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SALISBURY, NOUTItCAROLIiA, DECEMBER 27, 1835.
PRESIDENT'S ITIIISSACSE,
Delivered to both Houses, at the opening of the
frxt Session of the Tic enty -fourth CongrtsSj on
the 8th Jay of December, 1835.
cOXC'LVDED.
The accompanying Report of I he Secretary of
War will put you in possession of the ojeralions of
the department confided to his care, in all its di
versified relations, during the past year.
1 am gratified in being able to inform you that
no occurrence has required any movement of the
military force, except such as is common to a state
of peace. The services of the army have been
limited to their usual duties at the various garri
sons upon the Atlantic and inland frontier, with the
exceptions stated by the Secretary of War. Our
small military establishment apjears to le adequate
to the purposes for which it is maintained, and it
fbrm3 a nucleus around which any additional force
may be collected, should the public exigencies un
fortunately require any increase of our military
means.
The various acts of Congress which havo leen
recently passed in relation to the army, have im
proved its condition and have rendered its organi
zation more useful and efficient. It is at all times
in a state for prompt ind vigorous action, and it
contains within itself the power of extension to any
useful limit ; while at the same time, it preserves
that knowledge, both theoretical and practical,
which educatien and cxjerience alone can give ;
and which, if not acquired and preserved in time
of peace, must be sought under great disadvanta
ges in time of war.
The duties of the Engineer Corps press heavily
upon that branch of the service; and the public in
terest requires an addition to its strength. The
nature of the works in which the officers are enga
ged, render necessary professional knowledge and
experience, and there is no economy in committing
to them more duties than they can perform, or m
assigning these to other persons temporarily em
ployed, and too often, of necessity, without all the
qualifications which such service demands. I re
commend this subject to your attention, and also
the proposition submitted at the last session of Con
press, and now renewed, for a re-organiz ltion of
the Topographical Corps. This re-orgnnization
can be effected without any addition to the present
expenditure, ami with much advantage to the pub
lic service. The branch of duties which devolves
upon these officers is at all times interesting to the
community, and the information furnished by them
is useful in peace and in war.
Much loss and inconvenience have leeri experi
enced in consequence of the failure of the bill con
taining the ordinary appropriations for fortifications,
which passed one branch of the National Legisla
ture at the last session, but was lost in the other.
This failure was the more regretted, not only lo
calise it necessarily interrupted ami delayed the
progress of a system of national defence, projected
imnuliately after the last war, and since steadily
pursued, but also because it contained a contingent
appropriation inserted in accordance with the views
of the Executive in aid of this important object,
and other branches of the national defence, some
portions of which might have been most usefully
died during the past season. .1 invite your ear-
a pi
Jy attention to that part of the report of the Scre-
tary ot ar winch relates to mis suojecr, ami re- j
commend an appropriation sufficiently lilcral to
decelerate the armament of the fort ifications, agree
ably to the proposition submitted by him, and to
place our whole Atlantic sealmrd in a complete
tate of defence. A just regard to the permanent
interests of the country evidently requires this mea
sure, but there are also other reasons which, at the
present juncture, give it peculiar force, and make
it my duty to call to the subject your social con
sideration. The present system of Military Education has
been in operation sufficiently long to test its useful,
jicss, and it has given to the army a valuable body
f officers. It is not alone in the improvement,
.discipline, and operation of the troops, that these
officers are employed. They are also extensively
engaged in the administrative and fiscal concerns
of the various matters confided to the War De
partment ; in the execution of the staff duties,
usually appertaining to military organization; in
the removal of the Indians, and in the disburse
ment of the various expenditures growing out of
our Indian relations ; in the formation of roads, and
in the improvement of harbors and rivers; in the
construction of fortifications ; in the fabrication of
much of the material required for the public de
fence ; and the preservation, distribution, and ac
countability of tiie whole; and in other miscella
neous duties, not admitting of classification.
These diversified functions embrace very heavy
expenditures of public money, and require fidelity,
science, and business habits in their execution ; and
f system which shall secure these qualifications is
Remanded bv the public interest. That this object
lias been, in a great measure, obtained by the Mili
rv Academy, is shown by the state of the service,
And by the prompt accountability which has gen
erally followed the necessary advances. Like all
other political systems, the present mode of milita
ry education, no doubt, has its imperfections, both
of principle and practice; but I trust these can Io
improved by rigid inspection:?, and by legislative
scrutiny, without destroying the institution itself.
