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Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 4013, 2 July 1870, Page 3

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"Poixy Plum" Vindicated.— We have received a long letter from "Viilcit Veritas, "defending "Polly Plum"fiom the charge of plagiarism made aome time ago against her by a -writer in the Thames Advtrther, and wo much regret that the limited space at our command, precludes our printing the communication in full. " Vincit Veritas" has perused Mrs. Willard's work on Sexology, and agrees with the editor of the Thames Advertiser in the remaik which hemade when "Polly Plum's" last letter appeared, that "he had seen Mrs. Willard s book, and did not think it one that she would copy from." Our correspondent thinks it is much more fit to be put on the shelf with medical treatises than to lie on the drawing-room table. After contrasting 'Tolly Plum's" letter on "Lords of the Creation" with certain portions of Mrs. Willard's work, "Vincit Veritas" draws the following conclusions ; — " ' Polly Plum' in a great measure follows up the same line of argument as Mrs. WUlard, iv a more homely and practical manner; but, although she agrees with her to a great extent, she reasons her argument out in a very different style, and draws her conclusions more mildly ; in fact, anyone who reads her letter, and compares it with Mrs. Willard's remarks, will see the course qf reasoning pursued by each is bo very different, that even the foundation, without the minutias, would have been of no \ise to her had she been inclined to plagiarise. Besides, although their conclusions are somewhat similar, they are nqt the same. Mrs. Willard insists on equality : she will not allow of any lord or master. ' Polly Plum' says, in conclusion, { Be satisfied to be man's equal in some things, . his superior in some things, and (I must say it) his inferior in many things also. Accept the position of his sister-, his mother, and b,is wife— one with him in love and interest. Use every effort to prevent him from abusing your privileges, but don't for any sake turn round and try to heoome his head and superior ; such an effort will surely end in ignominious defeat. Do, I again beg, look for one minute at his arms, his height, and don't turn up your ruffles. We aye still of the earth earthy, and cannot hope to spiritu* alise matter, however much we may wish ■we could.' Any one reading my sketch, of Mrs. Willard's argument, and then • Polly Plum'a ' letter, must, I think, be struck by the difference in the two styles of reasoning. The inferences drawn, although similar, are not identical: the former insists on woman's equality with m_an, while the latter, although she thinks, as'*l do, that woman might be trusted wit» .greater power than she has at present, consents to give man the lead.*