Life and public services of John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States, with the eulogy delivered before the Legislature of New York

by William H. Seward

proconsular
Provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Empire.

pusillanimity
Cowardice.

recusant
One of the Roman Catholics in England who incurred legal and social
penalties in the 16th century and afterward for refusing to attend
services of the Church of England. Dissenter; a nonconformist.

Sabine (River)
River flowing into the Gulf of Mexico just East of Houston, Texas.

sagacity
Discerning, sound in judgment, farsighted; wisdom.

Silesia
Region of central Europe in southwest Poland and northern Czech
Republic.

sinecure
Position or office that requires little work but provides a salary.

spoliations
Despoiling or plundering. Seizure of neutral vessels at sea by a
belligerent power in time of war.

stivers
Nickel coin used in the Netherlands and worth 1/20 of a guilder (about
0.4 Euros in 2006). Something of small value.

TETE D'ARMEE
Head of the Army.