BENTON, LowNDEs Co.,, Ala, Sept.
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BENTON, LowNDEs Co.,, Ala, Sept. IS.

 During the course of my travels through some portions of Montgomery, Lowndes and Dallas counties, l have had favorable opportunities of witness ing and hearing many conjectures as to the prospects ofthe cotton crop of l847. In several instances, have seen some of the mos, gloomy prospects, in what is termed the 'rark colton,' which is inva. riably in low and Prairie lands. The

 boil worm,' end the rot have made shocking havoc, and consequently, rot more than third, and in some instan> ces, not more than a fourth of a crop than that of an ordinary turn out, is expected 10 be gathered. But in the high, sandy lands, where the worm has rot been, the rains which have been so profuse during almost the entire season, have not done that injury that it has on the lower lands, and consequently, an average crop is expected from that kind of land.

 The corn crops have made well, but lhe complaint is general, as 10 it's rotting in the fields, which cannot be prevented as long as tho heavens shower down such inexhuuslable quantities water- The planters, mostly, are esponding a. to their prospects, but my impression is, should the weather become more favor able, there will be large crops of cotton made by the greatest number of plant. CTS in this region. and take it all togeth- CT, from the favorable indications given last Spring, of the fine price winch cot ton would demand this Fall, am led to believe that a much larger quantity has been planted this year than was last, which is almost compelled to produce larger number of bales, this season than was last.

 l have had the gratifying pleasure Of paying the Hon. Dixon Fl. Lewis, our late able and talented Senator in Con> gress, vlsi', and found him. instead of giving indications of short life, as some few aspirants who are his enemies have been pleased 10 urge against hiT, as an objection to his being elected by the nexl Legislature, to that important trust, he gives the most favorable indication, if l am to judge from his lively movements and healthy complexion. of doing much valuable la5or for the good people of Alabama, in many sessions of Congress to come. have long been personally acquainted with this extraordinary and worthy Statesman, and never have l seen him in such glow of spirits and health, as 1 found km on this occasion. He IS pfable, courteous and quite so, cal in his department towards every in divldual, and no one can be in his coM- pnny any length of time, without be- coming fondly attached 10 him, which is he case with large number of the cit zsns of Alabama, which number, am satisfied, will require his election to the United States Senate by the next Legis> lature His servl. es heretofore, have been too highly apprecn,led by his cons si,uents, for them to withst1n6 such loss in future, and consequently, we all should hail the election of the Hon. D,x on H. Lewis by the next Legislature, 10 the U.S. Senate, as the consummation of great good. There is some sick uess in portions Of the county, but gen. eially light cases.

 DEMOCRAT.