 | United States. Supreme Court - 1823 - 756 sider
...consequence of 'right "of this ultimate dominion, a power to grant the soil, occupancy. whije ygj; m possession of the natives. These grants have been...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) - 1827 - 748 sider
...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... | |
 | 1828 - 638 sider
...of the natives, as occupants, they asserted the ultimate dominion to be, in themselves, and claimed and exercised, as a consequence of this ultimate dominion,...the soil, while yet in the possession of the natives :" that " these grants have been understood by all, to convey a title to the grantees, subject only... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1830 - 326 sider
...and exercised, as a consequence of thia ultimate dominion, a power to grant the soil while yet in^the possession of the natives. These grants have been...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 - 1831 - 332 sider
...rights of the natives as occupants, they asserted the ultimate dominion to be in themselves; and claimed and exercised as a consequence of this ultimate dominion,...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 - 1832 - 720 sider
...of the natives as occupants, they asserted the ultimate dominion to be in themselves ; and claimed and exercised as a consequence of this ultimate dominion,...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... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot - 1834 - 776 sider
...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.... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1837 - 738 sider
...dtfaeto. But, notwithstanding this occupancy, the European discoverers claimed and exercised the right to grant the soil, while yet in the possession of the natives, subject, however, to their right of occupancy; and the title so granted was universally admitted to... | |
 | John Marshall - 1839 - 762 sider
...of the natives, as occupants, they asserted the ultimate dominion to be in themselves ; and claimed and exercised, as a consequence of this ultimate 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,... | |
 | 1844 - 778 sider
...• " But, notwithstanding this occupancy, the European discoverers claimed and exercised the right to grant the soil while yet in the possession of the natives, subject, however, to their right of occu. pancy ; and the title so granted was universally admitted... | |
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While the different nations of Europe respected the right of the natives, as occupants, they asserted the ultimate dominion to be in themselves; and claimed and exercised, as a consequence of this ultimate dominion, a power to grant the soil, while yet... 
