The national Republican., 1860-12-20
Organization of the Departments.
STATE DEPARTMENT

The whole machinery employed to conduct the
business arising out Of cur foreign relations with
all the Powers of the world is far more simple
than is generally conceived. The number en-
ployed iu the Department Of State Of the United
States Is only twenty eight, as follows One Sec
retary of State, (Hon. Lewis Cass,) one Assistant
Secretary Of State, (Hop. John Appleton,) one
Chief Clerk, one Superintendent Of Statistics,
twenty-five Clerks, one Translator, and one Lii
braran.
Diplomatic Branch-This branch OF the State
Department has charge of all correspondence
between the Dep p,rtment and other diplomatic
agents Of the Unite States abroad, and those Of
foreign Powers accredited to this Government
In 1t all diplomatic instructions sent from the
Department. and communications to commission
ers under treaties If boundaries, &C., are pre-
pared, copied, and recorded; and all Of like char
acter received are registered and filed, their
tents being first entered in an analytic table or
index.
Consular Branch-This branch has charge Of
the correspondence, &C., between the Department
and the con uls and commercial agents of the
United States. In it instructions to those officers
and answers to their dispatches and to letters
from other persons asking for consular agency,
or relating to consular affairs, are prepared and
recorded.
The Disbursing Agent-He has charge Of all
correspondence and other matters connected with
accounts relating to any fund with the disburse-
ment of which the Department is charged
The Translator.-His duties are to furnish sucv
translations as the Department may require He
also records the commissions Of consuls and vice
consuls, when not in English, upon which exc
quaturs are issued.
Clerk of appointment, and Commission'-He
makes out and records commissions, letters OF
int nd Senate I.
makes out and records exequaturs, and records,
when in English, the commissions on which they
are issued Has charge of the library.
Clerk ofthe Rolls andArchiUes-He takes charge
| of the rolls or enrolled acts and resolutions OF
G C5ngress, as they are received at the Department
from the President; prepares the authenticated
copies thereof which e called for; prepares for,
and superintends their publication, and that Of
treaties, In the newspapers and in book form
attends to their distribution throughout the
United States, and that of all documents and pub
licaions in reg I'd to which this duty is assigned
to the apartment; writing and answering all
| letters connected herewith. Has charge OF all
Indian treaties and business relating thereto.
Clerk of Territorial Business-The Seal Of the
Department, Sc-He has charge of the seals OF
| the United States and Of the Department., and
prepares and att ches certificates to papers pre-
sented for authorization has charge OF the Ter
ritorial business; immigration and registered sea-
men records all letters from the Department,
other than the diplomatic and consular.
Cak Of Pardons and Passports He prepares
and records pardons and remissions; and regis
tiers and files the petitions and papers on which
they are four ded. Makes out and records pass
ports; keeps daily register of all letters, other
than diplomatic and consular, received, and OF
the disposition made of them prepares letters
| relating TO this business.
Superintendent Of Statistics.-He superintends
the preparati of the Annual Report Of the
Secretary of State and Foreign Commerce." as
required by the acts of 1912 and 1856.