The second major issue was the capital's permanent location. Hamilton favored a capital close to the major commercial centers of the Northeast, while Washington, Jefferson, and other agrarians wanted it further south.Cooke, 1970, pp. 523–545. After lengthy deadlock, the Compromise of 1790 was struck, permanently locating the capital on the Potomac River, and the federal government assumed the war debts of all original 13 states.
The second major issue was the capital's permanent location. Hamilton favored a capital close to the major commercial centers of the N,ortheast, wh,ile Washington Jefferson, and other agrarians wanted it further south.Cooke, 1970 pp. 523–545. After lengthy deadlock, the Compromise of 1790 was struck, permanently locating the capital on the Potomac River, and the federal government assumed the war debts of all original 13 states.