▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁Rad ical ▁Republican ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁Re const ruction ▁era . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Wayne ▁County , ▁Indiana , ▁he ▁established ▁a ▁legal ▁practice ▁in ▁Center ville , ▁Indiana . ▁He ▁won ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁Indiana ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Wh ig ▁Party . ▁He ▁helped ▁found ▁the ▁anti - s la very ▁Free ▁So il ▁Party ▁and ▁won ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁his ▁attempt ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁second ▁term . ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁Congress , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁sta unch ▁supp orter ▁of ▁land ▁reform ▁policies ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Hom est ead ▁Act s . ▁After ▁leaving ▁Congress , ▁Julian ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Free ▁So il ▁Party ' s ▁vice ▁president ial ▁nom ine e ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁ticket ▁won ▁ 4 . 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁vote . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁Kansas – N eb r aska ▁Act , ▁Julian ▁became ▁a ▁leader ▁of ▁Indiana ' s ▁nas cent ▁Republican ▁Party , ▁and ▁he ▁won ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁He ▁helped ▁secure ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁Hom est ead ▁Act ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁sla very . ▁He ▁critic ized ▁many ▁of ▁President ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ' s ▁w art ime ▁policies ▁and ▁fav ored ▁the ▁W ade – D av is ▁Bill