It actually wasn't the repayment of state debts but the assumption of state debts. In 1790, Alexander Hamilton was the Secretary of the Treasury, Thomas Jefferson Secretary of State, and James Madison a Representative. Congress asked Hamilton for a plan to fix the economic system, and in the span of roughly 3 months Hamilton came out with the first Report on Public Credit, which advocated for the assumption of state debts. Hamilton argued that increasing the government's responsibility increases its authority. James Madison and Thomas Jefferson were horrified, and Madison set to work on not passing the bill, at least not the assumption.
The other issue plaguing Congress was where to put the capital. In 1790 it was located in New York, which really wasn't a very good place to put it. Arguments rose. Madison and Jefferson favored Philadelphia as the temp capital and a site on the Potomac River as the permanent site. Alexander Hamilton, who wielded immense influence with Washington, however, wouldn't give in and desperately wanted the capital to remain in New York.
Jefferson invited Hamilton and Madison to dinner and a compromise was made over the 2 issues. Hamilton would advocate for Philadelphia/Potomac for the capital; he figured that the capital would probably just end up there anyways. In return, Madison would not openly oppose Hamilton's assumption plan in the House, although he would not vote for it, and Jefferson would not try to sway Washington either way. The compromise was a very good one and history still remembers it, but at the time Hamilton would regret passing up the chance for New York to become another London (although it would) and Jefferson and Madison would regret letting the assumption pass as it made the government more powerful (which was Hamilton's goal as the Federalist party leader).
He compromised that he would move the capital to the south.
In return for support of Hamilton's Assumption plan the new US capital would be on the Potomac River.
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Hamilton's objection to Jefferson's strict interpretation of the Constitution
It actually wasn't the repayment of state debts but the assumption of state debts. In 1790, Alexander Hamilton was the Secretary of the Treasury, Thomas Jefferson Secretary of State, and James Madison a Representative. Congress asked Hamilton for a plan to fix the economic system, and in the span of roughly 3 months Hamilton came out with the first Report on Public Credit, which advocated for the assumption of state debts. Hamilton argued that increasing the government's responsibility increases its authority. James Madison and Thomas Jefferson were horrified, and Madison set to work on not passing the bill, at least not the assumption. The other issue plaguing Congress was where to put the capital. In 1790 it was located in New York, which really wasn't a very good place to put it. Arguments rose. Madison and Jefferson favored Philadelphia as the temp capital and a site on the Potomac River as the permanent site. Alexander Hamilton, who wielded immense influence with Washington, however, wouldn't give in and desperately wanted the capital to remain in New York. Jefferson invited Hamilton and Madison to dinner and a compromise was made over the 2 issues. Hamilton would advocate for Philadelphia/Potomac for the capital; he figured that the capital would probably just end up there anyways. In return, Madison would not openly oppose Hamilton's assumption plan in the House, although he would not vote for it, and Jefferson would not try to sway Washington either way. The compromise was a very good one and history still remembers it, but at the time Hamilton would regret passing up the chance for New York to become another London (although it would) and Jefferson and Madison would regret letting the assumption pass as it made the government more powerful (which was Hamilton's goal as the Federalist party leader).
The compromise that Alexander Hamilton worked out with Thomas Jefferson and James Madison involved agreeing to locate the new U.S. capital along the Potomac River in exchange for securing support from Jefferson and Madison for Hamilton's financial plan to assume state debts. This deal, known as the Compromise of 1790, helped to unify the fledgling government and allowed Hamilton to establish a strong federal financial system while appeasing Southern leaders concerned about the capital's location.
The compromise regarding Hamilton's debt plan, known as the Compromise of 1790, involved an agreement between Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison. Hamilton's plan to assume state debts was accepted in exchange for relocating the nation's capital from New York City to a more southern location along the Potomac River, which eventually became Washington, D.C. This compromise helped unify the federal government by addressing both fiscal stability and regional interests.
It actually wasn't the repayment of state debts but the assumption of state debts. In 1790, Alexander Hamilton was the Secretary of the Treasury, Thomas Jefferson Secretary of State, and James Madison a Representative. Congress asked Hamilton for a plan to fix the economic system, and in the span of roughly 3 months Hamilton came out with the first Report on Public Credit, which advocated for the assumption of state debts. Hamilton argued that increasing the government's responsibility increases its authority. James Madison and Thomas Jefferson were horrified, and Madison set to work on not passing the bill, at least not the assumption. The other issue plaguing Congress was where to put the capital. In 1790 it was located in New York, which really wasn't a very good place to put it. Arguments rose. Madison and Jefferson favored Philadelphia as the temp capital and a site on the Potomac River as the permanent site. Alexander Hamilton, who wielded immense influence with Washington, however, wouldn't give in and desperately wanted the capital to remain in New York. Jefferson invited Hamilton and Madison to dinner and a compromise was made over the 2 issues. Hamilton would advocate for Philadelphia/Potomac for the capital; he figured that the capital would probably just end up there anyways. In return, Madison would not openly oppose Hamilton's assumption plan in the House, although he would not vote for it, and Jefferson would not try to sway Washington either way. The compromise was a very good one and history still remembers it, but at the time Hamilton would regret passing up the chance for New York to become another London (although it would) and Jefferson and Madison would regret letting the assumption pass as it made the government more powerful (which was Hamilton's goal as the Federalist party leader).
The "Capital Compromise" refers to an agreement reached in 1790 between Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison regarding the location of the new United States capital. In exchange for securing enough votes to pass Hamilton's financial plan, which included federal assumption of state debts, Jefferson and Madison agreed to support moving the capital from Philadelphia to a new site along the Potomac River, which eventually became Washington, D.C. This compromise was pivotal in shaping the political landscape of the early United States.
The opinions of Jefferson and Hamilton about the public differed because Jefferson was more a man of the people who felt that people should not have debt, and that it only hurt them and the country as a whole. On the other hand Hamilton had a plan that depended on a certain amount of the actual public debt itself, so he did not want to get rid of it.
The capital was moved to the South
It actually wasn't the repayment of state debts but the assumption of state debts. In 1790, Alexander Hamilton was the Secretary of the Treasury, Thomas Jefferson Secretary of State, and James Madison a Representative. Congress asked Hamilton for a plan to fix the economic system, and in the span of roughly 3 months Hamilton came out with the first Report on Public Credit, which advocated for the assumption of state debts. Hamilton argued that increasing the government's responsibility increases its authority. James Madison and Thomas Jefferson were horrified, and Madison set to work on not passing the bill, at least not the assumption. The other issue plaguing Congress was where to put the capital. In 1790 it was located in New York, which really wasn't a very good place to put it. Arguments rose. Madison and Jefferson favored Philadelphia as the temp capital and a site on the Potomac River as the permanent site. Alexander Hamilton, who wielded immense influence with Washington, however, wouldn't give in and desperately wanted the capital to remain in New York. Jefferson invited Hamilton and Madison to dinner and a compromise was made over the 2 issues. Hamilton would advocate for Philadelphia/Potomac for the capital; he figured that the capital would probably just end up there anyways. In return, Madison would not openly oppose Hamilton's assumption plan in the House, although he would not vote for it, and Jefferson would not try to sway Washington either way. The compromise was a very good one and history still remembers it, but at the time Hamilton would regret passing up the chance for New York to become another London (although it would) and Jefferson and Madison would regret letting the assumption pass as it made the government more powerful (which was Hamilton's goal as the Federalist party leader).