, ▁and ▁Fer rey ra ▁was ▁elected ▁governor ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time , ▁counting ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁feder als , ▁which ▁only ▁asked ▁in ▁return , ▁dist ancing ▁from ▁Pos se . ▁The ▁latter ▁made ▁enemies ▁with ▁the ▁governor , ▁re elect ed ▁tempor arily ▁in ▁March . ▁In ▁February ▁Fer rey ra ▁was ▁vict orious ▁in ▁stopping ▁a ▁federal ▁revolution , ▁and ▁had ▁p ardon ed ▁the ▁people ▁responsible , ▁with ▁he ▁hoped ▁to ▁obtain ▁their ▁political ▁support . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁un itar ian ▁revolution ▁inst ig ated ▁by ▁Pos se . ▁It ▁was ▁quickly ▁defeated ▁and ▁Pos se ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁an ▁officer ▁who ▁was ▁not ▁certain ▁of ▁final ▁victory ▁had ▁him ▁shot . ▁As ▁the ▁opposition , ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁government ▁accused ▁Fer rey ra ▁of ▁having ▁caused ▁Pos se ' s ▁death , ▁he ▁requested ▁the ▁visit ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁Inter ior ▁Minister , ▁Gu ill ermo ▁Raw son , ▁to ▁test ify ▁for ▁his ▁innoc ence . ▁Raw son ▁instead ▁asked ▁for ▁Fer rey ra ' s ▁res ignation , ▁not ▁for ▁considering ▁guilty , ▁but ▁for ▁thinking ▁him ▁a ▁strong ▁al ly ▁of ▁president ▁Mit re . ▁Fer rey ra ▁refused ▁to ▁res ign . ▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁the ▁Par agu ay an ▁War ▁started ▁and ▁he ▁sent ▁several ▁batt al ions ▁to ▁the ▁front . ▁While ▁the ▁unit ari ans ▁had ▁en list ed ▁volunt arily , ▁the ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁war ▁by ▁the