The national Republican., 1861-02-08
Organization of the Departments.
STATE DEPARTM h Mt.


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-five Clerks, one rarslator, and one Lii
brarian.
Diplomatic Branch-This branch Of the State
Department has charge Of all correspond nee
between the Dep irtment and other dipl 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 commu nications 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 al ally tic table or
index.
Consular Brdnch.-Tbis branch has charge OF
the correspondence, &C., between the Department
and the con us and commercial agents of the
United States In it instructions to u 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 Disturbing 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 Translator.-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 Commissions.-He
makes out and records commissions, letters Of
and pypin IN Spnatp
makes out and records exequaturs, and records,
when in English, the commissions on which they
are issued. Has charge of the library.
Clerk ofthe Rolls and ndArchives-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 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 regard to which this duty is assigned
to the apartment; 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 att ches 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
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.
Superintendent Of Stdttstics.-He superintends
the pre- parati 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 oil
the United States; A. B. McCalmont, Esq, Assist
ant he ordinary business of this Office may be
classified under the following heads:
/. 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.
2. 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
vcton in the courts Of the United States.
4. Applications for appointment in all the ju
) dicial and legal business of the Government
5. The conduct and argument of all suits il
the Supreme Court of the United States in which
the Government is concerned.
The supervision Of all other suits arising il
any of the Departments, when referred by th
head thereof to the Attorney General.
To these ordinary heads Of the business Of tn
Office is added at the present time the direction
of all appeals on land claims in California.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
a. Iokn -
Hon. Jacob Thompson, of the State Of Missis
sippi. Its clerical force consists of one Chic
Clerk, Moses Kelly, Esq 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 hu
! reau is called the Commissioner Of the Genera
Land Office. The Land Bur au is charged will
,, the survey, MANAGEMENT, and sale of the public
domain, and the issuing of titles therefor, whether
derived from combinations of grants made BY
former Governments, by sales, donations, o
gran for schools, military bounties, or public
gnia military 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 princpa
. officers are a Recorder, Chief Clerk, who ais
y acts as Comm ssoner dd interim, Prip cipal Cler
4, OF surveys, besides a Draughtsman, Assis an
; Ora ghtsman, aud some $50 Clerks OF variou
e grades.
!. y I'd. Pensions.-The present head of this burea
d. is George c. Whiting, Of Virginia The Com
u missioner is charged tn the examination an
D adjudication of all claims arising under the va
u rious and numerous laws passed by Congres
r granting bounty land or pensions for the mill
tary or naval services in the revolutionary an
d subsequent wars in which the United States hav
n been engaged. He has one Chief Clerk, job
|, Robb, Esq,) and permanent corps, consistin
of some seventy other Clerks.
e Sd. Indians.-Commissioner of Indian Affair."
Il A. B. Greenwood, of Arkansas He is provide
g. with Chief Jerk, and about fifteen other sub
d ordinate Clerks.
l. 4th Patent O6ice.-Hon. Philip F. Thomas,
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