Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-02-20

out with more or less of CELEBRITY and certainly.
The following "plan" is chalked out by George
Wilkes in his last letter from Washington. and
is as likely to prove correct as any -
"Ihc news which comes from Europe BY the
late arrivals has been scrulinized with much
concern IN leading circles here, but have rea-
son to believe that Mr. Seward and the Presl-
dent do not share in this anxiety. Like them,
i am convinced that, before two months pass
over Our heads, we may regard the possible
recognition of the Coniederacy, even by all Eu-
rope, as a matter of perfect Indifference to our
campaign, and snap our fingers at all threats
OF breaking the blockade.
1t is the plan of General Mcclellan, firstly,
TO make all sure against the danger of European
interference; and then to deal at greater leisure
with the extinction of the rebel fires. Instead
of mai staining cruising squadrons of the inter
dictcd ports, or of blockading channels up with
stone he intends to plant Federal armies in
every rebel seaport city before the first day OF
May, and thus throw their harbors open to the
world. There will then be no blockade to
break, and the rebels, who will be tho oughly
hemmed in by our constructing lines, will cut a
very sorry figure among the recognized pow
ers of the eaith. Their sympathizing English
abolition friends will hardly then pretend to
break the land blockade of our bayonets, and
treason will be obliged to depend solely upon
itself
There is no difficulty in the task The Burn
side expedition will give us the whole of the
North Carolina coast The army of Port Royal
will shortly have possession of both Charleston
and Savannah. Tle occupation of Cedar Keys
Key West, the Tortugases and Fernandna
gives us control Of the whole peninsula of Flor
idai Fort Pickens commands Pensacola, when
ever we will have il Ship Island can at any
time decide the destiny of Mobile and the
division of General Heintzleman, now being
mustered for new Southern expedition, can
not be kept out of the rear entrance which
yields up New Orleans. All this is within the
certain grasp of few weeks, and when it is
performed, and we sit relieved of all apprehen-
sions of further interference from the arch enc
my who has been our bane for the last six
months, am inclined to think it will be pretty
generally admitted that General Mcclellan had
plan.
As carly as the date when he was called to
the chief command, it had become evident that
England meant us mischief, and that the first
pretext would be seized to smte us with blow,
to divide our fearlully increasing power forever
II was natural, therefore, that Mcclellan who
knew he could deal easily with treason il but
let alone, should direct his first attention to
making his parallels against outside interf r
ence. 1t was apparent to him. as it soon be-
came obvious to every one, that we were really
conducting a war with England, as the ally of
the Southern rebels, and that we must com
pletely block her out of the game, before we
could expect TO break treason's heart and hopes.
Had he been seconded bv little more vigor
in the Department of the Navy, we might have
been through with this branch of the campaign
already, and rebellion be occupying so pitful
an attitude that none of its foreign friends
would think for moment of countenancing so
shabby an acquaintance"