The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-28

The Organization OF the Executive Departments
OF The Government OF the United States
stArK DkraRriENt
The whole machinery employed conduct business arising out
of our nrcn relations with a the Of the World for
@ps nan generally soassvsd The number employed ia Che
One scertHry sta QIon Lewis Gs Atni Secretary Of
sale dion John Appon one chief clerk twelve clerks
Diplomatic branch the Slate Department ,as
ose ess AGENTS S q s ns s aS h, 1na other d.
ers accredited this government ~ an diplomatic Instructions
der treaties @ O. noundas Sc prert copied
being arst entered In an analytic table o. index.
c'aar Branch branch has charge of the correspondence
Of the pna a m a @ = Sos" sa somS se
g acr desraeass ami TO letters from sr persons as for coasa
The Dbsae Asp1nc charge Of all correspondence and
o, matters eonneccd with accounts relating any fund with the
disbursement Of which the department. Is charged.
The Tla.orf furnish trauslalions as the
department. may require lie also records the commissions Of oonsu
issueL
Cisk appointments anil makes asi
commissions letters q aplonnent and nominations 10 .hc Senate
commissions on which they issued H. charge Of tho library
r.s Ss &c s o E s { 'ss sss ( s .p \ o. S
partmon from the President the auhcnkN N copies thereof
@ % dat @ g, ffs Bs Ss@s. @ aps SSss Sss ss @ om seS e
their distribution M tooshoat The uGo se ana ia, O al dos
deamn. & writing and answering all letters ennneed hersTh
Cok # A4AeaieaioHs oaryiehs-He charge Of the
seals Of the United OF department. prepares
and er he fe m osrss & pa6so nnea SsSs q
the Department, under the laws relating coprh records
dexes their titles records all letters from the other
the diplomatic and consular.
CLERK @ PaIs and Pasqole prepares and records paun
which they founded Makes records passports Keeps
daily register Of AL lc!ers, other than diplomatic and consular,
oeyed and Of the disposition made the prepares relating
to this business.
arrorsry orsrnArs OFFICE
Hon Jeremiah Black A,orney General OF Tho United States
classiaed under the Nllowng heads;
called for by President by any head Of department or by the So
h'"1 y rSina,, y" aoasay " h ,, r nj Ina nrp, - m o .,
asenas lighthouses and all other public works of
g. Application for pardons in all Of conviction the
Applications appointment judicial legal business
Tie argument tho Supreme cour, Of
the United states in which the government concerned
The supervision Of all other suits arising any tho depart
To ordinary heads Of the business Of the oo added at
First The direction Of ali appeals Gu hna claims in California
Second The codidcaon and revision the The District
Columbia.
DEPARTMENT.
Secretary of department ins Hon Jacob Tonp.
son Of tae sa,c q Mississippi M clerical iorce consists eer
clerk Soses Kelly e ,Ne alsbqns clerks ana Ten other
following branches Of The public service:
Uice The Land Bureau IS charged
with e survey management and sale Of the rablc domain and the
by sics donations grants for srs
Of v military bpa" d S sa IT, a ss o rs1n seTp
rss ru nsrso hs land os @ s's aats is % own The
cpai officers Recorder chief clerk principal clerk surveys
"a Pgss,s The present This burcaa Is George G
Whiting, Of Virginia Tho commissioner charged
nation and adjudieaoHo arising
@ n sS u assa p eSs i as @ SSn % and seaen rSn
war. wars y which the tnNea ea'ea have been engaged He has
chici cierk S Sc, and consisting
seventy Other clerks which Congress,
Temporary about ay ceksir q dsren asnaninaiis
, M q n Aass % s r s,n, Charles oa
fifteen other subordinate clerks
4h IarW 0GoeTo this burean Il committed
performance Of al "aets nd things touching and respecting the
aa np s a a Hr nsw % ana as s
The collection and distribution Of seeds cuttings 1t has
the absence Of the Commissioner principal
% sse q a number sas ae, q
Besides these four PRINCIPAL branches Of this new executive depart
Fartnent the supervision the the United rarslas
n nna h ana and % os sers ms % @ BE- s asa % ss n n s
the pcntnary Of the United States the District tun and
snses the United States and Of supervising and directing the acts Of
the and and s n ] G s ea sa @ un sans @ g
management Of this departments in addition 70 which, by awsre-
sractcn Of the three wagon roads leading the Pacific
don the u onc % has pe us m nE
the last few years for that purpose present tho Pension once
the other % osnsh =, q the neang The oe,
will be required early Patent oce,
which was originally Intended.
The Treasury Department Of the Secretary
The Treasury two comrroe commissioner Of the customs six
dtors treasurer register, solicitor lighthouse board and coast
Tho following
ces and OF tho force employed therein, respectively
srea,ys ocn Howell Cobb, Secretary Of the Treasury;
Hon Philip Clayton Assistant Secretary engineer charge;
ash arch, and 'es % n NJ, %ora empoys and M twenty
ea supervision Of the fiscal transactions the government and Of the
execution c the laws concerning the commerce. and navigation Of the
United states He upcrntcnds the the he light house