Excerpt from Brother Jonathan, Vol. 5: From May, to September, 1843
Our trial was shorter eeen than a drum-bead court martial. Scuba Francisco stated the oll’eace, and then simply inquired what the safety of the commonwealth demanded. The twelve judges were never so unani mous. In the multitude of counsellors there was but one opinion - and that, though differently praised, resolved itself into one pithy adage, namely - that dead men tell no tales.
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