Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . od of high party spirit, and he put into fulleffect the Jeffersonian principles of civil incumbents of the civil offices were speedilyremoved from office, and their places filled bysympathizers with the Republican party, causinga great outcry in the opposition papers. The Fed-eral press became so vituperative in its denuncia-tions that Gov. Gerry resorted to the extraordinarystep of making the matter the subject of a specialmessage to the legislature, transmitting at thesame time a report of the attorney- and solicitor-general regarding
Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . od of high party spirit, and he put into fulleffect the Jeffersonian principles of civil incumbents of the civil offices were speedilyremoved from office, and their places filled bysympathizers with the Republican party, causinga great outcry in the opposition papers. The Fed-eral press became so vituperative in its denuncia-tions that Gov. Gerry resorted to the extraordinarystep of making the matter the subject of a specialmessage to the legislature, transmitting at thesame time a report of the attorney- and solicitor-general regarding the libellous articles. The mes-sage caused great excitement and the oppositionresponded by charging the governor with usurpinghis powers. The disaffection created by these pro-ceedings, and the unpopularity occasioned by thepartisan redisricting of the state, which was calledby the Federalists the Gerrymander, effected anoverturn at the next election, the Federalists gain-ing control of the house, and electing Caleb Strong 632 GERRY GESNER. The ex-goveroor*s devotion and ser- - to the Republican party were rewarded in1812 with the office of nce-president, and he heldthis office at the time of his death, which occurredwhile he was on his way to the capitol. Be mar-ried Ann, daughter of Charles Thomson, secretaryof congress, who, with three sons and six daugh-5, survived him. Mr. Gerrys career, though characterized by de-votion to party, andsuch episodes as therefusal to assent toa vote of thanks toHancock on his re-tirement from thepresidency of con-gress, the opposi-tion to the Society ofthe Cincinnati, andthe unhappy Frenchmission, was honor-able and useful; andhis patriotic servicesin the Revolution-ary struggle entitlehim to a high placeamong the statesmen of the early days of the re-public. A monument was erected to his memoryin the congressional burial-ground at Washing-ton by the government. (See accompanying illus-tration.) His messages to the legislature have beenpub
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