The national Republican., 1860-12-22
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 lar more simple
than Is generally conceived. The number en-
ployed in 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, (Hon John Appleton,) one
Chief Clerk, one Superintendent of Statistics,
twenty-five Clerks, one Translator, and one Iii
brarian.
Diplomatic Brdnch-This branch Of the State
Department has charge of all correspondence
between the Department and other diplomatic
agents Of the United States abroad, and those of
foreign Powers accredited 10 this Government
In It all diplomatic instructions sent from the
Department, and communications 10 commission
ers under treaties of boundaries &c, are pre-
pared, copied, and recorded and all Of like char
acter received are registered and filed, their con-
tents being frat entered In an analytic table or
index.
Consular r0nch.--This branch has charge OF
the correspondence &c, between the Department
and the oonsuls and commercial agents of the
United States In instructions to Lose 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.--lie 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 such
trauslations 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
C1erk of Appointments and Conmissions.-He
nal ataa lattarl nj
appointment, and nominations to the Senate;
makes out and records exequaturs, and records,
when In English, the commissions on which they
are issued. Has charge Of the library.
Clsrk cfMs Rolls and Archires.--He takes charge
of the rolls, or enrolled acts and resolutions of
Congress, as they are received at the Department
from the President; prepares the authenticated
copies thereof which are called for; prepares for
and superintends their publication, and that of
treaties, in the newspapers and in book form;
attends to their distribution tk1Ran09t the
United States, and that of all d s1y 3d.
locations in regard to which th Snments an sded
10 the Department; writing NntvI Is adg all
letters connected herewith. HpS charge OF all
Indian treaties, and business relating thereto.
Clerk of Territorial BuSiness.-The Seal Of Me
Department. Sc.-IIe has charge of the seals of
the United States and of the Department, and
prepares and attaches 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.
CierL Of Pdrdons and Passports He prepares
and records pardons and remissons and regis
tiers and files the petitions and papers on which
they are founded Makes out and records pass
ports kacps 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 .StatiSiics.-He superintends
the preparation Of the Annual Report of the
Secretary of State and Foreign Commerce, as
required by the acts Of ls42 and 1856.