MINORITY REPORT TO THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, ON THE BILL
GRANTING TO THE WIDOW OF JAMES BATCHELDER A PROVISION FOR HER FUTURE
SUPPORT, JULY 13, 1854.
An attempt was made to obtain a pension for the widow of James
Batchelder, killed in Boston, while guarding Anthony Burns,
the fugitive slave, on the evening of May 26, 1854. A bill was
reported from the Committee on Pensions. Mr. Sumner and Mr. Seward,
constituting a minority of the Committee, made the following
adverse report, which was drawn up by the former.