The shame of the Virginius

Poem protests execution of American passengers and crew of the Virginius who were attempting to aid Cuban rebels in 1873. Poem protests execution of American passengers and crew of the Virginius who were attempting to aid Cuban rebels in 1873. By R.S. Spofford. At head of text: Never was the United States Government so badgered, brow-beaten, insulted and outraged by a foreign power .... Poem in eight eight-line stanzas.