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(15.) "The whole span over which a Nation entering its Government is the sat of its jurisdiction and called its territory" 3rd The Cherokee nation is composed of a number of free families, read over a District of Country which has been held by them, from time immemorial, are they in legal position and now far does their right of command extend? Answer. "If ever any free families over our independent country come to unite n order to form a nation or state, they altogether possess the empire over the whole country they inhabit. For they already possess each for himself the domain and since they are willing to form together a political society to establish a public authority, which each should be bound to obey, it is very manifest aha their intention is to attribute to that public authority the right of command over the whole country."