The national Republican., 1861-02-01
Organization of the Departments.
STATE DEPARTMENT.

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
Statesis 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 Braneh-This branch Of the State
Department has charge Of all corresponds nee
between the Department and other diplC matte
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 Branch.-Tbs 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 t. 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
ment of which the Department is charged
The Transiator.-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 exc
quaturs are issued.
Clerk Of Appointments and COmmissions.-He
makes out and records commissions, letters of
appointment, and nominations TO the Senate I;
makes out and records exequaturs, and records,
when in English, the commissions on which they
are issued. Has charge of the library
Clerk ofhe 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
copies thereof which called for; prepares for,
and superihtends 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 ird 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 of
the United States and Of the Department, and
prepares and att4ches certificates to papers pre-
sented for authentication has charge Of the Ter
ritoral business immi grafton and registered sea-
men records all letters from the Dep lrtment,
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.
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the preparati, of the "Annual Report of the
Secretary of State and Foreign Commerce." as
required by the acts Of 1912 and 1856.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. jeremiah S. Black, Attorney General OF
the United States; A. B. McCalmont Esq Assist
ant. 7 he ordinary business of this Office may be
classified under the following heads:
l. Official opinions on the current business Of
the Government, as called for by the President,
by any head of Department, or by the Solicitor
of the Treasury.
O. Examination of the titles of all land pur.
chased, as the sites Of arsenals, custom houses,
lighthouses, and all other public works OF the
United States.
3. Applications for pardons in all cases of con-
viction in the courts OF the United States.
4. Applications for appointment in all the ju-
dicial and legal business of the Government.
8. The conduct and argument of all suits in
the Supreme Court of the United States in which
the Government is concerned.
6 The supervision Of all other suits arising in
any of the Departments, when referred by the
head thereof to the Attorney General.
To these ordinary heads Of the business of the
office is added at the present time the direction
of all appeals on land claims in California.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
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Hon. Jacob Thompson, of the State of Missis-
sippi. Its clerical force consists of one Chief
Clerk, Moses Kelly, Esq two Disbursing Clerks,
and ten other regular Clerks; and to its SUPER
vision and management are committt the fol-
lowing branches Of the public service:
lst. The Public Lands-The chief of this bu-
reau is called the Commissioner of the General
Land Office. The Land Bur. au is charged with
the survey, MANAGEMENT and sale of the public
domain and the issuing of titles therein, whether
derived from combinations of grant, made by
former Governments, by sales, donations, of
grnnls for schools, military bounties, or public
improvements, and likewise the revision o. Vir-
ginia mil tary bounty-land claims, and the issu-
ing of scrip in leu thereof. The Land Office,
also, audits its own accounts. The present Com
missioner is Joseph s. Wilson. Its principal
officers are Recorder, Chief Clerk, who also
acts as Commissioner ad interim, Pr4cipal Clerk
of Surveys, besides Draughtsman, Assis ant
Dra1 ghtsman, and some $50 Clerks of various
grades.
Cd. Pensions.-The present head of this bureau
is George G. Whiting, Of Virginia. The Com
missioner is charged th the examinat on an
adjudication of all claims arising under the va
riOus aLd numerous laws passed by Congress
granting bounty land or pensions for the mill
tary or naval services in the revolutionary ani
ubsequent wars in which the United States have
been engaged. He has one Chief Clerk, John
Robb, Esq., and permanent corps, consisting
of some seventy other Clerks.
Sd. Iadians.-Commission of Indian Affairs.
A. B. Greenwood, of Arkansas. He is provided
with a Chief Cerk, and about fifteen other sub
ordinate Clerks.
4th. Patent ONee.-Hon. Philip F. Thomas of