The national Republican., 1861-01-31
Organization of the Departments. :
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The whole machinery employed 10 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 ia the Department Of State Of the ULited
States is only twenty. eight as follows: One Sec
retary OF State, (Hon. Lewis Cass,) one Assistant
Secretary of State, (nop. John Appleton,) one
Chief Clerk, one Superintendent of Statistics,
twenty Clerks, one Trar slator, and one Lii
brarian. .n.
Diplomatic Branch-Tbis branch Of the State
Department has charge Of oil correspond nee
between the Department and other diply 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 fled, their con-
tents being first entered in an ralytic 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 II 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 Disbmsing 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 Translafor.-His duties are to furnish such
transla,ions 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 Commssions.-He
makes out and records commissions, letters of
appointment, and nominations 10 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 ofthe Rolls andArchipes.-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 ae called f,ri 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
licaions in reg ,rd 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. Sc-He has charge of the seals OF
the United States and of the Department., and
prepares and att ches certificates TO papers pre-
ritorisl business; immigration and registered sea-
men ; records all letters from the Dep artment,
other than the diplomatic and consular.
| Cek of Pardons and Passports He prepares
and records pardons and remissons; 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 othel
than diplomatic and consular, received, and o.
the disposition made Of them prepares letters
relating TO this business
Superintendent of Statistcs.-He superintend
the pr, parati of the annual Report of thu
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 b,
classified under the following heads:
/. Official opinions on the current business o
the Government, as called for by the President
by any head of Department. or by the Solicto
of the Treasury.
2. Examin alton of the titles of all land pur
chased, as the sites of srsenals, custom. houses
light houses, and all other public works of thu
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 Cove ernment.
5. The conduct and argument of all suits il
the Supreme Court of the United States in whic
the Government is concerned.
The supervision of all other suits arising /
any of the Departments when referred by tn
head thereof to the Attorney General.
To these ordinary heads of the business of th
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 Interio
Hon. Jacob Thompson, Of the State of Missis
81 Jpi. Its clerical force consists of one Chic
Clerk, Moses Kelly, Esq } two Disburs ng Clerk
and ten other regular Clerks; and to its super
vision and management committed the fol
lowing branches of the public rvice:
l.t. The Public Lands.-The chief of this bu
reau is called the Commissioner of the Genera
Land Office. The Land Bur au is charged wit
the survey, MANAGEMENT, and sale of the publ
domain, and the issuing of titles theref r. whethe
derived from combinations of grants made b.
former Governme is, by sales, donations, O
gran for schools, m litary bountes, or publ
improvements, and likewise the revision Of Vir
ginia mil tary bounty-la claims, and the issu
ing of scrip in eu thereof. The Land Offc'
also, audits its own accounts. Tn present Com
missioner is Joseph S. Wilson. Its princir
. officers are Recorder, Chief Clerk, who ais
acts as Comm ssioner ad interim, Pri cipal Cler
of Surveys besides a Draughtsman, Assis ar
ORA ghtsman, and some $50 Clerks of variou
r grades.
I'd. Pensions-The present head of this burea
. is George G. Wnitng Of Virg mia. The Com
missioner is charge W th 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
l been engaged He has one Chief Clerk, job
, Robb, Esq., and q permanent corps, consistin
of some seventy other Clerks.
, Sd. characterization of Indian Affair
A. B. Greenwood, of Arkansas. He is provide
with Chief G ERIK, and about fifteen other sui
or in clarka