderson, Spencer, Solana, Stephens, Thomas, Tift, Turman, Ward and Yates—37.

Nays—Messrs. Allison, Barrington, Chandler, Coon, Gary, Henry, Hunter, Jones, Kirksey, Lea of Madison, Love, McCaskill, McGahagin, Morrison, Newman, Rutland, Saxon and Woodruff—19.

So the motion was carried.

On motion of Mr. Davis, the Ordinance as amended was put upon its passage.

The yeas and nays were called, and were:

Yeas—Mr. President, Messrs. Allison, Beard, Bethel, Cooper, Daniel, Davis, Dawkins, Devall, Finegan, Folsom, Gary, Gettis, Glazier, Golden, Hendricks, Hunter, Irwin, Jones, Ladd, Lamar, Leigh of Sumter, McCaskill, McGahagin, McLean, McIntosh, Mays, Morrison, Morton, Nicholson, Owens, Palmer, Pelot, Pinckney, Sanderson, Saxon, Sever, Spencer, Solana, Stephens, Thomas, Tift, Turman, Ward and Yates—45.

Nays—Messrs. Barrington, Chandler, Coon, Henry, Kirksey, Lea of Madison, Lewis, Love, McNealey, Newman, Rutland and Woodruff—13.

So the Ordinance as amended was adopted.

Mr. Dawkins of Alachua offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the President of this Convention be instructed to furnish to the Governors of the slave-holding States attested copies of the Ordinance of Secession, and Ordinances providing for the holding of a Southern Convention, and request their concurrence therein;

Which was adopted.

Mr. Gary of Marion moved to take from the orders of the day an ordinance to annul the 2d section of the 16th article of