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title: 'Speech in the House of Representatives, on the Seminole War'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Charles Fenton Mercer'
date: 1818-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'War and Peace'
- 'United States'
- 'Politics'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 13'
- 'Psalms 82'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mercer-1818-speech-in-the-house-of-representatives-on-the-seminole-war
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# Speech in the House of Representatives, on the Seminole War

Mr. Mercer’s House speech condemns the Seminole War’s unauthorized military actions, executions, and seizures of Spanish forts as violations of the Constitution and Indian treaties.

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