Occurrences, to which wc as well as all other
nations are liable, both in our internal and external
relations, point to the necessity of an efficient or
ganization of the Militia. I am again induced, by
the importance of the subject, to bring it to your
attention. To sunnress domestic violence, and to
repel foreign invasion, should these calamities over
take us, we must rely in the first instance, upon the
great body of the community, whose will has msti
tutcd, and whose power must eupimrt the Govern
incnt. A large standing military forco is not con
sonant to the spirit of our institutions, nor to the
feelings of our countrymen ; and tlio lessons of for
mer days, ud those also of our own times, show
the danger as well as the enormous expense, of
these permanent and extensive military organiza
tions. That just medium which avoids an inade
quate preparation on one hand, and the danger ami
expense of a large force on the other, is what our
constituents have a right to- expect from their Go
vernment. This object can le attained only by
the maintenance of a small military force, and by
such an organization of the physical strength of
the country as may bring this power into opera
tion, whenever its services are required. A clas-
sification of the population offers the most obvious
means of effecting this organization. Such a divi
sion may be made as will be just to all, by trans
ferring each, at a proper period of life, from one
class to another, and by calling fir.-t for the servi
ces of that class, whether for instruction or action,
which, from age, is qualified for the duty, and may
be called to perform it with least injury to them
selves, or to the public. Should the danger ever
become so imminent as to require additional force,
ttie othejr classes in succession would be ready for
the call. And if, in addition to this organization,
voluntary associations were encouraged, and in
ducements held out for their formation, our militia
would be in a state of efficient service. Now, when
we are at peace, is the proper time to digest and
establish a practicable system. The object is cer
tainly worth the experiment, and worth the ex
pense. . No one apjeciating the blessings of a re
publican government, can object to his share of the
burden which such u plan may imjose. Indeed, a
moderate jortion of the national funds could scarce
ly be bctternpplied than in carry ing intoeffect and
contint-'ing such an arrangement, and in giving the
necessary elementary instruction. We arc happi
ly at peace with all the world. A sincere desire
to continue so, and a fixed determination to give
no just cause of offence to other nations, furnish, un
fortunately, no certain grounds of expectation that
this relation will be uninterrupted. With this de
termination to give no offence is associated a reso
lution, equally decided, tamely to submit to none.
The armor ami the attitude of defence afford the
best security against those collisions which the am
bition, or interest, or some other passion of nations,
not more justifiable, is liable to produce. In many
countries, it is considered unsafe to put arms into
the hands of the people, and to instruct them in the
elements of military knowledge. That fear can
have no place here, when it is recollected that the
People are the sovereign power. Our Government
was instituted, and is supported, by the ballot-box,
not bv the musket. Whatever changes await it,
still greater changes must le made in our social
institutions, before our political system can yield to
physical force. In every aspect, therefore, in
which I can view the subject, I am impressed with
the importance of a prompt and efficient organiza
tion of the militia.
The plan of lemoving the Aboriginal people who
vet remain within the settled portions ot the Uiu
ted States, to the country west ot the -Mississippi
river, approaches its consummation. It was adop
ted on the most mature consideration ot the con
dition of this race, and ought to 1m; jMjrsistcd in till
accomplished, and prosecuted with as much vigor
as a just regard for their circumstances will er
mit, and as fast as their consent can be obtained.
All preceding experiments for the improvement of
the Indians have tailed. It seems now to le an os-
tablishod f.iet, that they cannot live in contact with
a civilized community and prosper. Ages of fruit
less endeavors have at length brought us ton know
ledge of this principle of intercommunication with
them. The past we cannot recall, but the future
wc can provide for. Independently of the treaty
stipulations, into which we have entered with the,
various tribes, for the usufruct ury rights they have
ceded to us, no one can doubt the moral duty of
llo Government of the United States to protect,
and, if possible, to preserve and eretuate the scat-
tered remnants ot this race, whicli are leu wunin
on. liorders. In the discharge of this duty, an ex
tensive region in the West has lcen assigned for
their permanent residence. It has been divided in
to districts and allotcd among them. Many have
already removed, and others are preparing to go;
and with the exception of two small bands, living
in Ohio and Indiana, not exceeding Jittcen hundred
iMirsons, and of the Chcrokees, all the tribes on the
east side of the Mississippi, and extending from
Lake Michigan to Honda, have entered into en-
gaem-.its which will lead -to their transplantation.
