...opinion of the Court did not agree with Webster. He said that the Indians : " . . were admitted to be the rightful occupants of the soil, with a legal as...it, and to use it according to their own discretion ; but their rights to complete sovereignty, as independent nations, were necessarily diminished, and...

...inhabitants were not entirely disregarded but were considerably impaired; "they were admitted to be the rightful occupants of the soil, with a legal as...possession of it, and to use it according to their own discretions"; they were denied the right to dispose of their soil, except in accordance with the law...

...English Bar. US Eep. 367. admitted to be the rightful occupants of the soil, with a legal as •wall as a just claim to retain possession of it, and to use it according to their own discretion ; but their rights to complete sovereignty, as independent nations, were necessarily diminished, and...

..." ( U.8. v. lAicero, 1 N.Mex. 422) . The rule was stated very early that Indians were deemed to be the rightful occupants of the soil, with a legal as well as just claim to retain possession and use it at discretion. The nations asserted ultimate dominion with power to convey title to the...

...forest" ( Ü.S. v. Lucero, 1 N.Mex. 422) . The rule was stated very early that Indians were deemed to be the rightful occupants of the soil, with a legal as well as just claim to retain possession and use it at discretion. The nations asserted ultimate dominion with power to convey title to the...

...a title to the soil, subject only to the Indian right of occupancy. The Indians were admitted to be the rightful occupants of the soil, with a legal as...it, and to use it according to their own discretion, though not to dispose of the soil at their own will, except to the government claiming the right of...

...Johnson v. Mclntosh.3 It was there pointed out that the original occupants of the land have a "legal and just claim to retain possession of it and to use it according to their own discretion." Moreover, only the Federal sovereign could enter into agreements with the original Indian owners for...

...a considerable extent, impaired. They were admitted to be the rightful occupants of the soil, with legal as well as just claim to retain possession of it, and use of it according to their own discretion ; but their rights to complete sovereignty, as independent...

...entirely disregarded ; but were necessarily, to a considerable extent, impaired. They were admitted to be the rightful occupants of the soil, with a legal as...it, and to use it according to their own discretion ; but their rights to complete sovereignty, as independent nations, were necessarily diminished, and...

...entirely disregarded; but were necessarily, to a considerable extent, impaired. They were admitted to be the rightful occupants of the soil, with a legal as...it, and to use it according to their own discretion ; but their rights to complete sovereignty, as independent nations, were necessarily diminished, and...