The national Republican., 1860-12-15
Organization of the Departments.
STATE DEPARTMENT

The whole machinery employed TO conduct the
business arising out Of ur foreign relations with
all the Powers Of the world is far 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 two Clerks, one Translator, and one Lii
brarian.
Diplomatic Branch-This branch Of the State
Department has charge of all correspondence
between the Department 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 of boundaries, &C., are pre-
pared, copied, and recorded; and all of like char
acter received 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 tuo uose 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 Di,Jursing 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 Trdnslator.-Hs duties are to furnish such
translaticns 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 Appointments and Commissions.-He
makes out and records commissions, letters OF
appointment, and nominations TO the Senate {;
makes cut and records exequaturs, and records,
when in English, the commissions on which they
are issued. Has charge of the library.
Clerk of The Rolls and dArchipes.-lIe takes charge
Of the rolls, or enrolled acts and resolutions OF
G ngress, as they are received at the DepaI tment
from the President; prepares the authenticated
copies thereof which a called fer; prepares for,
and superintends their publication, and that oil
treaties, in the newspapers and in book form !;
attends to their distribution throughout the
United States, and that of all documents and pub
locations in reg ard to which this duty is assigned
to the department; 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 oi
the United States and Of the Department, and
prepares and att aches 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.
C'erk of Pardons and Passports He prepares
and records pardons and remissions; and regis
tiers and files the petitions and papers on which
they are founded. Makes out and records pass
ports; keeps daily register of all letters, othe
than diplomatic and consular, received, and o
the disposition made of them; prepares letter.
relating to this business.
Superintendent, Of Stdtistics-He superintend
the preparat n of the "Annual Report OF tn
Secretary of State and Foreign Commerce"
required by the acts Of 1912 and 1856.