Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-01-03

The PREspENcY.-A Washington correspon-
dent of the New York Tribune says rumour is
current in the political circles of the federal Me-
tropolis to the effect that Senator Foote'S pre-
senee at the opening of the present Congress
had for its leading object the advancement of the
pretensons of General Cass to the Presidency.
The same writer also says that Gov. Cobb of
Ga, and Messrs. Toombs, Stephens, &c. of the
same State are cooperating with Mr.. Foote in
this movement and that "Gov Cobb has written
letters TO his political friends here and elsewhere
strongly urging them to unite upon and stand by
his friend Cass for the nomination and for the
Presidency"
We incline to the opinion that these specula-
tons have some foundation in truth; and this
opinion is somewhat strengthened by the fact,
that on the eve of Senator Foote's departure for
Mississippi, he denounced, in unmeasured terms,
on the floor of the Senate the plots and stratagems
Of Gen. Houston, who, we suppose. has now in
reality taken "charge of the wires" We do not
believe, however, that Messrs. Toombs aud Ste
vens of Georgia, have any part or lot in the move
ment now said to be on foot to advance the claims
of Gen. Cass. They are Wings; and until it
shall be made apparent that Milard Fillmore
is less worthy of their support than any "Nor.
thern Democrat with Southern feelings the
Wing party, we submit, have right to count
upon their cooperation.
KOSSUTH's KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH
In reply to an address from the Cergymen in
Baltimore Kossuth said:--
He expressed his qualification at thus meet
ing with many ministers of the gospel, and
thanked them for the honor they had conferred
upon him. He expressed his firm and unwav-
ering conviction and belief in the controlling
power of Divine Providence over the affairs and
destines of men and of nations. In his own life
of trials and sutfsrngs, he had met with many
assurances and exempIlfcatlons of an overriding
Providence. He alluded to his efforts in the
cause of liberty in his native land and the perse-
cutions which he had suffered. Twelve years
ago, he was castinto prison for his Efforts to es-
tabllsh a free press. The Austrian Government
denied him the liberty of reading, exceot such
books as were not of political nature. Being
permitted to choose what books he would
bave, he asked for a copy of Shakpeare's plays
and Walkers Dictionary, with the determination
of studying the English language,
These books he felt assured had nothing of
political tendency, but although he had never
thought of doing any thing for freedom by study
ing the English language, yet Providence ordered
it for good. He set himself earnestly to work
with the book Of the great poet and the dctona-
ry, and after four days hard study he succeeded
in reading through and comprehcnding the first
page of the "Tempest." This was his first les
son in the requirement Of the English language,
study undertaken by him merely because he
had nothing else to do-yet what was the result?
He was thus enabled to gain an.insight into that
language, through the medium of which he was
now enabled to address the generous hearts of The
friends of liberty in this country in behalf of his
down trodden and oppressed land, In this he
saw the hand of Providence ordering even his
Imprisonment and deprvations to work out
good.