The plan for their removal and re-establishment
is founded upon the knowledge we have gained of
their character and habits, and has been dictated
by a spirit of enlarged liberality. A territory ex
ceeding in extent tint relinquished, has leen grant
ed to each tribe. Of its climate, fertility, and ca
pacity to support an Indian population, the repre
sentations are highly favorable. 1 o these districts
the Imhan3 are removed at the expense ot the uni
ted States; and, with certain supplies of clothing,
arms, amunition, and other indispensable articles,
they are also furnished gratuitously with provisions
for the period of a year after their arrival at their
new homes. In that time, from the nature of the
country, and of the products raised by them, they
can subsist themselves by agricultural lalor, if they
choose to resort to that mode of life; if they do not,
they are ujon the kirts of the great prairies, where
countless herds of Ibiffalo roam, and a short time
suffices to adapt their own habits to the changes
which a change of the animals destined for their
food may require. Ample arrangements have al
so been made for the support of schools, in some
instances, council houses and churches are to be
erected, dwellings constructed for the chiefs, and
mills for common use. Funds have been set apart
for the maintenance of the poor; the most neces
sary mechanical arts have been introduced, and
black-smiths, gun-smiths, wheel-rights, mill-rights,
A:c., are supported among them. Steel and iron,
and some times salt, are purchased for them; and
ploughs, and other farming utensils, domestic ani
mals, looms, spinning-wheels, cards, A.C., are pre
sented to them. And besides these beneficial ar
rangements, annuities are in all cases paid, amount
ing, in some instances, to more than thirty dollars
to each individual of the tribe, and in all cases suf-
ficiently large, if justly divided and prudently ex-
ended, to enable them, in addition to their own
exertions, to live comfortably. And, as a stimulus
For exertion, it is now provided by law, that ia all
" cases ol the appointment of interpreters, or oth-I
cr persons employed for the benefit of the Indians, salutary provisions in the laws regulating its adini
a preference shall be given to persons of Indian de- nistrative duties as the wisdom of Congress may
scent, if such can be found who are properly qual- devise or approve, that imiortant department will
ified to discharge the duties.
Such are the arrangements for the physical com-
fort, and for the moral improvement of the Indians,
The necessary measures for their political advacc- I
ment, and tor their separation from our citizens, j
have not been neglected. The pledge of the Uni-
ted States has been given by Congress, that the
country destined for the residence of this eoplc,
shall bo lorcver "secured and guarantied to them. I
A country, West of Missouri and Arkansas, has
been assigned to them, into which the white settle- I
ments are not to be pushed. No political connnu- I
nitics can be formed in that extensive region, ex-
cept those which are established by the Indians
thcmselves, or by the United States for them, and
with their concurrence. A barrier has thus been
raised tor their protection against the encroachments
of our citizens, and guarding the Indians, as fir as
possible, from those evils which have brought them combination of citizens, acting under charters of
to their present condition. Summary authority incorporation from the States, can, by a direct re
has been given, by law, to destroy all spirits found fusal, or the demand of an exorbitant price, exclude
in their country, without waiting the doubtful re- the United States from the use of the established
suit and slow process of a legal seizure. I consi- channels of communication between the diilcrcnt
der the total and unconditional interdiction of this!
article, among those jeopIe, as the first and great btatos cannot, without transcending their constitu
step. in their melioration. Half-way measures will tional powers, secure to the Post Office Department
answer no purpose. These cannot successfully the use of those roads, by an act of Congress which
contend against the cupidity of the seller, and the j
overpowering apK?tifS of the buyer. And the de-
structive effects of the trafiic are marked in every
pago of the history of our Indian intercourse.
Some general legislation seems necessary for the
regulation of the relations which will exist in this
new state of things between the Government and
people of the United States and these transplanted
Indian triles; and for the establishment among the
latter, and with their own consent, of some priuci-
pies of intercommunication, which their juxtaposi-
tion will call for ; that moral may be substituted
for physical force; the authority of a few and sim-
pie laws, for the tomahawk; and that an end may
be put to those bloody wars, whose prosecution
seems to have made a part of their social system.
