After the Confederacy's defeat at the hands of the Union in the Civil War, Stephens attempted to retract the statements made in his speech, contending, to the contrary, that the war was rooted in constitutional differences.
Stephens attempted to retract the statements made in his speech. This was after the Confederacy's defeat at the hands of the Union in the Civil War. The war was rooted in constitutional differences. The statements made in his speech were contending. This was to the contrary. The contrary was this.