The national Republican., 1860-12-21
Organization Of the Departments.
STATE DEPARTMENT.


The whole machinery employed to conduct the
business arising out Of Lur 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
brarian.
Diplomatic Brdnch-Ths branch OF the State
Department has charge Of all correspondence
between the Dep irtment and other diplomatic
agents of the Unite States abroad, and those OF
foreign Powers accredited to this Government.
In |. all diplomatic instructions sent from the
Department, and communications to commission
ers under treaties Cf boundaries, &c, are pre-
pared copied, and recorded; and all of like char
acter received are registered and filed, their con-
tents being first entered in an analytic table or
index.
Consular Braneh.-This branch has charge Of
the correspondence, &c. between the Department
and the con uls and commercial agents OF the
United States In II instructions to those officers,
aud answers to their dispatches and to letters
from other persons asking for consular agency,
or relating 10 consular affairs, are prepared and
recorded
correspopdence and other matters connected with
accounts relating to any fund with the disburse-
ment of which the Department is charged.
The Translator duties are to furnish such
translations as the Department may require lie
also records the commissions of consuls and vice
consuls, when not in English, upon which exc
quaturs are issued.
Clerk Of Appointments and Comm,s',ons.-he
makes out and records commissions, letters OF
appointment, and nominations to the Sepate;
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 and Archipes.-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
co2ies thereof which called for; prepares for,
and superintends their publication, and that OF
treaties, 10 the newspapers and in book form;
| attends to their distribution throughout the
United States, and that of all documents and pub
LEGATIONS in reg I'd to which this duty is assigned
to the apartments writing and answering all
letters connected herewith. Has charge oil all
Indian treaties, and business relating thereto.
Clerk of Tsrritorial Business-The Seal Of the
Derartmcnt Ic-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 Dep rtment,
other than the diplomatic and consular
C ERIK Of Pdrdons and Passports He prepares
and records pardons and remissions; and regis
tiers and files the petitions and papers on which
,hey are toui ded Makes out and records pass
ports keeps a daily register of all letters, other
than diplomatic and consular, received, and oi
the disposition made of them prepares letters
relating o this business.
Superintendent of Stattstics.-He superintends
the prcparati of the "Annual Report of the
| Secretary of State and Foreign Commerce." a:
required by the acts of 1912 and 1856.