In Vile Rogues and Honorable Men Kathleen Brown argues that Bacon’s use of both the traditional and modern elements of patriarchal rhetoric were what most definitively caused Bacon’s rebellion and its aftermath. Within the text, she cites numerous speech’s given by both Bacon and his political nemesis Berkeley that drew upon the most prominent pillars of the patriarchy, such as honor, divine rights, and duty to the crown, to rally supporters to their side. One speech given by Bacon, entitled “Manifesto Concerning the Present Troubles in Virginia” clearly indicates his propensity to cite common patriarchal rhetoric to incite the people to rebel against the governor and insider political circle.
When Nathaniel Bacon arrived in the late 1660’s …show more content…
Just as Brown put forth, I conquer that Bacon used rhetoric such as “but if there bee as sure there is, a just God to appeal too, if Religion and Justice be a sanctuary here, If to plead y[e] cause of the oppresse, If sincerely to aime at his Mat [ites] Honor and the Publikc good…,” specifically to rally up both traditional Englishmen and new colonial men, who viewed divine justification from God as the most noble reason to do anything. Bacon continues on that “to indeavor to save the remaynders bee Treason God Almighty Judge and let guilty dye,” furthering building upon the religious platform, which still held a commanding prominence in colonial times (Bacon, 1676 & Brown, 1996). As Brown points out, Bacon drew upon the divide between Berkley and the elite and the lower class, who thought that they were not receiving adequate protection from attacks; as well as the division between the elite class over what qualified one to be a true leader (Brown, 1996).
In Nathaniel Bacon’s Manifesto Concerning the Present Troubles in Virginia he uses the old English and new colonial patriarchal themes to incite the people to revolt against the governor and his inner circle. Kathleen Brown uses Bacon’s Manifesto Concerning the Present Troubles in Virginia to strengthen her argument that colonial standards of manhood were changing and that both sides used rhetoric of both modern and old patriarchy to bolster support for their
When Nathaniel Bacon arrived in the late 1660’s …show more content…
Just as Brown put forth, I conquer that Bacon used rhetoric such as “but if there bee as sure there is, a just God to appeal too, if Religion and Justice be a sanctuary here, If to plead y[e] cause of the oppresse, If sincerely to aime at his Mat [ites] Honor and the Publikc good…,” specifically to rally up both traditional Englishmen and new colonial men, who viewed divine justification from God as the most noble reason to do anything. Bacon continues on that “to indeavor to save the remaynders bee Treason God Almighty Judge and let guilty dye,” furthering building upon the religious platform, which still held a commanding prominence in colonial times (Bacon, 1676 & Brown, 1996). As Brown points out, Bacon drew upon the divide between Berkley and the elite and the lower class, who thought that they were not receiving adequate protection from attacks; as well as the division between the elite class over what qualified one to be a true leader (Brown, 1996).
In Nathaniel Bacon’s Manifesto Concerning the Present Troubles in Virginia he uses the old English and new colonial patriarchal themes to incite the people to revolt against the governor and his inner circle. Kathleen Brown uses Bacon’s Manifesto Concerning the Present Troubles in Virginia to strengthen her argument that colonial standards of manhood were changing and that both sides used rhetoric of both modern and old patriarchy to bolster support for their