Ham must have felt it a very mortifying rebuke, when his own father was inspired on this occasion to predict the durable oppression and slavery of his posterity.

Canaan was also rebuked, by learning that the curse would especially rest on that branch of the family which should descend from him; for his posterity were no doubt principally, though not exclusively, intended.'" "Now," continued Abel, "I shall have to turn planter, and get my niggers as I can; for I'll be hanged if it wasn't a curse, and a predicted one, too." "That does not make it right," said Mr.Hubbard.
"Don't it," said Abel; "well, if it should be fated for me to turn parson, I shan't study divinity with you, for my mother has told me often, that God's prophecies were right, and were fulfilled, too; as I think this one has been." "I suppose, then, you think slavery will always continue, Mr.Weston ?" said Hubbard.
"Well, I am only a man, and cannot prophesy, but I think, probably not.
Slavery is decreasing throughout the world.

The slave trade is about being abolished on the coast of Africa.

You Abolitionists are getting a good many off from our southern country, and our planters are setting a number of theirs free, and sending them to Africa.

I know a gentleman in Georgia who liberated a number, and gave them the means to start in Liberia as free agents and men.