He is courageous. Just dead wrong on this one.
He was still a traitor to his country, and that is how he shall always be remembered down the years.
U.S. Constitution, Article 4 Section 4:
"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government,
1. The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.