The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-08-31
Democrats Equally Responsible With
Republicans for the $500 Kemp
tiOn clause.

AZ may NOT ot scuerAity KNOWN tnat se
lately had United States Senator By the
name Of Turpie. We had. aud be rep
resented the Copperhead Democracy
those who make 50 much fuss about the
$500 exemption clause Of the coHserip-
tiOn bill Turpie was q member Of the
senate when the bill passed and had a
chance TO vote directly agains, that
clause on a motion Of Senator Trumball,
ofIllinois, but he didn't do H. lie voted
agaiast striking Il out, while Henry s.
Lane, bis Republican colleague, voted
Jor striking Il out What arranl hypoc.
risy Cor buiisrnuis 70 BE- charging Rspub-
Leans with discriminating against the
poor man when their Own Senator voted
that way--iftho $500 clause l. such a dis.
crimination. Repudase Turpis copper.
heads before yoa condemn Republicans
You siill endorse him aud he is nov can.
vassing oar State. Look a. tha vote be.
low--IuRrtE eide By side with CnAmLas
suaSKa We copy the comments of tho
Indianapolis JeHrHai on this interesting
phase Of Democracy
The copperhsad press have travelled
up and down the Eamgt Of complaint,
from plainiive whlalag 20 furious cafs.
log, Of the $500 exemption clause of the
Conscfipsion act The Ssatlasl has dis
ssoied d wofd BY word % show What an
abominabls shing Il ls, aud shat 80 ln.
vidious distinction u makes between the
rich and the poor There is no evil nom
the premium on gold 10 the dyssnfery
that u hasn' n'ttraesd 10 that clause Pan.
doFa's box vas hive OF happiness 30 "a
Comprehend orators have denounced II,
and C0ppsfhsad conventions have ~.
solved that u vas an uutfaFa, Nothing
that distortion ~ dishonesty could DO 10
make Il odious has been lsil undona. Il
has been the one objection whioh the
conaodptlon act bad 70 meet from wlss
and simple, politician and plough boy
II Coppsfhead ooald be dlsaooisd, there
10 10 doubt that distinct figure ! could
be found impressed BY me sort of men.
tal photography on his plHeal gland
And II deeply indented habits ~ mind
become hereditary, a. certain phYsloAl
habits DO, We may expect the next gene.
ration 30 20 into llt when they sec 100
as mad dog does VI lae sight Of waler
Yet, Will u be believed that this $500
exemption clause waa retained IL the
oonserip,lon act by the vote II The Demo
cratic Senator from this stata7 h la
true. We hud IN the SsHtHefa tals.
graphic report ofths aelion Of The Senate
on tho bill, that Me- Tfumhull, (Uniop),
of Illinois, moved 10 strike out the $500
clause, and u was defeated BY the follow.
ing yotei
HsAs-Msssrs. Grimes, Harlan. Hose,
Lane of Indiana, Posell sauiabury,
Tea Eyck, Trumbull, Wilkinson, aud
Wilson Of MlssoaFi--l0
NAYa--Aiessra Arnold, Chandler, Col.
lamer, CLARK. Cowan. Davis, Dixon, Pes.
seudeu, Foot, Foster, Harris, llendef.
son, Hicks, Howard, Kennedy, King,
Lane Of Kansas, Morrill,, Nesmlth, Pomo.
roy, sherman, Sumner, TuRPiE vii.
| ley, and Wilson of Massachasetts--2A
Now, whatever injustice there may be
In that Exemption clause the Democratic
party OF Indiana, hy their authorized
representative. Senator Turple, isFespoa.
sibleior They put him Ia ,lha senate "a
speak and vote their views, aud be was
too recently elected at that time not 10
know just what they expected OF bin.
Remember, then, that when Copper.
head denounces the $500 clause, that il
was bis work, IN part, that Il was kept
in the bill Aud remember further, that
the Union party Of Indiana, by It's repre-
sentative, Henry s Lane, rolsd against
fAe cEempti0Ri These two facts will Z
10 chokeR Copperhead with at any time
aad there is nu operation better ealcu
lated TO elevate ones moral tone, and
strengthen humane exertions, thar
choking traiiors-fnd Journal