Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-22
WARRINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.


"A New and Most 1mportant Treaty be.
tween tbs United States and Russia For
some time past we have heard of inklinss fall.
ing from members Of the dipioua6ceorps in
this city, crediting the American Secretary of
stste and the Russian Charge with being i'm
mersed in the negotiation of treaty of neu-
trality between the two Powers. We learn,
this morning from o similar source - that
such treaty has actually been successfully
negotised, and will probably have been form
ally signed to-day, by the hour at which we
60 to press 0This treaty al We understand it,
covers and guarantees-as between the great
Power Of the European continent and that of
the Western Hemisphere-all the important
principles which this Government sou sht thus
TO incorporate-or, rather, initiate-into the
law Of nations, in their recent efforts to effect
similar treaties with Britain and France. y Il
will be remembered that these two latter
Powers, though declining, 80 far, to treat with
the United States on such subject and basis,
have formally declared their intention of be.
ing governed throughout the present European
war by the principles and international policy
involved in these efforts Of ours. We therefore
presume that Russia, having, thus honorably
come forward and Invested herself Of the DOW
er Of taking advantageof any such stipulatiorrs
with the United States made by her great an
tagonists in the current war, they, too, will
hasten to carry out formally the views which
they have. as ADORE explained, informally
endorsed as thoss which should govern power
full and enlightened nations in this era, when,
unfortunately, engaged in war. 80 -. 80 80.
The principles which we make law in this
new treaty first above referred to, are. Of
course, those for which We hare contended
ever dnce the United States entered into the
family of nations, and in defence Of which, in
good part we took up arms in 1872. Their
universal triumph-as in this treaty-is of
more importance to the future Of our commerce
than can now be conceived. ....-.. .-.....
The negotiation Of this treaty adds another
to tho remarkably successful and important
achievements of the American State Depart
ment under its present head, which has
already accomplished more solid peaceful vic.
tories for the people Of the United States, than
were ever before achieved by the diplomatic
branch Of this Government in any presiden-
tial term Of four years; as will strike all, on
rejecting upon the series of such successful
negotiations which Of late have transpirsd.
o., The Pension Laws-Protection Of Pension.
srs, and Of the Pension Bureau Against Fraud.
We hear that the House Committee on Revo-
lutionary Pensions have determined to report
resolution directing the distribution of the
compilation and digest of all the Pension
laws and regulations of the Government, .e-
Gently made by Captain Triplett, late Chief
cler ( of the Pension Bureau This work is
really Of moro Importance to the public inter-
est than all the other books together, which
have been voted by Congress to themselves OF
to their constituents at large. A very large
mm-say 81, SOC, 600 is paid out annually from
the Treasury on various pension accounts
From / to rs per cent. of the whole amount
finds its way into the pockets Of agents and
attorneys, instead of those of the so needy
class for whose benefit it is intended. This is
owing to the condition Complication of the
pension laws, and the present utter impossi-
bility of securing speedy and full justice to
honest claimants under them, without the in
teIvention Of some agent or attorney learned
in thsn. This is not the fault of the bureau,
which is not expected to prepare cases coming
before it for adjudication. In addition to this
crying evil, the popular and professional igno.
rance of the details Of these laws, their con-
aicting points, provisos and conditions, has
enabled villains to perpetrate nearly every
fraud on the Pension Bureau 30 far successful
which, in the aggregate. are supposed already
to have cost the Treasury over million Of
dollars. That Is; honest witnesses at times,
at other times honest magistrates, &C., have
been used in the course Of the preparation OF
papers embracing frauds in points of the testi-
mony or something of the sort, which would
have been detected by the honest parties used
to aid the villainy, if the latter had been able
to understand the requirements of the law
under which the fraud was sought to be per-
petrated. .,.-....
The work to which We refer above, is the
result of long experience in administering
the laws in question, from the pen of gentle
man who for many years ives known here a.
tho most competent adjudicator Of pension
laws, ever in ths service of the Government Of
the United States BE undertook the work BY
the advice Of The present Head of the Pension
Bureau, who, with tie Head Of the Interior
Department, are said to be ofopinion that thi'
work is destined to be Of great utility, indeed
Bis aim has evidently been to place it in the
power Of every intelligent pensioner or pen
sion claimant, TO know his own rights under
the Law, and bow to maintain them withou