...n were the orange trees loaded with unripe fruit. The oleander was in full bloom, and there were some large date, fig, and palm trees. Two days after the great festival the following letter to Mrs. Lee , giving in graphic words his views on slavery, a sly slap at the Pilgrim Fathers, and his personal Christmas doings, was written: Fort Brown, Texas, December 27, 1856. The steamer has arrived fr...