New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-26

Doctor Alexander Mclean delivered a lecture last
evening at the Lyceum Hall, concerning the pros
pects possibilities and probabilities of the future of
Nicaragua: summing up its past, sketching its pre-
sent, and anticipating its future.
The first position noticed that of Nicaragua as
interoCeanic channel and viaduct between the At
lantic and Pacific, following which the climate was
introduced, and Nicaragua stated to have every
variety thereof from the equatorial to the temperate,
being suited to all purposes for which comprehen-
sive q temperature is calculated.
The diseases are various, but not greater nor more
fatal than prevail elsewhere. For the tourist few
places present so many attractions. The old cities
and castles, the volcanoes, lakes islands and plains
are numerous and Astounding in interest. The city Of
Rivas, where Walker made his gallant stand, is in
plain as fertile and grassy as any in the world.
The mines OF Central America, always magnet to
the minds of men, are rich and abundant though not
at present worked, owing to intestine troubles The
rough and crude method Of working them, formerly
allowed but small per cent. Of their real wealth to
be developed The best returns now, however, are
from the soil. Sugar, corn, cotton and many other
cereal products can he readily obtained and of the
best quality Coffee grows Wild but as it needs cu
ture it has not yet been largely exported. Cocoa also
grows spontaneously Indigo, tobacco, equal to that
of Cuba; rice, wheat corn coffee, arTowroot, can be
readily raised though requiring labor to keep them
free from weeds.
Settlers are divided into three casscs-capitasts
men of moderate means, and those Of no means at
ALL For the first Glass; sugar raising is doubtless the
best, as Indian labor can be had at dime day For
the second class Segoya is the best place. and cattle
raising and farming is the best occupation Scgovia
is also very healthy place. Mechanics now get
ting three dollars day; but they had better attend
to farming, as had professional men. Those without
capital had better join the army, where the pay of
twenty-five dollars month, support, and present of
land Mt the end of the period of service will give the
soldier settler good start in life Vans, potatoes
and all kinds of vegetables grow profuscly and with
out labor. Pinento, palm oil and cochineal can be
grown easily. Wild fowl are abundant. There are
no dangerous animals, but many poisonous reptiles
and yet their bites are readily cured. saw-mi would
pay admirably, the woods there are beautiful close
bred and superior to all Others for elegance and du
rabllity. The costume of the country consists of
coat-when it can be got-and always straw or
paln-leaf hat.
The changeablc political history of Nicaragua, from
its discovery to the conquest of Walker has been such
as to prevent its Development 1t is now launched
on course of civilization approved by the priests
and all intelligent citizens
The country, thanks to the enterprise of Wander
bilt, can be easily reached The cost of travel
is almost nothing. The Promctlcus and Daniel Webs
ter from this city with regularity and great speed
Thanking the audience for its attendance the lee
turer closed his interesting and instructive address,
which, instead of satisfying those present. only Gre
atcd stronger desire to know more concerning the
garden region of this hemisphere and the modern
land of promise.