Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-04-25
THE AGRICULTURAL ADVANTAGES OF MICA
RAGUA.

RAGUA
The following extracts from letter published in
the New York Herald viii be read with interest:
The San Juan river will eventually be as impor-
tant as the North river is to New York. for it
mands the trade of greater extent Of country the
head Lake Managua being some two hundred miles
from the mouth of the river, When an American
population shall inhabtant that country, and only
one company shall have power TO steam on the
river and lake, the company possessing those rights
will realize than all the steam lines TO Calltor
MIA together When mines are worked, and the gold
en- treasure has find its outlet down this river and
merchandise and machinery shall ascend 1t, this
route will attain the millennium Of prosperity But
who will realize the profits Morgan SHES, GarrI-
son looks grave and says but little, Vanderbilt is
eager TO clutch the prize, although he has had 1t
wrenched from him once. 1t Is too good a thing,
however, to give up, and he could settle business
sooner than the others, for he is not so timid.
Wise heads are specializing as to prospects Of sup
plies in cotton and sugar and the question is assum
ing serious aspect 1t is said that the seed of the
cotton plant needs renewing, but this isan erroneous
impression. The answer the preacher gave s GONE
gregation when requested to pray for rain, IS .-
cable to cotton gr0wers-''It is not rain you want
here 1t is manure" So with cotton, 1t is not The
seed which is wanted but the soil Where can "a O.
cient lands be had to supply the demand for raising
cotton and sugar? Cuba, if 1t were in our posses
sion even is not sufficient and southern States
are falling off in their crops. The North well as
the South have deep interest in solving the pro-
bem. Indeed, it is the raising Of these crops which
will no doubt eventually settle the veXed question Of
slavery between them, for the North will have her
factories continue even though slaves must raise the
| raw material.
Where is the cotton to be raised As a natural
| consequence we turn to Central America, for there
] lies any amount Of unculGvated lands rich as the
richest Mississippi bottom, inviting the cultiyatOr
and ready yield countless harvess for the supply
Of the world. Whether slaves can be introduced IS
not vet certain; the reignng powers have not said
| so. and no knows General Walkers ideas with
regard to it; but, in the event Of there being bar
| to slavery, white raise either sugar cot
| ton in abundance.
All the low lands in Nicaragua produce sugar in
abundance and Of superior quality the higher lands
| also produce very good crops The best crops are
| found upon the highlands Of Managua and Matagal-
| pa where the cane grows to an incredible size SU-
gar can be raised for five cents per pound, and there
are two millions of acres susceptible Of its cUitiva-
| ton, each acre producing four thousand pounds,
amounting to eighty millions Of dollars, there are
| also four millions Of acres Of land upon which fine
| cotton would grow. With all this, Nicaragua is a
healthier country than the cotton or sugar lands Of
our Southern States besides being adapted to all
the products of tropical and most Of those Of tempe
| rate regions. In the ChOntales and Matagalpa
wheat can be grown in abundance, and there is wa
ter power for any quantity of mills and gins as also
| for mining operations. Cotton grows everywhere
from the yallies to the hill tops and although the
species grown is not well cultivated yet it produces
the finest article It seems to be spontaneous pro-
| duction, the same seed having been used perhaps
for ages. The export Of cotton from Nicaragua has
been as high as thirty thousand bales in one year.
but on account of revolutions it has dWindled 10 the
production Of only sufficient to employ few Indians
in the manufacture Of sheetng and candlewick. The
cotton manufacturers of England propose in consid-
GRAFTON Of the anticipated scarcity, to form league
for the encouag cement of the culture of cotton. Let
the United States take the step in advance, at least
on this continent. She requires but to say-go and
make the country, and it will be done Let Eng
land look to her East Indies-America must look to
| America. Let but the United States give the impe-
us and in five years we shall have no clamors about
a probable scarcity of cotton.