Betsy.
You didn't give Mr. Jefferson your two quarters' salary?
Hamilton.
No, my dear. I gave him the Capital of the United States.
Betsy.
But there isn't one!
Hamilton.
That's what made it so easy.
Schuyler.
Ah, if it could only have been in Albany!
Jay.
[With a touch of indignation.] Albany? Why put the Capital at the other end of the river? It should be in New York.
Hamilton.
[Coming down between them, laughing.] Let us resign it to Jefferson—on the Potomac. It's a long way from civilization, and the river will carry off the refuse of debate. The representative of the separate states can pour their slander and vituperation into the Potomac—until they damn it, while the Hudson will remain unrestrained to carry on the business of the country.
