New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-11-08
A GOOD MAN GONE,

We extract the following editorial obituary no
tiee from the Baton Rouge Advocate of the 5th
inst, ana feeiingly endorse every syllable and
word that is said Weknew Judge BeaIe long and
well. lie was noble man in every sense of the
word; true friend a good citizen and on ire
proachable gentleman His loss will be widely
and deeply felt, and those who knew him best will
deplore him longest and deepest. But to the re-
marks of the Advocate:
DEATH OF Hon. r. G. BEALE.-There will be
many tear steal all unconsciously down the
cheek to-day as the sad news is told of the death
Of our fellow wcitizen, Robert G. Beale, Judge Of
the Sixth District Court. He died at the residence
of Capt II. kean, in West Baton Rouge, yesterday
evening, OF consumption, and was aged, we pre-
sumo, about 3S years
Judge Beale was a native of Virginia. but re-.
moved to Louisiana when young man and COM
nenced the practice of law in this city. When the
Mexican war broke out he was one of the first to
raising company of volunteers and proceeding
to the scene of strife. Although eager for share
OF the glory won by American arms in the war, his
command never we believe. had an opportunity
returned, however, with high reputation as an
officer of courage and capacity, and what is more
one who could inspire the love and friendship Of
those who, by military rule, were for the time
being his interiors.
The war continuing, Judge B. again took the
field, this time as major in the l4th regiment of in
tantry, of which Gen. Trousdale, of Tennessee,
was commander, and cx-Governor Hebert Lieut.
Colonel The regiment was engaged at Chapute-
pec--in which Maj. Beale received wound-and
continued to act in the engagements which led the
American army from that victory into the city of
Mexico as conquerors.
Judge Beale was elected to the bench in the
spring of 1851 and discharged the responsibilities
of his Office with an ability a fidelity and conscien
ciousness that has few parallels in our State He
was indeed wise and upright judge" esteemed
nv ha har far CIR tin1;t
by the people for the winning dignity and pleasing
urbanity which all admire in the seat where Justice
is dispensed
Socially, the subject of this notice shone to the
greatest advantage. He was loved for his noble
generosity of mind and chivalrous sense of honor
as companion he was pleasant and entertaining !;
endowed with wealth of original humor and
anecdote, warm in his feelings and by nature frank
sometimes to indiscretion: none came within the
circle of his acquaintance without being converted
into friend and admirer by the magic influence
of his buoyant and refreshing qualities of head and
heart.
We saw him for the last time few davs after
his return from rutless visit to the West in search
of health The happy reunion with dotng wife
prattling children, the kind faces of sympathizng
relatives and friends, had for while driven away
hoVerlng fate, and he was cheerful and sangune
he talked of his future travels and plans to drive
death from the door. We never more than at that
interview saw the qualities which we have at
tempted to sketch appear more brightly.
The shadows of eternity were slowly gathering
around his emaciated form we could fancy that
the tread of the "pae horse could be heard in
the distance, and that its grim rider was then pre-
pairing to hurl the shaft which was to quench the
fires of that noble sou-to blight fresde, to bow
down devoted family with sorrow and to cast
gloomy atfiictiOn over whole community The
enemy was not far away, as we thought and as
probably our departed friend himself thought but
it unnerved him not there was no banching of
the cheek, no quailing of the proud heart as the
marshalllng hosts of eternity rose up in the brief
distance. He looked his fate bravely in the face,
and died as none but the brave, the generous and
honest can die. He was taken away in the prime
of life and in the hight Of his usefulness. He leaves
a rich legacy of worth and honor to his afflicted
widow and orphan children. Let them take con-
ISOLATION for their woes and remember that this COM
munty is bowed down with them in the great sor-
row which has visited us all.