Mr. Seward to Mr. Romero
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of July 4, 1865, calling my attention to the printed documents enclosed therein, which consist of a correspondence between the insurgent leaders of the rebellion on the southern borders of Texas and the officers of the French army operating in the same neighborhood in Mexico, manifesting a spirit of hostility, on the part of these insurgent citizens of the United States, against the government you represent, and against which acts of hostility you solemnly protest.
In answer, I have to inform you that the matters referred to in your note, to which I have the honor of replying, shall receive the attention to which they are entitled.
I avail myself of this opportunity to assure you of my distinguished consideration.
Señor Matias Romero, &c., &c., &c., Washington, D. C.