Good day, gentlemen, We are gathered here today to discuss the Articles of Confederation and issues pertaining our federal government. I, Alexander Hamilton, come from the state of New York. Before the revolution, I planned to attend the King’s College in New York but was not capable of finishing my studies as the Revolution prevented me from doing so. During the progress of the war, I had been promoted to the rank Lieutenant Colonel and worked alongside General Washington as aide-de-camp and his personal secretary. After my time in service, I pursued a career in law, but eventually, I decided that I wanted to work for the public. A year prior, I attended the Annapolis Convention in response to the issues created as a result of the Articles of Confederation but we …show more content…
“Why are we here?”, You might be wondering. Well, I will tell you. As my good friend and colleague, Mr. Edmund Randolph, had introduced earlier in the Convention, the situation at hand is “preventing the fulfillment of the prophecies of the American downfall.” Our mission during the duration of this Constitutional Convention is to correct any issues pertaining to the Articles of Confederation that no longer are effective in running the federal government. Issues the Articles of Confederations fail to address or remedy include the lack of a national court, Congress not having the ability to regulate trade, and most importantly, Congress not having the power to collect taxes. By leaving the collection of taxes to the states, our nation suffers from a deficiency in funds resulting in no standing army which would be detrimental to the security of the United States. Congress would not be able to provide defense against possible threats that could arise, such as tensions between states and foreign nations, for example. If we have no money, we cannot sustain a military and therefore, vulnerable to attacks. Regarding trade, I had written in a report that “any effective reform of commerce would