The national Republican., 1861-02-07
Organization of the Departments.
STATE DEPARTMEN

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 Superipten Of Statistics,
twenty two Clerks, one Translator and one Lii
brarian.
Diplomatic Brdnch-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 it 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 are registered and filed, their con-
tents being first entered in an analytic table or
index.
Consular Brdnch-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 T. ose 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 TO any 1uuu Wltu tue
ment of which the Department is charged.
The 7ranslator-His duties are to furnish such
translations as the Department may require He
also records the commissions of consuls and vice
consuls, when not in English, upon which exe-
quaturs are issued.
Clerk of Appointments and Comnaissions-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 ofthe Rolls and Archipes.-TIe 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 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, 6c.-He has charge of the seals Of
the United States and of the d. apartment, and
prepares and attsches certificates to papers pre-
sented for authorization has charge OF the Ter
rtorial business; immigration and registered sea-
men records all letters from the Department,
other than the diplomatic and consular.
Cerk Of Pardons and Passports He prepares
and records pardons and remissions; and regis
ters and files the petitions and papers on which
they are founded. 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.
liant 6 Cf1fs Ha MI mi As
the pre- parati of the annual Report of the
Secretary of State and Foreign Commerce." ai
required by the acts of 1912 and 1856.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. jeremiah S. Black, Attorney General o
the United States; A. b. McCalmont, Esq, Assist
ant = he Ordinary business of this Office may be
classified under the following heads:
l. Official opinions on the current business o.
the Government, as called for by the President
by any head of Department, or by the Solicitor
of the Treasury.
2. Examination of the titles of all land pur
chased, as the sites of arsenals, custom houses
light houses, and all other public works of th'
United States
3. Applications for pardons in all cases of con
viction in the courts OF the United States.
L. Applications for appointment in all the ju
dicial and legal business of the Government.
the Supreme Court of the United States in whic
the Government is concerned.
6 The supervision of all other suits arising Il
any of the Departments, when referred by tn
head thereof to the Attorney General.
To these ordinary heads Of the business of tn
office is added at the present time the drectio
of all appeals on land claims in California.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary of the Department Of the interior
Hon. Jacob Thompson, of the State of Missis
sopi. Its clerical force consists of one Chic
Clerk, Moses Kelly, Esq y two Disbursing Clerks
and ten other regular Clerks; and to its super
vision and management are committed the fol
lowing branches of the public service:
lst. The Public Lands.-The chief of this bu
reau is called the Commissioner of the Genera
Land Office. The Land Bur. au is charged will
the survey, MANAGEMENT and sale of the publ
domain, and the issuing titles therefJr whethe
derived from combinations of grants made b!
former Governments, by sales, donations, o
gran 0 for Schools military bounties, or public
improvements, and likewise the revision OF Vir
ginia mil tary bounty-land claims, and the issu
ing of scrip in lieu thereof. The Land Office
also audits its own accounts. The present Com
missioner is Joseph S. Wilson. Its princpa
officers are a Recorder, Chief Clerk, who ais
acts as Commissioner ad mterin Priacipal Cer
OF Surveys, besides Draughtsman, Assist an
Ora ghtsman, and some $50 Clerks of variou
r grades.
Cd Pensions-The present head of this burea
is George G. Whiting, of Virginia. The Com
missioner is charged tn the examinat' on an
adjudication of all claims arising under the va
rious aud numerous laws passed by Congres
granting bounty land or pensions for the mil
tary or naval services in the revolutionary an
ubsequent wars in which the United States hav
been engaged. He has one Chief Clerk, (Joh
Robb, Esq., and permanent corps, conslstin
of some seventy other Clerks.
E Sd. Indians.-Commission of Indian Affair
j A. B. Greenwood, of Arkansas. He is provide
= with Chief G ERIK, and about fifteen other sui
i oriinate Clerks.
+ 4th. Patent O6ies-Hon. Philip F. Thomas,