Hamilton.
[Laughs.] In your parlor, I suppose. No, General. Certainly not Albany.
Schuyler.
[Nettled.] Oh, certainly not Albany, eh? And why certainly not Albany? I suppose you want it in New York?
Hamilton.
New York? Nnn-o
Schuyler.
Well, in heaven's name, where do you want it?
Hamilton.
Anywhere that's handy to get at.
Schuyler.
Well, I'll be ! Haven't you any patriotism, man?
Hamilton.
I don't care where the Capital is, or whether it's built of marble or whether it's made of wood, so long as we get the right men inside—to restore law and order to this limping, half-starved government.
Schuyler.
Alexander
Hamilton.
[Puling his chair around to face Schuyler and anticipating amusement.] What are the reasons why the Capital should be in the North?