SLynchinG in Pamela.
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''LynchinS in PanOia.' -~


0- Under the head Of "Lynching in
PanoIa," the Memphis Enquirer of the
11th inst doubtless through mlsinfor-
nation, makes a misstatement OF facts.
We allude 10 the case Of "Ferguson,'
lately arrested for kidnapping the two
little girls, and stealing negro from a
gentleman in Holmes county. The fol-
lowing paragraph embodies the mis-
statement alluded TO:


"After the two liends were taken they
were handcufed and brought back to
Pamela. The citizens hearing the cir
cumstances, and fearing that they might
in some way escape the punishment due
their crimes, organized themselves into
an extra judicial tribunal, and appointed
a jury of twelve men, who sentenced
them TO be severely cowhided, the SEN
tence 10 be executed the one upon the
Other. This was accordingly done, the
negro receiving thirty-fve and the
white man twenty-five lashes we'll LAID
on with 4 cowhide. The sentence was
for each to receive fifty Iashes, butthey
were so gashed with the number above
stated that the popular mercy RENTED
the balance They were then handed
over to their guard, to be taken back to
Holmes. Our informant heard in Pa
nola that the white man had been whip
ped to death by the citizens ofthat coun-
ty, but is not certain that his informa-
ton is correct.


The informant of the Enquirer can
not be certain that any of his ''iniorma-
tion is correct" :" The true statement,
as we derive it from those who were
present, is this. Ferguson and the ne
gro were brought to this place without
handouts. Previous to their arrival,
they had cvinced refractory disposi-
tion, on account Of which they were
handcuffed together when they arrived
here. During the process Of handcuff-
ing Ferguson manifested refractory
disposition, and among other things
made threat, saying gentlemen | will
see you some other time" &c, This
produced an irritable state of feeling
among the gentlemen who had captured
and had him in charge, and, III order to
a safe and convenient conveyance of
the prisoner to Holmes county, they
thought it advisable that his and the ne
gro's refractory spirit should be first
subdued by fiagellation According
ly they submitted to the citizens TO say,
not whether the prisoners should be
whipped, for that they had already re-
solved on; but hoac much and how they
should be whipped. Such citizens as
happened to be present (calI it jury or
what you willy decided that the prison
ers should whip each other, fifty lashes
each; provided the effect Of such whip
ping should not be in any manner TO
disable them from travelling. This
sentence was only in part executed, the
negro whipping so hard that it was
thought prudent to stop him. The
enormity of the crime perpetrated joint





ly by the white man aud negro was
such doubtless as to produce strong
feeling, but il did not manifest tselr ON
the part of the citizens Of this place in
the irrational excitement whic h usually
attends lynching operations. If it be
regarded as q case of lynching, the
gentlemen who guarded the prisoners,