After the further details of this arrangement are
completed, with a very general supervision over
them, they ought to be left to the progress of events.
These,, I ingulgc the hope, will secure their pros-
pcrity and improvement ; and a large portion ot the
moral debt we owe them will then be paid.
The Report from the Secretary of the Navy,
showing the condition of that branch of the public j our national compact, and to the dictates ot hu
scrvice, is recommended to vour special attention. 1 inanity and religion. Our happiness and prosperit'
It appears from it, that our naval force at present
in commission, with all the activity which can be
given to it, is inadequate to the protection of our
rapidly increasing commerce. This consideration,
and the more general one which regards this arm of
the national defence as our best security against lo-
reign aggressions, strongly urge the continuance of
the measures which promote its gradual enlarge -
mer.t, and a speedy increase of the force whicli lias
b;cn heretofore employed abroad and at home.
1 on will jktccivc from the estimates which appear
in the report of the Secretary of the Xavv, that the
expenditures necessary to this increase f its f. tree,
j though ol considerable amount, are small compared
with tho benefits which they will secure to the
country.
As a means of strengthening this national arm,
I also recommend to vour particular attention the
propriety of the suggestion which attracted the
consideration of Congress at its last session, respect-
ing the enlistment of boys at a suitable age in the
service. In tins manner, a nursery of skilful and
able-bodied seamen can be established, which will
be of the greatest importance. Next to the capa-
city to put alloat and arm the necessary number of
ships; is the jxssession of the means to man them
efficiently; and nothing seems better calculated to
aid this object than the measure proposed. As an
auxiliary to the advantages derived from our ex-
tensive commercial marine, it would furnish us
with a resource ample enough for all the exigen-
cies which can be anticipated. Considering the
state of our resources, it cannot bo doubted that
whatever provision the liberality and wisdom of est trust is confided, of preserving inviolate the re
Congress may now adopt, with a view to the per- lations created among the States by the Constitu
ted organization of this branch of our service, will tion, is especially bound to avoid, in its own action,
meet the approbation of all classes of our citizens,
jy tnc report oi me i osimasier-ucncral, it ap
pears that the revenue of that department, during
the year ending on the dOth day of June last, ex
ceeded its accruing responsibilities 823G,20G ; and
that the surplus of the present fiscal year isestima
ted at 8 170,227. It further appears that the debt
of the department, on the 1st dav of July last, in
eluding the amount due to contractors lor the quar
ter then ju
st expired, was about $1,061,331, ex- tention the propriety of amending that part of the
j available means about 23,700; and Constitution which provides for tho election of Prc
lst instant, about 8597,077 of this debt sident and Vice President of the United States.
cccding the
that, on the
bad been paid; 8400,001 out of postages accruing
before July, and 187,030 out of postages accruing adoption of some new provisions, winch would se
since. In these payments are included G7,000 of cure to the people the performance of this high
the old debt due to banks. Afier making these
payments, the department had 873,000 in bank on
the 1st instant. The pleasing assurance is given,
that the department is entirely free from embarras-
sment, and that, by the collection of outstanding ha-
lnnee nn.l ncmctliA current siirnlus. the renmin.
in" portion of thebank debts, and most of the other act upon it as an indication of their judgment, that
debts, will probably be paid in April next, leaving the disadvantages which belong to the present sys
thereafter a heavy amount to be applied in extend- tern were not so great as those which vyou.d result
heavy amount to be applied
ing the mail facilities of the country. Reserving a
considerable gum for the improvement of existing
mail routes, it is stated that the department will be
able tosustain, with perfect convenience, an annuaj
charge of 8300,000 for the support of new routes,
to commence as soon as they can be established
and put in operation.
The measures adopted by the Postmaster-Gene-
ral to bring the means of the department into ac-1
tion, and to effect a speedy extinguishment of its;
debt, as well as to produce an eliicient administra-
tion of its affairs, will be found detailed at length
in his able and luminous report. Aided bv a reor-
ganization on the principles suggested, and such
soon attain a degree of usefulness proportioned to
the increase of our population and the extension of
our settlements.
Particular attention is solicited to that portion
of the reiort of the Postmaster-General which re-
latcs to the carriage of the Mails of the United
States upon rail-roads constructed by private cor-
porations under the authority of the several States.
