New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-07-23
For The Tribune.
BrI,fai Conduct.

Passing down Varick street near Spring. last
evening, Just before O'Clock, noticed a rowdy
looking fellow of about twenty years, reeling
against very well dressed negro man, pushing
him from one side OF the walk to the Other The
negro made no reply, that could hear, but seem.
ed anxious only to escape from the william who
was following him. He started across the street,
our Superior intelligence" after him, who with
kick and a blow LAID the pursued on the side
walk. While in this position, ho was several
times struck, and n1gfully kicked by COM
panon of the first asiallant. There is 10 telling
what the result woulc have been mad not several
Of the species rordy standing on the corner be.
low, become ashamed Of these members OF their
race, and rescued the poor negro from the hands
ofbrutality.
Now this is no SOL ary instance of such acts
They are Of almost daily occurrence. These vii
lains must let off their valor al some rate; and
who are so able to receveit as the humble AMI
unoifenGing? Ii a decent man is anxious to in
terere it is much as his life is worth 10 Go II ::
Tor they will Immediately turn on hun. TIE,
stand on the corners of the streets ON Sunda,
afternoons and evenings, and If they can asui,
language. Ii s a serious evil-one calling h-
lrudIy for reform as any other in tie community
Why are these gangs tolerated Are our Sunday
officers too weak 10 dlsperse them2 Ifso it 10
high time that ;hcv were made stronger. D. F.
LYNcHINa.-A case of Iynching occurred a few
days ago in Pamela, Mississippi A aborer, in
the employment of Clergyman in Holmes Coun.
tv, stole from his employer negro man. two or
three borses, and his two daughters, ono abour
twelve and The other ten years of age. He was
Caught near Helena, on his way to Arkansas or
Texas where ne and the negro Intended to make
YVES OF their little captives. By terrible threats
they had prevented the young girls from giving
any alarm. The rest of the tale is thus told b,
the Memphis Enquirer:
After the two f-nds were taken ,hev were hard
cufIrd and brought back TO Pamela. The citizens,
hearing the circumstances. and fearing that they
might IN some way escape the punishment due their
crimes, organized themselves INTO all extra Judicial
tribunal, ard appointed jury OF twelve men, who
sentenced them TO be severely cowbided, the sem
tence 10 be executed one upon the other. This was
accordingly done, Tie negro receiving thirtv-hvc and
the white man twenty-five ashes, we'll laid on with
cowhde The sentence was for each TO receive
fifty lashes, but they were so gashed with the mum
Der above stated that the popular mercy remlrtcr
the balance. They were then handed over TO then
guard, 10 be taken back TO Holmes. Our informant
heard in Pamela that the white man Ind been
whipped to death by the citizens Of that County
but is not certain that his information is correct
No violence had been offered TO the two little girl.
while in their captivity From some conversation
overheard by them, il is believed that their escap;
from outrage worse than death attributable IL
the negro, us he was heard to tell tie white man
that if he attempted it before they reached where
they were going to, he would kill him." The white
man had been employed some two or three weeks by
The father of the ttle girls ms common laborer, is
about hiryse years OF age, appears to be an Irish
man, and has several names. lie was said 10 be Il
Mormon.