The national Republican., 1861-02-05
Organization of the Departments.
STATE DEPARTM mt.

| The whole machinery employ ed 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 em-
ployed 10 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 Lii
braran.
Diplomatic Branch.-This branch Of the State
| Department has charge Of all correspond nee
between the Department and other dipl matte
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 filed, their
tents being first entered in an apslytic table or
index.
Consulor 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 ose officers,
and answers to their dispatches and to letters
from other persons asking Tor consular agency,
or relating to consular affairs, prep lred and
recorded.
The Disturbing Agnt-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 Trdnsldtor-His duties to furnish such
translatons 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 10 the Senate;
makes out and records exequaturs, and records,
when in English, the commission on which they
are issued. Has charge of the library.
Clerk ofthe Rolls and Archives 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 a called far; 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 I'd to which this duty is assigned
to the apartment; writing and answering all
letters connected herewith. Has large OF all
Indian treaties, and business relating thereto.
, Clerk Of Territorial Business-The Seal Of the
Departments Sc.-lle has charge Of the seals of
the Cnited States and Of the Department, and
prepares and att ches certificates TO papers pre-
sentcd for authorization has charge Of the Ter
ritorial business; immigration and registered sea-
IL records all letters from the Department.
other than the diplomatic and consular.
c ERIK Of Pdrdons and Passports He pre?ares
and records pardOns and remissions; and regis
ters and files the petitions and papers on which
they four ded. Makes out ard records pass
ports keeps a daily register of all letters, other
than diplomatic and consular, received and of
I the disposition made Of them prepares letters
relating TO this business.
!; Superintendent Of iStatistics.-Hc superintends
i the preparati n of the annual Report OF the
: Secretary of State and Foreign Commerce." as
l required by the acts OF 1912 and 1856.
e ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
=. Hon. jeremiah S. Black, Attorney General OF
t the United States; A. B. McCamont, Esq Assist
ant. he Ordinary business of this Office may be
n classified under the following leads:
10 l. Official opinions on the current busne s OF
- the Government, as called for by the President,
Is by any head of Department, or by the Solicitor
"a of the Treasury.
e 2 Examination of the titles of all land pur-
'e chased as the sites of arsenals custom houses
10 light houses, and all other pubic works Of the
o United States.
le g. Applications for pardons in all cases of con.
" viction in the courts OF the United States.
u 4. Applications for appointment in all the ju.
IS dicial and legal business of the Government.
at 5. The conduct and argument of all suits il
the Supreme Court of the United States in which
the Government is concerned.
80 The supervision Of all other suits arising II
g any of the Departments, when referred by th'
~ head thereof to the Attorney General.
,e To these ordinary heads of the business of thu
~ Office is added at the present time the direction
10 of all appeals on land claims in California.
re INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
u, Secretary of the Department OF the Interior
n, Hon. Jacob Thompson, of the State of Missis
IN 81 rpi. Its clerical force consists of Chic
re Clerk, Moses Kelly Esq } two Disbursing Clerks
th., Nla, ,La. TIA
d, vision and management are committed the fol
IN lowing branches of the public 8 rvice:
We lst. The Public Ldnds.-The chief of this lu
es reau is called the Commissioner of the Genera
IN. Land Office. The Land Bur au is charged will
,u the survey, mana cement, and sale Of the public
IT, domain, and the issuing Of titles theref r. whether
20 derived from confrmations of grants made b.
ID former Governme is, by sales, donations, o
"a grams for schools, m litary bounties, or publ
~ ~ imp ovements, and likewise the revision o. Vir
a. % ginia mil tary bounty-and claims, and the issu
u ing of scrip in eu thereof. The LAID Office
also, audits its own accounts 'Ths present Com
missioner is Joseph S. Wilson. Its princi q
NJ. officers are a Recorder Chief Clerk who ais
bo acts as Comm ssioner dd Interim Pri ncipal Cler
j of Surveys, besides Il Draughtsman, Assis ar
~; ORA ghtsman and some $50 Clerks of variou
or grades.
VI VI I'd. Pensions-The present head of this burea
a. is George q. Waiting, Of Virginia. The Com
'a' mis- %Jner is charg W tn the examinat on an
III adjudication of all claims arising under the va
ecu rious s2d numerous laws passed by Congres
Ter granting bounty land or pensions for the mil
tary or naval services in the revolutionary an
ed ubsequent wars in which the United States hav
on been engaged. He fas one Chief Clerk, (Joh
i'd, Robb, Esq,) aud permanent corps, consistin
of some seventy other Clerks.
he 3D. Indians.-Co Commissioner of Indian Affair
tai A. B. Greenwood, of Arkansas. He is provide
be. with Chief G ERIK, and about fifteen other sub
nd or iinate Clerks