Surely the statute ought not to run in favor of any man while he retains all the evidences of his crime in his own possession, and least of all in favor of a public officer who continues to defraud the Treasury and conceal the transaction for the brief term of two years.
Jackson argues against the statute of limitations favoring those who conceal their crimes, especially public officials.
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