▁ 7 5 ▁to ▁ 6 4 ; ▁however , ▁U . S . ▁Att orney ▁General ▁James ▁Speed ▁halt ed ▁the ▁conf isc ations ▁before ▁the ▁Senate ▁could ▁take ▁up ▁the ▁bill . ▁ ▁Julian ▁was ▁initially ▁support ive ▁of ▁a ▁radical ▁Republican ▁challenge ▁to ▁Lincoln ' s ▁nom ination ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁He ▁briefly ▁joined ▁the ▁campaign ▁to ▁nomin ate ▁U . S . ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁Sal mon ▁P . ▁Ch ase , ▁but ▁sever ed ▁his ▁t ies ▁to ▁Ch ase ' s ▁nomin ating ▁committee ▁and ▁supported ▁Lincoln ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁president ial ▁election . ▁Julian ▁opposed ▁Lincoln ' s ▁Re const ruction ▁policy , ▁prefer ring ▁the ▁plans ▁out lined ▁in ▁the ▁W ade – D av is ▁Bill ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁strong ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁giving ▁the ▁former ▁slaves ▁voting ▁rights . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁Julian ▁voted ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁Th ir teenth ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁abol ish ▁sla very ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁was ▁proud ▁of ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁that ▁regard . ▁Julian ▁equ ated ▁those ▁who ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁sign ers ▁of ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Independ ence : ▁▁ ▁Un like ▁many ▁other ▁radical ▁Republic ans , ▁Julian ▁wanted ▁the ▁former ▁Confeder ates ▁pun ished ▁for ▁their ▁re bell ion ▁against ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He