▁over ▁Lincoln ' s ▁more ▁len ient ▁Re const ruction ▁propos als . ▁He ▁voted ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁Th ir teenth ▁Am end ment , ▁which ▁abol ished ▁sla very ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁fam ously ▁fe ud ed ▁with ▁Sol omon ▁Mer ed ith , ▁a ▁fellow ▁Ho os ier ▁and ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁Army ' s ▁Iron ▁Brigade ▁during ▁his ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁re - e lection ▁campaign . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁emer ged ▁as ▁a ▁prominent ▁critic ▁of ▁President ▁Andrew ▁Johnson , ▁calling ▁for ▁Johnson ' s ▁im pe achment . ▁Julian ▁introduced ▁a ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁constitution al ▁am end ment ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁Julian ▁lost ▁his ▁bid ▁for ▁re - nom ination ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁and ▁eventually ▁res umed ▁his ▁legal ▁practice ▁in ▁Indian apolis . ▁He ▁opposed ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁President ▁U ly ss es ▁S . ▁Grant ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Republic ans . ▁After ▁Grant ▁defeated ▁Liberal ▁Republican ▁nom ine e ▁Hor ace ▁Gree ley ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁Julian ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁President ▁Gro ver ▁Cleveland ▁appointed ▁him ▁survey or ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Mexico ▁Territ ory . ▁Julian ▁was ▁the ▁son - in - law ▁of ▁Ohio ▁politician ▁Josh ua ▁Re ed ▁G idd ings ▁and ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Grace ▁Julian ▁Clar ke