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world as a free, sovereign, independent State, with full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and do all other acts and things which independent States may of right do; and for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance for protection on Divine Providence, we mutually pledge each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor. The second ballot for two other Commissioners to Washington was unsuccessful. On the third ballot, Ex-Gov. J. H. Adams, and ex-Congressman J. L. Orr were elected to act with Mr. Barnwell as Commissioners to treat with the United States. The ratification of the Secession Ordinance — interesting Scenes. The Charleston Mercury has an interesting description of the passage and ratification of the Ordinance of Secession by the State Convention. It says: Precisely at seven minutes after one o'clock, the vote was taken upon the Ordinance — each man's name being called in order. As name by nam