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 see no reason why exceptions should be made of any particular class of citizens. Your Committee had the subject of re-organizing the Militia of our State under consideration, but believing it to be the province, as within the power, of the Legislature, now in session, to act in the matter and to pass all laws necessary in the premises, they would respectfully refer the same to said body. Respectfully submitted, G. W. PARKHILL, Chairman. Which was read. Mr. Davis of Leon, from the Committee on Communications from South Carolina, made the following report: The Committee on Communications from South Carolina, to whom was referred the proposition by said State, made to the People of the State of Florida in Convention assembled, that a Confederacy should be formed of the slave-holding States which should secede from the Federal Union, and that there should be a Convention of Delegates to represent such States, to agree upon a plan of Government for such Confederacy, have had the said proposals under consideration; and said Committee have also considered the form of an Ordinance giving the assent of the State of Florida to such proposals of the State of South Carolina, and making provisions for the Representation of this State in said Convention; and the Committee report back the said proposed Ordinance, with certain amendments thereto, and recommend that the Ordinance so amended be adopted. Your committee recommend that the ordinance now reported be amended as follows: Insert after the words "and of any other slaveholding States" in the 2d line, the words, "which may dissolve her political connection with the government heretofore existing and known as the United States of America, at any time before the final adjournment of such Convention." (Signed) W. G. M. DAVIS, ChiarmanChairman [sic].

Which was read and the ordinance placed among the orders of the day for to-day. Mr. Finegan of Nassau, called up the resolution providing for the relief of A. J. T. Wright;

Which was put upon its passage and adopted. Mr. Pelot of Alachua, called up the resolution for the relief of R. D. Jourdan; Which resolution was adopted.

The Ordinance reported from the Committee on Communications from South Carolina was taken up; Upon motion of Mr. Sanderson of Duval, the Convention went into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Beard of Leon in the Chair; After some time spent therein the Committee rose, and reported said ordinance back to the Convention, with amendments;