▁called ▁for ▁h anging ▁Jefferson ▁Davis . ▁" And ▁I ▁would ▁not ▁stop ▁with ▁Davis ," ▁he ▁told ▁an ▁Indian apolis ▁crowd ▁in ▁November , ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁" Why ▁should ▁I ? ▁There ▁is ▁old ▁General ▁Lee , ▁as ▁hun gry ▁for ▁the ▁gall ows ▁as ▁Davis . ▁[ App la use .] ▁... ▁I ▁would ▁hang ▁liber ally ▁while ▁I ▁had ▁my ▁hand ▁in ." ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁a ▁C inc inn ati ▁newspaper ▁reported ▁that ▁Julian ▁thought ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁former ▁Confeder ate ▁leaders ▁should ▁be ▁executed ▁and ▁their ▁est ates ▁should ▁be ▁conf isc ated . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁suggest ▁that ▁these ▁lands ▁should ▁be ▁par ce led ▁out ▁to ▁poor ▁people , ▁white ▁and ▁black , ▁in ▁the ▁South , ▁including ▁Union ▁soldiers ▁and ▁sail ors . ▁▁ ▁Six ▁feet ▁tall ▁and ▁broad ▁should ered ▁with ▁a ▁bit ▁of ▁a ▁sto op , ▁Julian ▁was ▁impossible ▁to ▁miss . ▁He ▁also ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁challenge ▁to ▁his ▁more ▁moder ate ▁colle agues ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁unw illing ness ▁to ▁comprom ise . ▁While ▁campaign ing ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁Julian ▁engaged ▁in ▁a ▁violent ▁dispute ▁his ▁oppon ent , ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Sol omon ▁Mer ed ith , ▁the ▁former ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Pot om ac ' s ▁f amed ▁Iron ▁Brigade . ▁Mer ed ith ▁eventually ▁attacked ▁Julian ▁with ▁a ▁wh ip ▁at ▁an ▁Indiana ▁train ▁station