| United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1823 - 756 pages
...power to grant the soil, occupancy. whije ygj; m possession of the natives. These grants have been understood by all, to convey a title to the grantees, subject only to the Indian right of occupancy. Practice of The history of America, from its discovery to Spmin, France, , " - . , . . * , ' Holland,... | |
| Elijah Paine, United States. Circuit Court (2nd Circuit) - Law reports, digests, etc - 1827 - 748 pages
...the soil while yet in the possession of the Indians. And such grants have been universally understood to convey a title to the grantees, subject only to the Indian right of occupancy. The United States , have adopted and acted upon the same principles. By the revolution, the power of government... | |
| 1828 - 638 pages
...understood by all, to convey a title to the grantees, subject only to the Indian right of occupancy ;" that "the history of America, from its discovery to the present day, proves the universal recognition of these principles :" that " it has never been doubted that either the United... | |
| United States. Congress - Cherokee Indians - 1830 - 326 pages
...dominion, a power to grant the soil while yet in^the possession of the natives. These grants have been understood by all to convey a title to the grantees, subject only to the Indian title of occupancy. . From these principles, relative to the rights acquired by discovery, we have... | |
| Cherokee Nation, Richard Peters - Cherokee Indians - 1831 - 332 pages
...dominion, a power to grant the soil while yet in the possession of the natives. These grants have been understood by all to convey a title to the grantees, subject only to the Indian rights of occupancy. The history of America from its discovery to the present day proves, we think,... | |
| Joseph Blunt - History - 1832 - 720 pages
...dominion, a power to grant the soil while yet in the possession of the natives. These grants hare been understood by all to convey a title to the grantees, subject only to the Indian rights of occupancy. The history of America from its discovery to the present day proves, we think,... | |
| Jonathan Elliot - Diplomatic and consular service, American - 1834 - 776 pages
...to grant the soil, •while yet in possession of the natives. These grants have been understood bv all to convey a title to the grantees, subject only to the In lin'i ri*ht if occupancy. Johnson v. fosh—8 Wheatoti, 573-574. 1S2S. 37 Trenty with GrtMt Britain.... | |
| Theology - 1844 - 472 pages
...to vest these countries in his subjects and to claim jurisdiction over them himself. Spain herself did not rest her title solely on the grant of the Pope, nor, we may add, on his injunction to Ferdinand and Isabella to reduce the natives to the Catholic... | |
| United States - Law - 1846 - 636 pages
...dominion, a power to grant the soil, while yet in possession of the natives. These grants have been understood by all to convey a title to the grantees,...America, from its discovery to the present day, proves, W6 think, the universal recognition of these principles. Spain did not rest her title solely on the... | |
| Richard Peters - Indians of North America - 1848 - 638 pages
...dominion, a power to grant the soil, while yet in possession of the natives. These grants have been understood by all to convey a title to the grantees,...respecting boundary, with France, with Great Britain, nnd with the United States, all show that she placed it on the rights given by discovery. Portugal... | |
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