How we cite our quotes: (Section.Sentence)
Quote #1
[…] when admitted as a State or States, the said Territory or any portion of the same, shall be received into the Union with or without slavery, as their constitution may prescribe at the time of the admission […] (1.1; 19.1)
In other words, when Kansas Territory and Nebraska Territory grow up and decide they want to be States, they can apply for admission regardless of whether they allow slavery or not. One little phrase, such ginormous ramifications.
Quote #2
[…] in all cases involving title to slaves, the said writs of error, or appeals shall be allowed and decided by the said Supreme Court, without regard to the value of the matter, property, or title in controversy […] (9.8; 27.8)
So regardless of your personal feelings on slavery, judges, we're going to need you to judge court cases about slaves without considering the value of those slaves, monetary or intrinsic. Cool? Cool.
Quote #3
And be it further enacted, That the provisions of an act entitled 'An act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters,' approved February twelve, seventeen hundred and ninety-three, and the provisions of the act entitled 'An act to amend, and supplementary to, the aforesaid act,' approved September eighteen, eighteen hundred and fifty, be, and the same are hereby declared to extend to and be in full force within the limits of said Territory of Nebraska. (10.1)
Nothing to see here, folks, just making sure the people of Nebraska will be sure to return any escaped slaves they come across while enjoying their new territory, regardless of what their own stance on slavery might be. Same goes for Kansas in Section 28.
Quote #4
That the Constitution, and all Laws of the United States which are not locally inapplicable, shall have the same force and effect within the said Territory of Kansas as elsewhere within the United States, except the eighth section of the act preparatory to the admission of Missouri into the Union, approved March sixth, eighteen hundred and twenty, which, being inconsistent with the principle of non-intervention by Congress with slavery in the States and Territories, as recognized by the legislation of eighteen hundred and fifty, commonly called the Compromise Measures, is hereby declared inoperative and void […] (32.4)
And here it is, folks, the bomb-drop that repeals the Missouri Compromise in the Territory of Kansas. Same thing happens to Nebraska Territory in Section 14.
Quote #5
[…] it being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way, subject only to the Constitution of the United States: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to revive or put in force any law or regulation which may have existed prior to the act of sixth March, eighteen hundred and twenty, either protecting, establishing, prohibiting, or abolishing slavery. (14.4; 32.4)
We're not just repealing the Missouri Compromise, here, folks. We're also saying that the people in each new State or Territory get to decide for themselves whether slavery is in or out. The only requirement as far as we the federal government are concerned is that whatever happens, it's constitutional. P.S. Don't just put old pre-Missouri Compromise laws back into effect. Everything's gotta be new.