1 he reliance which, the (general Government can
place on these roads as a means of carrying on its
ojerations, and the principles on which the use of
them is to Ito obtained, cannot be too soon cnsider-
ed and settled. Already does the spirit of aionopo-
ly begin to exhibit its natural propensities, in at-
tempts to exact from the public, for services which
it supposes cannot be obtained on other terms, the
most extravagant compensation. If these claims
be ersisted in, the question may arise whether a
section of the country ; and whether the United
shall provide within itself some equitable mode of
adjusting the amount of compensation. I o obviate,
it possible, the necessity of considering this ques-
tion, it is suggested whether it be not expedient to
fix by law the amounts which shall be offered to
rail-road companies for the conveyance of the mails,
graduated according to their average weight, to be
ascertained and declared by tho Postmaster-Ceno-
ral. It is probable that a liberal proposition of that
sort would be accepted.
In connection with these provisions in relation to
the Post Office Department, I must also invito your
attention to the painful excitement produced in the
South, by attempts to circulate through the mails
inflammatory apjeals addressed to the passions ot
the slaves, in prints, and in various sorts of publi-
cations, calculated to stimulate them to insurrection,
and to produce all the horrors of a servile war.
There is, doubtless, no respectable portion of our
countrymen who cau be so far misled as to feel any
I other sentiment than that of indignant regret at
I conduct so destructive of the harmony and peace
I of the country, and repugnant to the principles of
1 essentially depend upon peace within our borders
and teace depends upon the maintenance, in
good faith, of those compromises of the Conslitu
tion upon which the Union is founded. It is fortu
nate for tho country that the good sense, the gene
rous feeling, and the deep-rooted attachment ot the
eople of the non-slave-holding States to the Union,
I and to their fellow-citizens of the same blood in the
South, have given so strong and impressive a tone
to the sentiments entertained against the proceed-
ings of tnc misguided persons who have engage
I in these unconstitutional and wicked attempts, and
especially against the emissaries from foreign parts
I who have dared to interfere m this matter, as to
authorize the hope that those attempts will no long
cr be persisted in. Hut if these expressions of the
public will shall not be suthcient to effect so desira
bio a result, not a doubt can be entertained that
the non-slavc-holding States, so far from counte
naucing the slightest interference with the constitu
tional rights. of the South, will bo prompt to exer
cise their authority m suppressing, so tar as in
I them lies, whatever is calculated to produce this
evil.
In leaving the care of other branches of this
interesting subject to the State authorities, to whom
they properly belong, it is nevertheless proper for
Congress to take such measures as will prevent the
Post Office Department, which was designed to
foster an amicable intercourse and correspondence
letwecn all the memljcrs of the Confederacy, from
being used as an instrument of an opposite charac-
ter. The General Government, to which the great-
any thing that may disturb them. I would, there
fore, call the special attention of Congress to the
subject, and respectfully suggest the propriety of
passing such a law as will prohibit, under severe
penalties, tho circulation in tho Southern States,
through the mail, of incendiary publications intend
ed to instigate the slaves to insurrecti on,
1 felt it to be my duty, in the first message which
T enmmtimcatcd to Congress, to urjre upon its at-
- O J
The leading object which I had in view was the
duty, without any mfernieaiate agency. In my
annual communications since, I have enforced the
same views, from a sincere conviction that tne best
interests of the country would be promoted by their
adoption. If the subject were an ordinary one, 1
should have regarded the failure of Congress to
from any attainable substitute that had been sub
mitted to their consideration. Recollecting, how
ever, that propositions to introduce a new feature
in our fundamental laws cannot bo too patiently
examined, and ought to be received with favor, until
the great body of the people are thoroughly im
pressed with their necessity and value, as a remedy
for real evils, I feel that in renewing the recom
mendation I have heretofore made on this subject,
I am not transcending the bounds of a just defer
ence to tho sense of Congress, or to the disposition
of the people. However much we may diller in
the choice of the measures which should'guide the
administration of the Government, there can be
but little doubt in the mind of those who are really
friendly to the republican features of our system,
that one of its most important securities consists
in the separation of the .Legislative and Executive
powers; at the same time that each is held respon
sible to the great source of authority, which is ac
knowledged to be supreme, in the will of the peo
ple constitutionally expressed. My reflection and
experience satisfy me, that the framersof the Con
stitution, although they were anxious to mark the
feature as a settled and fixed principle in the struc
ture of the Government, did not adopt all the pre.
cautions that were necessary to secure its practical
observance, and that we cannot be said to have
carried into complete effect their intentions until
the evils which arise from this organic defect are
remedied.
