Intosh, Mays, Newman, Pinckney, Saxon, Sever, Spencer, Stephens, Tift, Turman and Yates—29.
Nays—Messrs. Chandler, Daniel, Dawkins, Dilworth, Gary, Gettis, Glazier, Golden, Hendricks, Henry, Lewis, McGahagin, McNealey, Morrison, Nicholson, Pelot, Rutland, Sanderson, Ward and Woodruff—21.
So the resolution was adopted.
The President read the following letter from the Governor:
Executive Department,
Tallahassee, Jan. 18th, 1861.
To the President and Members of the Convention:
My Aids, Cols. Holland and Gee, have arrived with verbal dispatches from Col. Wm. H. Chase. I would respectfully enquire if it is the pleasure of the Convention that these gentlemen shall appear before you and report to you those despatches?
Very respectfully,
M. S. PERRY.
Mr. McIntosh moved that the messengers mentioned in the Governor's communication be received into the Convention to report verbally, and that the Sergeant-at-Arms be despatched to notify them;
Which motion was adopted.
On motion, the Convention went into secret session.
After some time spent therein business was resumed in open session.
Mr. McIntosh of Calhoun moved that injunction of secresy be removed;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Davis of Leon offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Convention doth hereby signify their approval and high appreciation of the acts of Major General Chase in the conduct of the late military operations, at and near Pensacola, as the same have been communicated to this body by Cols. Holland and Gee, Aids to his Excellency the Governor; and that the thanks of this Convention be also given to Cols. Holland and Gee for the services by them rendered to the State;
Which was read, and on motion the rule waived, and the resolution put upon its passage, and was adopted.
Mr. Dilworth of Jefferson offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That should any vacancy occur in the delegation to the Convention of Slaveholding States while this Convention is not in session, it shall be the duty of the President of this Convention to fill said vacancy or vacancies;
Upon which, the rule was waived, and the resolution put upon its passage, and was adopted.
Mr. Davis of Leon moved that his Ordinance appointing three
