What is to be done?

My fellow conscript fathers, today we must confront an issue that has been in the forefront of not only our minds but also the minds of the people of Rome. The Senate will continue to be stunted and at odds unless we can reach an agreement amongst ourselves as to what is to become of the assassins of Julius Caesar.
There are some who cry out for vengeance against those who struck down such a great man and denied Rome their wondrous leader. They call for the blood of those who betrayed a man whose every action and deed was to further the glory of his mother country. I cannot deceive you, in my deepest self I too would like nothing more than to see the killers of Caesar brought before us and dealt the punishment of their own blades making. However, if the senate decides on such actions than in the end we have truly learned naught from Caesar. How can you proclaim such great loyalty and yet act against that which caused many to swear fidelity to him. Great Caesar knew the advantages of forgiveness. We should not further stunt our country by denying it even more great leaders but should instead silence our pride and look to Caesar’s example.
If the assassins are tried as public enemies, it will only divide the citizens of Rome further. Have we not been plagued by enough rioting in the streets? Let us instead remind the public of Caesar’s instinct to forgive and attempt to ease their troubled minds. I do not say that their crimes against Rome should go unpunished, for what example would the senate be setting by simply letting them walk away from this unscathed while our hearts are freshly torn asunder. I simply ask that you think of the continuation of Rome and that Caesar would not have wanted the city of his heart to tear itself apart no matter what the circumstances.
Still the question of what to do with the assassins remains. One who supported their actions might suggest that they should be lauded, their actions venerated. However fellow senators, I know that I need not convince you that this would be the wrong course of action and would only bring shame down upon the senate and Rome itself. Bringing them to trial may be the only way to fully resolve this matter and finally put Caesar’s shade to rest. My previous mention of forgiveness was only to inspire you in the hopes that you would deal with them not with personal vendetta but instead with a clear and just mind and as always with the betterment of Rome being paramount in your thoughts. Perhaps instead of having them executed or banished and thus causing Rome to suffer the loss of more leaders and causing an even greater rift, the conspirators could make reparations by donating land or goods to the people of Rome who are the true victims of their crimes. Or they might be made to build a great monument to Caesar in remembrance of the great deeds he performed for the glory of his country. I alone am not able to decide the punishment that should be meted out by the Senate for I am only one man and we have seen in recent days how foolish it is for one man of the senate to attempt to make the decisions for many.
If I followed my own selfish desires I would counsel the senate to extract vengeance for our fallen leader in blood but I am full not only of the pain of my own heart but also with that of my people who tire of bloodshed and loss. So instead I ask only that those who loved Caesar to remember his actions and thoughts when dealing with those who did not and as always to put Rome first.