▁of ▁its ▁ant is la very ▁fa ction . ▁ ▁Republican ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁Julian ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁convention ▁in ▁Pitts burgh , ▁that ▁established ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party . ▁Julian ▁served ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁committee ▁on ▁national ▁organization . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁to ▁the ▁Th irty - se vent h ▁Congress , ▁and ▁won ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁the ▁Th irty - e ighth , ▁Th irty - n inth , ▁Fort i eth , ▁and ▁Fort y - first ▁Congress es , ▁serving ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁Julian , ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁radical ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁Republic ans , ▁was ▁an ▁ar dent ▁abol ition ist ▁who ▁also ▁became ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁support ▁of ▁civil ▁rights , ▁women ' s ▁suff rage , ▁and ▁land ▁reform . ▁App oint ed ▁to ▁the ▁con gression al ▁Committee ▁on ▁Public ▁Land s ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁he ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁its ▁chairman ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Julian ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Exp end it ures ▁in ▁the ▁Navy ▁Department ▁( Th irty - n inth ▁Congress ). ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War , ▁Julian ▁called ▁for ▁ar ming ▁black s ▁and ▁for ▁their ▁en list ment ▁as ▁Union ▁soldiers . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁during