A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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... removed . There have been some definitions and limitations by high legal authority of the methods in which this Indian “ right of occupancy " might be extinguished even by conquest . " The title by ... removal of the INTRODUCTORY . 13.
... removed . There have been some definitions and limitations by high legal authority of the methods in which this Indian “ right of occupancy " might be extinguished even by conquest . " The title by ... removal of the INTRODUCTORY . 13.
Page 14
... removal of the Cherokee tribe from Georgia , it is recorded as the opinion of our Su- preme Court that " the Indians are acknowledged to have an unquestionable , and heretofore unquestioned , right to the lands they occupy until that ...
... removal of the Cherokee tribe from Georgia , it is recorded as the opinion of our Su- preme Court that " the Indians are acknowledged to have an unquestionable , and heretofore unquestioned , right to the lands they occupy until that ...
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... removed . How much more , then , doth it concern kings to keep their faith in- violate , as well for conscience ' sake as in regard to their honor and reputation , wherein consists the authority of a king- dom . " 999 Vattel says ...
... removed . How much more , then , doth it concern kings to keep their faith in- violate , as well for conscience ' sake as in regard to their honor and reputation , wherein consists the authority of a king- dom . " 999 Vattel says ...
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... removing all causes of con- troversy , regulating trade , and settling boundaries with the In- dian nations in the Northern Department . " Under all these conditions , it is not a matter of wonder that the frontier was a scene of ...
... removing all causes of con- troversy , regulating trade , and settling boundaries with the In- dian nations in the Northern Department . " Under all these conditions , it is not a matter of wonder that the frontier was a scene of ...
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... removed , and peace thereby obtained . " We know that these settlers are poor , or they would never have ventured to live in a country which has been in continual trouble ever since they crossed the Ohio . Divide , therefore , this ...
... removed , and peace thereby obtained . " We know that these settlers are poor , or they would never have ventured to live in a country which has been in continual trouble ever since they crossed the Ohio . Divide , therefore , this ...
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