Carlos Tejedor to To His Excellency Baron de Araguaya , E. E. and M. P. of H. I. M. the Emperor of Brazil, November 3, 1873

Señor Tejedor to Baron de Araguaya.

M. Minister: I had the honor to receive your note of the 31st ultimo, relating to certain rumors of war growing out of the present secret sessions of congress.

Like the imperial government, the present Argentine government considers peace as one of the greatest benefits that can fall to the lot of these regions; and your excellency may rest assured that never will a provocation to war come from the republic, nor will she enter into any treaty alliance having that for its object.

Moreover, so long as the republic is united to the empire by the bonds of that alliance which overthrew the invading power of Paraguay, this government will hold as of equal weight with those general sentiments the duty of loyalty toward Brazil, which of itself alone ought to be a sufficient guarantee to the empire that nothing will be allowed to impair those good and pacific relations now so happily existing. If we have not yet succeeded in coming to an understanding with Paraguay on the question of a boundary treaty, your excellency knows there is in this circumstance little reason for any fears of a disturbance of peace, disposed as the Argentine government is to limit itself to the execution of the remainder of the agreement of November 19th, leaving to time and future events the final acknowledgment of its fights.

I seize the opportunity, &c.,