Considering the great extent of our Confederacy,
the rapid increase of its population, and the diver
sity of their interests and pursuits, it cannot bo
disguised that the contingency by whicli one branch
of the Legislature js to form itself into an electoral
college, cannot become one of ordinary occurrence,
without producing incalculable mischief. What
was intended as the medicine of the Constitution
in extreme cases, cannot be frequently used with
out changing its character, and, sooner or later,
producing incurable disorder.
I-very election by the House of Representatives
is calculated to lessen the force of that security
which is derived from the distinct and separate
character of the Legislative and Executive tunc-
tions, and, while it exposes each to temptations ad
verse to their efficiency as organs of the Constitu
tion and laws, its tendency will be to unite both in
isting the will of the People, and thus give a
direction to tho Government anti-republican and
dangerous. All history tells us that a free people
should be watchful of delegated power, and should
never acquiesce in a practice which will diminish
their control over it. This obligation, so universal
in its application to all the principles of a republic,
is peculiarly so in ours, where the formation of
parties founded on sectional interests is so much
fostered by the extent of our territory. These in
terests, represented by candidates for the Presiden
cy, are constantly prone, in the zeal of party and
seiusn oojecis, 10 generate lnliuences unmindful of
the general good, and forgetful of the restraints
which the great bod of the people would enforce,
if they were, in no contingency, to lose the ridit
of expressing their will. The experience of our
country, from the formation of the Government to
the present day, demonstrates that tho People can
not too soon adopt some stronger safeguard for
their right to elect the highest officer known to the
Constitution, than is contained in that sacred instru.
ment as it now stands.
It is my duty to call the particular attention of
Congress to the present condition of the District
of Columbia. From whatever cause the great de
pression has arisen which now exists in the pecuni
ary concerns of this District, it is proper that its
situation should be fully understood, and such relief
or remedies provided as arc consistent with the
powers of Congress. I earnestly recommend tho
extension of every political right to the citizens of
the District which their true interests require, and
which docs not conflict with the provisions of tho
Constitution. It is believed that the laws for the
government of the District require revisal and
amendment, and that much good may be done by
modifying the penal code, so as to give uniformity
to its provisions.
Your attention is also invited to the defects which
exist in the Judicial system of the United States.
As at present organized, the States of the Union
derive unequal advantages from the Federal Judi
ciary, which have been so often pointed out that T
deem it unnecessary to repeat them here. It is
hoped that the present Congress will extend to all
the States that equality in respect to the benefits of
the laws of the Union which can only be secured
by the uniformity and efficiency of tiie Judicial
system.
With these observations on the topics of general
interest which are deemed worthy of your consid
eration, I leave them to your care, trusting that
the legislative measures they call for will be met
as the wants and the best interests of our beloved
country demand. ANDREW JACKSON.
Washington, 7th Deccmler, 1635.
President of the Unirtrsity. AVe are highly
gratified to state that, at the annual meeting of the
Trustees of the University of this State, held in
this city on the 5th instant, Governor Swain was
elected President of the Institution, Vice Dr. Cald
well, deceased. We rejoice at this result, because
we believe it to be a judicious selection. Govern
or Swain jos;sesses the talent and other necessary
qualifications to excel in any station ; and we doubt
not he will apply all the energies of his highly
gifted mind to the advancement of the interests of
the Institution over which ho has leen called to
preside ; and the deep devotion to the welfare of the
State, the untiring zeal, and the distinguished abili
ty with which he has discharged the duties of the
important public stations which he has hitherto
filled, afford a sufficient guarantee to the friends of
the University, that, under his auspices, the Insti
tution will prosper, and to the public generally,
that its high reputation as a College will be well
sustained. Raleigh Star, of 8th Dec.
A poor woman who had attended several con
firmations was at length recognized by the bishop.
" Pray, have I not seen you here before ?"said his
lordship. " Yes," replied the woman, " I get me
conformed as often as 1 can ; they7 tell mc it is
good for the rhcumatis."