Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1818-11-17
MISCELLANY.
From the Connecticut Courant.
THE BRIEF REMARKER.

& Few questions have been agitated more
Il frequently or with more spirit, than that
q of the balance of power between the two
sexes question that had occupied the at
! tention of mankind long before the poIiti-
cal balance between the powers in Europe
was so much as thought Of. 10 Asia In
\ deed, from lis earlies, history, the rights Of
women generally speaking, have been
much less respected than in Europe, and
the goodly country where we ourselves
& draw the breath of life; yet even in Asia
ii was of old commended that the balance of
power leaned rather toward the female
side.
d Three young men belonging to the bo-
dy guard of King Darius, who reigned
! from India unto Ethiopia, over an hundred
and twenty aud seven provinces, wrote
each his sentence, which they delivered
\ to the king. Ofthe last of the three, the
sentence was, Women are strongest: -
which proposition the noble youth yindi
Gated before all the princes of Persia, in
the following strain of eloquence.
go ye men, it is not the great king, nor
the multitude of men, neither is it wine
that exceleth who is it then that ruleth
them !? or hath the lordship over them
Are they not women? Women have borne
the king, and all the people that bear rule
by sea and land. Even of them came
they; and they nourished them up that
planted vineyards from whence the wine
cometh. These also make garments for
meD; these bring glory unto men; and
without women men cannot be. Yea, and
IF men have gathered together gold aud
silver or any other goodly thing, do they
not love a woman which is comedy in fa-
your and beauty? And letting all these
things go, do they not cape, and even with
open mouth fix their eyes fast on her; and
have not all men more desire unto her,
than unto silver or gold or any goodly
Thing whatsoever A man leaveth his
own father that brought him up, and his
own country, and cleaveth unto his wife.
He sticketh not to spend his life with his
wife, and remembereth neither father, nor
mother, nor country. BY this also we
must know that women have dominion o.
yer you. Do We not labour and toll, and
bring all to the women p
After the young orator bad pursued this
Strain to still further length, he turns
himself particularly, as it would seem, to
The terrible monarch, and tells him TO his
face that his power is in no wise compar-
able TO that of women.
"And Dow," says he, "do We not believe
me Is not the king great in his power
Do not all regions fear to touch him Yet
did see him and Apanle--the daughter
OF the admirable Bartacus, sitting at the
right hand of the king, and taking the
crown from the kings head and setting it
upon her own head: she also struck the
hing with her left hand and yet for all
this. the king gaped and gazed at her with
open mouth if she laughed upon him, he
laughed also: but if she took any dispIeas-
nre at him, the king was fain to flatter,
that she might be reconciled TO him again.
o We men, how can it be but that women
Should be strong, seeing they do this ?'*
The sequel was, that "the king and
the princes looked upon one another, and
20 doubt with such leering gIances as be-
trayed their full conviction that what had
been spoken was but too true. But though
The gallant young advocater Of the superb
or strength Of women had maniiestly gained
the field, still the palm Of victory was not
openly awarded him till after he had de-
clared himself upon the power Of TRUTH
and then the whole assembly gave shout
of appreciation and applause.
Wherefore seeing the question was NOT
Expressly and fully decided in the Pcrsial
court, and that il is still open TO remark
md discussion, will venture to hazard
lew thoughts upon it, Granting then
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