Gas poisoning decreases your oxygen supply. If you live with a slow, undetected leak for a long period of time, lack of oxygen could eventually lead to seizures. People exposed to natural gas poisoning for long periods of time may end up with a variety of long term health issues.
A: The Republican Party formed in 1854 to oppose the extension of slavery. Many of the people who joined the new party were Conscience Whigs, northern Whigs dissatisfied with their party's attempts to restrain slavery's growth.
Origin of the Democratic Party: The two original national parties were the Federalist Party and the Democratic-Republican Party. In 1816, the Federalist Party died out leaving a single political party for a short time. However, a split in the Democratic-Republican Party in the mid-1820s gave rise two factions: the National Republicans and the Democrats.