Show DECLINED WITH THANKS ambassador 4 bayard will accept no present IT WOULD BE IMPROPER Is duly grateful for the compliment intended but as a representative of republican institutions lie he cannot put himself in the attitude of being beholden to another coun aly for favors report from uruguay is to the effect that the rebellion is crushed london dec C G sir mr bayard tile the united states aniba Ki ador lias has written to the rally dally Teler telegraph raph under date of 0 saturday confirming the lepolt cabled to the associated press on oil saturday that he would decline the pron ered christmas gift intends as is a elmr 11 ment to him till anti and in lionor honor of 0 his efforts to bring brine about an era cra of good feeling between the hie united states and great britain lie jle liaa his asked the pro pil cloia of the paver paper not to ced to cany out their kind hind and generous t bul along tile lines lilies planned pl anneL lie he then proceeds proc ceda to describe debe ribe the mannet manner ner in which lie he first ot of tho the Plop proposal osal thursday adern after nimi mn by reading tile the abw in the columns of the lie bass that he was naturally deeply touched and gratified still more when the hie following issues of the iho paper contained to so many spontaneous tributes of respect and tilt kind feeling from men of 0 all classes oc occupations cu and varying degrees of fortune continuing lie he sas A few hours of reflection here brought me die to tho the sober judgment that holding my illy pies sent office invested with I 1 Us is discretion a and 1 I duties I 1 should scrupulously pulou sly respect res act and obey the spirit is welt well as tile the letter of my count rys law wr written aten and unwritten n which inhibits any one holding nn an office of trust or at under the united states slates of Ar america front from accepting without tile the consent u of congress any present from any king pi luce or government ih alic reasons lor for tills llila inhibition apply with special sig nillance to tho the representatives senta Benta tives of the government abroad ali air bayard continues his comment to remarking marking that thai republican filias of government require requite strict and delicate obedience to such principles so that not even the smell of smoke can lurk in the folds ot of official garm barmen oits ts the el mine of the judge says ir fr ISa 1311 yard should not be more stainless than the robe of the law civell nor that of the legislator than of 0 the exe executive autive oil leer othe patriotic and admirable intent of your influential JOU journal I 1 nai has hag been surely burely accomplished ro for r I 1 it t has evoked such ouch expressions of widespread AvId pread sympathy and approval as like the breath of the ocean will tilt 1111 tile the sails of two great ships of state slate as they are arc borne onward by the irresistible currents of our conini common chALIz civilization atlon 1 I bayard concludes with all expression of sincere gratitude said and says nays that while I 1 live I 1 will not ease cease to thank the people of theae ill islands ib lands tor for the bhole w hole he beai acted alted ted 91 and nasu unstinted stinted n welcome an and d warmth ot of hospitality showered upon me and mine I 1 am su suro renilde I 1 serve both countries best when bell 1 d decide as not to receive tho the valuable and most delightful present c nt proposed in an editorial the telegraph announces that the donations will be returned and repudiates the charges of meanness and presumption but no regrets for the action takei taken are expressed since such prompt sympathy throughout england and america has late been produced as Is evinced by bv tile the cablegrams cable grams from frederic R coudert E B sj godkin ex e gov flower bishop potter president I elliott and others in conclusion conc luJon the telegraph says editorially it if the eifort falls of its immediate and innocent purpose it has gone far enough to prove the sincere good will of th the e nation dation toward bayard |