things were first done, and some of his chief Committee men are thoroughly disgusted with him in consequence of his going the whole hog at the Session: so that they say if they are to have an Abolition Member thay had much rather it was me. I hear that one of the Provincial Executive named Green is going to stand, but though the feeling in favour of provincialism is still very strong & he might beat McLean on that platform, he would have no chance against me. Still every vote is a vote, and as there are a good many natives on the roll they must not be neglected: about a couple of dozen of them voted for George McLean