The national Republican., 1861-01-22
Organization of the Departments.
STATE DEPARTM L NJ

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-five Clerks, one Translator, and one Ii
brarian.
Diplomatic Brdnch.--This branch OF the State
Department has charge of all correspond nee
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 are registered and fled their con-
tents being first entered in an al sytic 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 1t instructions to 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 DisJursing 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
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 Appointments and Commission,.-He
makes out and records commissions, letters OF
appointment, and nominations TO the Senate;
makes out and records exequa,urs, and records,
| hon in Epulich ha commis siOns n which they
are issued. Has charge of the library.
Clerk ofthe Rolls and Archpes-IIe 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 a;e called f,r prepares for,
and superntends 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 regard 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, 5c.-He has charge of the seals of
the United States and of the Department, and
prepares and att4ches certificates TO papers pre-
scntcd for authorization; has charge of the Ter
ritorial business; immigration and registered sea-
men records all letters from the Dep rtme nt,
Otner tnan tue ulplOmttlC anu Consuidf.
C ERIK Of Pardon, 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, other
than diplomatic and consular, received, and OF
the disposition made Of them prepares letters
relating 10 this business.
, Superintendent Of Stahstics-He superntends
the pre- paratic of the "Annual Report of the
Secretary of State and Foreign Commerce" a:
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 The ordinary business of this Office may bs
, 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
q of the Treasury.
2. Examination of the titles of all land pur
chased, as the sites of arsenals, custom hou ses
light t-houses, and all other public works Of tn,
: United States.
e 3. Applications for pardons in all cases of con
v viction in the courts of the United States.
! 4. Applications for appointment in all the ju
s dcial and legal business of the Government.
u 8. The conduct and argument Of all suits il
the Supreme Court of the United States in whic
the Government is concerned.
n 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
y of all appeals on land claims in California.
e INTERIOR DEPARTMENT..
/, Secretary of the Department of the interior
4, Hon. Jacob Thompson, of the State of Missis
n sppi Its clerical force consists of one Chic
,e Clerk Moses Kelly, Esq y two Disburs ng Clerks
q. and ten other regular Clerks and to its super
/, vision and management are committed the fol
10 lowing branches of the public rvice:
'e l:t The Public Lands.-The chief of this iu
Is reau is called the Commissioner of the Genera
H. Land Office. The Land Bur, au is charged wit
u the survey, anagement, and sale of the publ
f. domain and the issuing of titles therefr, whethe
e derived from combinations of grants made b.
4 former Governments, by sales, donations, O
II gran 0 for schools, military boupkies, or publ
% improvements, and likewise the revision Of Vir
4 ginia mil ary bounty-land claims, and the issu
ing of scrip in leu thereof. The Lard Ofc'
also audits its own accounts. Tn. present Com
missioner is Joseph S. Wilson. Its princij
n. officers are Recorder, Chief Clerk who ais
ne acts as Commissioner ad interim, Principal Cler
%. of Surveys, besides Draughtsman, Assis al
Il. Draughtsman, and some $50 Clerks of variou
of grades.
n, I'd. Pensions-The present head of this burea
at is George G. Whiting, of Virginia. The Con
~ =, missioner is charged tn the examinat on an
u, ~ adjudication of all claims arising under the Va
=. rious ard numerous laws passed by Cong
Ct granting bounty land or pensions for the mil
tary or naval services in the revolutionary an
eo ubsequent wars in which the United States hav
IN been engaged. He has one Chief Clerk, (Joh
d, Robb, Esq., and permanent corps, consstin
of some seventy other Clerks
ne Sd. Indians.-Commssion of Indian Affair
al A. B. Greenwood, of Arkansas. He is provide
'e,, with Chief G ERIK, and about fifteen other sui
nd or Innate Clerks.
N 4th. Patent OGce.-Hon. Philip F. Thomas,