C. Matias Romero to William H. Seward, & c ., & c ., & c, October 31, 1866

Mr. Romero to Mr. Seward

Mr. Secretary: Learning by the papers of this country that General Jesus Gonzalez Ortega is in New Orleans, on his way to Mexico, where he is going, as he says himself, to excite an insurrection in his own favor, to usurp the public power, and styles himself “constitutional President of the Mexican republic “in communications addressed to the United States military authorities in that city, I think proper to transmit to you, for the information of the government of the United States, various documents, some from General Ortega himself, showing the specious arguments he makes use of to prove he has a right to style himself President of Mexico.

I am pleased to accept the occasion to repeat to you, Mr. Secretary, the assurances of my most distinguished consideration.