, ▁especially ▁sla very , ▁while ▁his ▁views ▁had ▁remained ▁un changed . ▁ ▁Wh ig ▁Julian ▁began ▁his ▁political ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 . ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Indiana ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁as ▁a ▁Wh ig ▁from ▁Center ville . ▁Julian ▁voted ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁Butler ▁bill ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁large ▁deb ts ▁the ▁state ▁in cur red ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁major ▁internal ▁improvement ▁projects , ▁but ▁the ▁move ▁cost ▁him ▁the ▁party ' s ▁support ▁and ▁the ▁Wh ig ▁nom ination ▁for ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁Ar ound ▁this ▁time ▁Julian , ▁who ▁was ▁raised ▁a ▁Qu aker , ▁began ▁to ▁change ▁his ▁religious ▁views ▁to ▁Un itar ian ism . ▁He ▁also ▁became ▁active ▁in ▁Indiana ' s ▁ant is la very ▁movement . ▁ ▁Free ▁So il ▁party ▁candidate ▁Julian ▁helped ▁found ▁the ▁Free ▁So il ▁Party , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁party ' s ▁convention ▁in ▁Buff alo , ▁New ▁York , ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁In ▁December ▁he ▁announced ▁his ▁intention ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁Congress ▁and ▁won ▁election ▁as ▁a ▁Free ▁So il ▁candidate ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁ ▁Julian ' s ▁election ▁came ▁through ▁a ▁coal ition ▁with ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁in ▁Indiana ' s ▁Four th ▁Cong r essional ▁District , ▁the ▁so - called ▁" B ur nt ▁District ," ▁in