Purdie favored the American revolutionary patriots’ cause and his Virginia Gazette newspaper articles reflected that voice. In the time period of the American Revolution, Purdie changed his front page design title several times to reflect his solidarity for the cause of the patriots. At first the masthead read, "Thirteen United Colonies" and "United we stand, divided we fall." Later, an image of a coiled snake was on the masthead with the moto "Don’t tread on me" displaced front and center. It was subtitled "High Heaven to Gracious Ends directs the Storm!"