trifling disaster, which it was impossible to prevent except by means and at an expense wholly incommensurate with the object to be protected, I am grossly insulted by the soverreignty of the State of Florida. Aware, as this convention must have been, that I am acting under the orders of a superior officer, they listen complacently to the cowardly assault, and withoutt waitting for a single word of defense or explanation they allow it it find its way into print without condemnation or even rebuke. Uner these circumstances, sir, it is a duty which I owe to myself to request, as I do now, formally to be removed from the command of this military district. I desire to transmit to my children a name without reproach-a thing which I feel it may be impossible to do where such wanton and assassin-like attacks as that recently made upon me are allowed to pass without indignant denunciation. I trust you will pardon my thus trespassing upon your time, but I have some claim upon Your Excellency, of in volunteering my services to the country I did not part with the privilege of exposing wrong and injustice and of asking to be released from service where the reputation of the officer and the feelings of the gentleman seem tto be hald as things equally cheap and worthless.

I have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. H. TRAPIER,

Brigadier-General.

[Indorsement.]

Secretary of War for attention and report.

J. D.

[Inclosure.]

ORDERS OF THE DAY.

The following preamble and resolutions, relative to Brigadier General J. H. Trapier, were taken up and read:

Whereas, it is deemed requisite and necessary by the people of Florida that in the present critical condition of public affairs the volunteer soldiers of the State should be commanded by a general who will share with them the dnagers of camp life at an exposed point; and

Whereas, some 3,000 of our soldiers are at present stationed on Amelia Island, where an attack from the enemy may be and is daily expected; and

Whereas, Brigadier General James H. Trapier, who has been assigned to the command of such forces, and has seen fit to absent himself almos consstantly from said post of danger since he assumed the command assigned him: Therefore

Be it resolved by the people of Florida in convention assembled,

That it be recommended to the Government ofd the Confederate States to either require Brigadier-General Trapeir to remain with the soldiers at some threatened and exposed point in the State, or to assign some general to the command who will deem it a duty to remain with said soldiers at such exposed point.

Resolved, That a copy of this preamble and of these resolutions be signed by the president of this convention and attested by the secretary, and a copy thereof be furnished to Brigadier General James H. Trapier, and also that a copy be forwarded to the Secretary of War of the Confederate States.

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