Legislation: Capital Relocation Act of 1791 (Passed)

[terp40hitch]

Mr. Speaker,

I must rise to talk about what Gouverneur Morris covered in his speech. Mr. Morris has decided to have the Hamilton deputies that serve the south turn their backs on the south because of random what if secnoroes.

I am about to give you all things that aren't what if secnoroes but things that are actively happening because we have put Philadelphia as the capital.

1. Southern deputies are being unfairly unrepresented in the national assembly because of the distance between our districts and the capitol. The southern deputies have to decide whether they stay in Philadelphia and vote on every important bill and ignore the people who elected them or they choose to visit and meet with the people who elected them and being unable to vote on important bills.

2. Philidelphia is not a safe city to have a capital. We have rioters and native Americans looking for blood out west. We must move the capital away from the dangers of out west.

3. By staying in Philidelphia, we will waste money and effort. It will increase our national debt when we are on the brick on a national debt crisis. We cannot continue to waste money in Philidelphia or we will destroy our economy.

Now I have a what if question for Mr. Morris, what if we stay in Philidelphia. I know the answer, what will happen is keeping the south unrepresented, keep deputies in an unsafe area and allowing our nation to go further and further into debt.

Before I yield, I must also speak about Gen. Wilkinson's amendment. The Patriots cannot support an amendment till I learn more about this city but I believe that D.C. is the best city for the capital since it is the exact middle of the country and it is nearly the same travel time from New Hampshire to D.C. than Georgia to D.C. so it will allow everybody to be represented.

The Patriots also support a name change which was proposed by Mr. Madison.

I yield

[terp40hitch]

Mr. Speaker,

After discussing the amendment of Mr. Wilkinson with my fellow Patriots and Mr. Jackson. I have decided to urge them to support the amendment rather than wait like what my earlier statement said.

I yield

[terp40hitch]

Mr. Speaker,

I propose this compromise amendment:

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I yield

[terp40hitch]

Mr. Speaker,

I fully support the proposed amendment from the Deputy of Kentucky.

I yield

[terp40hitch]

Mr. Speaker,

We cannot ban slavery in D.C. or it will surge the development cost of the capital and capital city. Also, the deputy from Pennsylvania brought up it would screw up the balance between slave and non-slave states but as the amendment states, the District of Columbia will not be a state so the argument is invalid. I stand firmly against the amendment proposed to by the deputy from Pennsylvania.

I yield