Opposed to the "Unitarianism" of Lavalle and Paz, who would have made of their country, not a republic "one and indivisible," but a confederation after the model in the North, Dorrego was chiefly anxious to consolidate his power in the maritime state of Buenos Ayres, leaving the interior provinces to their own devices, and to the tender mercies of Lopez, Quiroga, Bustos, with a dozen other Gaucho chiefs.

As for himself, he, indeed, met with that fate at the hands of Lavalle, who landed with an army from the opposite coast of Uruguay, defeated Dorrego and Rosas in a pitched battle at the gates of Buenos Ayres, and entered the city in triumph a few hours later.

With the ascendency of Lavalle came the inaugurationand, alas!

PLON, LIBRAIRIE. Lettres a P. Lavalle, J. L. Vaudoyer, R. de Flers, and others.

Drawings by John Lavalle.

Columbia University Press (PWH); 28Jul72; R533274. LAVALLE, JOHN.

John LaValle, illustrator.

PLON, LIBRAIRIE. Lettres a P. Lavalle, J. L. Vaudoyer, R. de Flers, and others.

Drawings by John Lavalle.

Columbia University Press (PWH); 28Jul72; R533274. LAVALLE, JOHN.

John LaValle, illustrator.