The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-18
The Organization OF the Executive Departments
Of the Government OF the United States;
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The whole machinery cmployed 70 conduct the buzincas arising out
ofour foreign relations with all the powers Of he world Is fr more
simple than i generally conceived. The number ompoyedin the
Department Of state Of The United States Is only seventeen, as follows
One secretary ufStac, uiOn. Lewis CassD one Assistant Secretary OF
state Qion. John Appleton one chief clerk, twelve clerks, one trans
ator, and one librarian.
charge Of an correspondence between tho department and other a.
ponatc agents OF te United States abroad, and those offorelgn pow
sent rom INC department and communications 10 commissioners IN
der treaties Of boundaries, &c, are prepared, copied and recorded and
an ol he character received are registered and hled, their contents
being nrst entered n an analytic table or Index.
Consular Braaeh This branch has charge Of the correspondence,
&c, between tho department and the consus and commercial agents
ofthe United states. in Il instructions 70 those officers, and answers
lar agency, or relating to consular Affairs, are prepared and recorded.
The Didugsfng AQaR-Hs has charge Of all cortospondenoe ard
other matters connected with accounts relating 20 any fund with the
disbursement 81 which the departnenth charged.
The T5anslator-Hs duties arc TO furnish such Transitions as the
department. may require. He also records the commissions OF oonsuls
and vice oonsus, when not In English, upon which cxcquaturs arc
issued.
Crk u appointments ard oonrnaiuioas-He makes out and records
commissions, letters Of appointment, and nominations 10 the senate;
makes out and records exequaturs, and records, when In English, the
commissions on which dizzy arc issued, Has charge Of the library.
Cak g ne Rolls and AroAme-lIo takes charge of tho rolls, or en-.
rolled acts and resolutions OF Congress, as they are received al the do
partmeht from the President; prepares the authenticated copies thereof
which arc called for; prepares for and superntends their publication,
and that Of treaties, IN tho newspapers and In book form; attends 10
their distribution throughout the United statos, and that uf all docu-
menis aud publications IN regard 10 which this duty Is assigned % tho
department; writing and answering all letters copnootod herewith.
Has charge ofAn Indian treaties, and business relating thereto.
CLERK u Administrations and cggnghs-He has charge OF the
seals oftbe United States and OF the department, and prepares and
attaches certificates To papers presented for Authorization; receives
and accounts FOR the foes- Has charge OF publications transmitted TO
tho department under tho laws relating 20 copyrights; records and IN.
dexes their titles; records alt letters fos tho department, other than
tho diplomatic and consular.
Cyk of ParGas and Pdpgoas-Uo prepares and records pardons
and ronissious; and registers and files the petitions and papers on
which they arc founded. Makes out and records passports; Keeps u
eeised and olthe disposition inside Of them prepares letters relating
10 this business.