...considered as holding its right of self government under the guarantee and protection of one or more allies. The Cherokee nation, then, is a distinct community,...the laws of Georgia can have no force, and which the citizen's of Georgia have no right to enter, but with the assent of the Cherokecs themselves, or in...

...doctrine of the law of nations, and the court concluded and adjudged, that the Cherokee nation was a distinct community, occupying its own territory,...accurately described, in which the laws of Georgia cannot rightfully have any force, and into which the citizens of Georgia have no right to enter, but...

...independence — its right to self-government, by associating with a stronger, and taking its protection. The Cherokee nation, then, is a distinct community,...Georgia can have no force, and which the citizens have no right to enter, but with the assent of the cherokees themselves, or in conformity with treaties,...

...community occupying its own country, with boundaries accurately described, in which the laws of Georgia have no force, and which the citizens of Georgia have...of the Cherokees themselves, or in conformity with the treaties and with the Acts of Congress." 234. It is freely granted, that the case is delicate and...

...Indians, as we have applied them to other nations of the earth. They are applied to all in the same sense. "The Cherokee nation, then, is a distinct community,...accurately described, in which the laws of Georgia have no force.; and which the citizens of Georgia have no right to enter, but with the assent of the...

...were declared null and void by a judgment, the gist of which is expressed in the concluding words : " The Cherokee nation, then, is a distinct community...boundaries accurately described, in which the laws of the State of Georgia can have no force, and into which the citizens of Georgia have no right to enter...

...distinct community, occupying its own territory with boundarieg described, in which the laws of Georgia have no force, and which the citizens of Georgia have no right to enter, but with the consent of the Cherokees, or in conformity with treaties, or with the acts of congress." I have briefly...

...attempting to analyze, this argument, I shall merely state his conclusions in his own language : " The Cherokee nation, then, is a distinct community,...have no right to enter but with the assent of the Chcrokees themselves, or in conformity with treaties, and with the acts of Congress. The whole intercourse...

...authorize the chief magistrate of the Union to exercise this authority. Ibid. 11. The Cherokee nation is a distinct community, occupying its own territory,...accurately described, in which the laws of Georgia can nave no force ; and which the citizens of Georgia have no right to enter, but with the assent of the...

...applied them to the other nations of the earth. They are applied to all in the same sense. And again : The Cherokee Nation, then, is a distinct community,...described, in which the laws of Georgia can have no force, .iml which the citizens of Georgia have no right to enter but with the assent of the Cherokee* themselves,...