Yes; the founders would be horrified at that prospect.
When Jefferson was in the VA House of Burgesses, he headed a committee that made recommendations concerning the punishment of crimes in colonial VA, one of which was that executions be carried out two days after sentencing--sentenced on Monday, hung on Wednesday--with the only exception being that Friday sentences were to be held for execution on Mondays.
IIRC, at that same time, London held its executions on Sundays so that people could view them; in theory it was to deter crime, but in practice it became gruesome entertainment.