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 SIXTH DAY. THURSDAY, January 10th, 1861. The Convention met pursuant to adjournment—a quorum present. The Rev. Mr. Ellis officiated as Chaplain. On motion, the reading of the journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with. Mr. Daniel, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, made the following report: The Committee on Enrolled Bills beg leave to report as correctly enrolled the following:

Resolution on Federal Relations. Respectfully submitted, J. M. DANIEL, Chairman.

Which was received and adopted. Mr. Davis moved a call of the Convention; Which was agreed to. Every member was found to be present. The following Ordinance of Secession, being the special order of the day, was taken up, viz: ORDINANCE OF SECESSION. We, the People of the State of Florida, in Convention assembled, do solemnly ordain, publish and declare,

That the State of Florida hereby withdraws herself from the Confederacy of States existing under the name of the United States of America, and from the existing government of said States; and that all political connection between her and the government of said States ought to be and the same is hereby totally annulled and said Union of States dissolved, and the State of Florida is hereby declared a sovereign and independent Nation; and that all ordinances heretofore adopted, in so far as they create or recognize said Union, are rescinded, and all laws or parts of laws in force in this State, in so far as they recognize or assent to said Union, be and they are hereby repealed. Upon the question of its passage, the yeas and nays being called for by Messrs. Dawkins and Finegan, the vote was: Yeas—Mr. President, Messrs. Alderman, Allison, Anderson, Baker of Calhoun, Barrington, Beard, Bethel, Chandler, Collier, Coon, Cooper, Daniel, Davis, Dawkins, Devall, Dilworth, Finegan, Folsom, Gary, Gettis, Glazier, Golden, Helvenston, Henry, Hunter, Irwin, Kirksey, Ladd, Lamar, Lamb, Lea of Madison, Leigh of Sumter, Lewis, Love, McGahagin, McLean, McIntosh, McNealey, Mays, Morton, Newmans, Nicholson, Owens, Palmer, Parkhill, Pelot, Pinckney, Sanderson, Saxon, Sever, Spencer,