New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-02

credit AL the Cabinet. except Jere, and Ju.-rez
are Legitmists. They correspond very uearly in
sentiment with the od-iashoned Federalis.s in the
United States, most of whom, you are aware in
cluding Mr. Buchanan. became members Of the
Democratic party under jackson.
The Government will consist Of a Sonata and
Assembly, President and a Supreme Court ana
will be strengthened in its action by the ernsr;.
ence of the past and the advice Of such ntll,gant
Americans as may see fit to make Nicaragua their
re-itence.
There are no signs Of sectional iealousv "a vst
The members from Leon were Cooperating cordi,lIv
with the members from Granada. MARTINEZ vii
continue in the Presidency, and being a man of
moderate opinions, will not give needless oten.a 70
the Democrats. ExPresdent Rivas i. living re.
tired at Leon Jose Guerrero and Zepada. who
share great influence in that turbulent city. have
shown no disposition to create disturbance.
Salinas Barro and Vale, the friends of Jerez are
equally subdued and pacific; Chamorro and the
legitmists follow the lead of Martinez who listens
10 the advice of Jerez: the Constitutional Assembly
is about equally divided and So for the present. all
goes well for Nicaragua.
The public acts of Martinez and Jerez during their
provisional occupancy of the Government have
been confirmed by the Assembly.
The colonization laws of Nicaragua will conform
in their general character with those of Chill and
Costa Kca: States that have profted more than
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duction of foreign labor and capital. Mr. Thayer
will find bis views Of American colonization warm
ly espOused and seconded by the Constituent As
sembls at Managua; but | do not think that it
would be expedient for Government to interfere
in this matter, at present. The cultivation of
wheat in Chill, and OF coffee in Costa Rca, has
been promoted and carried TO the extent of a large
and profitable foreign trade through the instru-
mentality of foreign capital-German and English
-emplCying native labor.
The plan of colonization which has thus far been
the only successful one in tropical countries is the
location of intelligent white men in the towns and
villages with capital enough to retain the services
of certain number of native laborers. Such lm-
migrants will always find friends; land, if they are
not above turning their hands to any kind of busi
ness that appears profitable, and will take pains to
acquire a smattering of Spanish, they are sure to
make living and much more. A crowd OF misers-
bic poverty stricken immigrants, such as are
shipped daily from Europe to the United States,
set ashore on any part of Central America, would
quickly perish of disease.
Native labor ia worth from % to IS cents day,
and is profitable at that price TO the employer II
REQUIRES 10 be treated with Kindness, and the wages
punctually paid, or the abOrer will disappear. The
lower class of natives have great deal Of self
respect, and will not bear to be struck otherwise
abused They are pevengeful but grateful, and in
yariaby kind TO women and children without dis.
tipctiOn of rank. The Government will invite set
tiers to take up mining and agricultural rights in
the interior, where the climate is healthy. The
lake shores and the rivers must be carefully avoided.
The entire Isthrnus from Managua to the Transit
road is one Of the finest coffee sells and climates in
America, and produces grain equal to Mocha.
Plantans and Indian corn grow with little cultiva-
ton. The soil isl ight and easily turned by the
plOw.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company have rem
dered an important service to Central America, by
running of their DID, safe, slowsailing steamers
(the Columbus) az freight, mail and passenger
boat I'D and down the coast weekly touching at the
principal seaports between Panama and the Bay Of
Fonseca inclusive. The freghts Of this line for
Central America in hides, coffee, indigo cOchineal,
silver ore, precious wood vanilla, and other trOp-
ical products amount already to more than 80 600
a month. The Panama Railroad carries more aud
more of these products yearly and the goods and
money sent in exchange for them; and there Is a
rapid improvement of the interior condition of the
whole OF Central America, and better feeling 10,
ward foreigners in consequence OF these real ana
substantial benefits. ~
Notwithstanding the immense destruction OF LIE
and property by the busters such is the elasticity
and genteness of the native character that these
wrongs and mischiefs are already halt-forgotten.
The people are rapidly clearing away the thorns and
unde ercrOwth and rebuilding the fences about their
gardens and plantations. Fifteen thousand persons,
Of all coors, are sready living and transactng bust
ness in and among the ruins of Grenada. The
houses are gradually replacing heaps Off Rivas
so long desoate is again taking it8 place among the
cities and the traveller again acknowledges the un-
rivaled beauty of s gardens and plantations If it
were possible to import in their perfection, the
thin-skinnel oranges of Rivas into New-iork, or
the celebrated white pne.apples, compared with
which our West India imported fruit is mere buck
skin and vinegar, that tropical city would become
theme for the commentators OF eplcures ana tne
praise of poets, who would find no apter comparison
for the kisses of first love than first bite into
Rivas white pineapple.
Fillbusterism did its best or its worst, to destroy
and raze to the ground the cities and plantations OF
the Isthmus; but the soil and the cost of labor and
materials light, and the climate so favorable
10 native industry not three years will have passed
before all yestige of the human hurricane will have
disappeared. O. s.